Chiropractic Index

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Chiropractic Treatment of Sciatica

Chiropractic treatment of sciatica is based on the philosophy that restricted spinal movement leads to pain and reduced function.

• Chiropractic and Neck Pain: Conservative Care of Cervical Disorders
• The History of Chiropractic

Choosing Chiropractic Care

• What is Chiropractic?
  Chiropractic is the third largest area of medicine. In his article, Dr. Ron Grassi explains the types of treatments DCs use to treat patients without drugs or surgery.
• What You Should Look for in a Chiropractor
• Visit to a Doctor of Chiropractic (DC)
• Neck Manipulation: Safety, Contraindications, and Risks of Cervical Spine Manipulation

Diagnostic Techniques

• How Chiropractors Diagnose Neck Pain: Patient History
  Chiropractic patient history taking is the same as in a typical medical office with some important differences.
• A Chiropractic Visit: Diagnostic Tests and Treatment
• Chiropractic Examination of the Cervical Spine
• Palpation: The Art and Science of Chiropractic Diagnosis
• Spinal Palpation of the Neck

Chiropractic Treatment

• Chiropractic Therapies
  Chiropractic care includes other types of therapy besides spinal adjustments or manipulation.
• Chiropractic Care and Back Pain: Techniques
• Chiropractic Subluxations and Adjustments
• Chiropractic Spinal Adjustment: What Was That Pop?
• Questions/Answers About Chiropractic Adjustments
• Understanding Chiropractic and Low Back Injury
• CranioSacral Therapy

Specific Conditions

• Chiropractic Care and Back Pain: An Overview of Diagnostic Principles and Treatment
  Understanding what happens during a visit to a chiropractor will help you to see how chiropractic fits in with other spinal specialties to provide an integrated approach to treating back pain.
• Chiropractic Treatment: Slipped Discs
• Chiropractic Care and Back Pain: Non-invasive Treatment for Bulging, Ruptured, or Herniated Discs (Slipped Discs)
• Chiropractic Care: Symptoms of Whiplash
• Chiropractic Management of Postural Cervical Strain
• Neck Pain: Minor Incidents to Serious Accidents and Spinal Conditions

Patient Case Studies

• Chiropractic Patient Case Study: Cervical Postural and Repetitive Strain
  Chiropractic patient case study involving a patient with cervical postural and repetitive strain.
• Chiropractic Patient Case Study: Cervical Bulging, "Slipped", Herniated and Ruptured Discs
• Chiropractic Patient Case Study: Neck Pain Associated with Aging and Osteoarthritis
• Chiropractic Patient Case Study: Traumatic Injury to the Cervical Spine