If your back and joints do not feel as good as they should, you should visit Chiropractic Treatment Portland OR.
Simply, Chiropractor Treatment is treatment by trained hands that contact the body to treat joints and muscles; it is non-surgical treatment for disorders in the muscular and skeletal systems including the nervous system.
Chiropractic Treatment Portland OR offers their patients with pain management that involves spinal manipulation (SM) and other manual therapies. Spinal adjustment manipulation is the Chiropractic Technique that involves the hands being used to manipulate, and massage to influence the spine and related soft tissues.
Manual therapy is the clinical approach utilizing known techniques that have been passed on through ages. These techniques treat muscle tissues and joint structures for the purpose of easing pain, thereby increasing range of motion; reducing or eliminating muscle inflammation; speeding muscle tissue repair, assisting in move-ability.
Many people believe chiropractic treatment is only to address back pain; in fact, Chiropractic Treatment Portland OR will also assist you in disease prevention, proper exercise and even nutritional matters. They are an alternative medicine practice that takes the whole body and mind into account. Chiropractic Treatments are typically multi-phased and may include:
spinal manipulation;
joint manipulation and mobilization;
muscle and reflex procedures;
exercise and wellness programs;
patient education on spine care, posture issues, nutritional needs and other healthy lifestyle changes;
if needed, the use of back supports and other devices;
referrals to other health professionals if warranted
An initial, typical Chiropractic Treatment Portland OR visit will begin like any other first time health care visit by taking your medical history (past and present). If deemed necessary, you will have x-ray and or other tests ordered and completed. The usual Chiropractor Treatment session you will normally be lying down on a padded chiropractic table, in certain positions, to treat your problem areas and points. The chiropractor will use the hands to apply force to a joint or muscle, pushing it beyond its normal range of motion (you will feel pressure but you will not be in pain). The chiropractor may also move your limbs around to check your motion capabilities and to see if there is any particular pain. It is customary to hear creaking noises from your joints/limbs during your Chiropractic Treatment session, this is normal.
