Chiropractors practice a drug-free, manual approach to health care with particular emphasis on the neuromusculoskeletal system. We assess disorders related to the spine, extremities, muscular and nervous systems, and provide diagnosis, treatment and management of those disorders. We are also trained to recommend therapeutic exercise, to utilize other non-invasive therapies, as well as to provide nutritional, dietary, and lifestyle counseling.
Spinal manipulative therapy (also known as a chiropractic adjustment) is one of the most common forms of treatment utilized by chiropractors in clinical practice. Manipulation is a non-invasive, manual procedure that utilizes the highly refined skills developed through four years of intensive chiropractic education. Chiropractic aims to increase mobility of joints and surrounding tissues, and to decrease the pain and muscular spasms associated with dysfunction.