What is Chiropractic?

Chiropractic health care is a branch of the healing arts based on the fact that our nervous system controls or influences every cell function in our body. Interference to the nervous system (caused by the vertebral subluxation complex) will affect how the system relates to the cells to which it travels. The term “chiropractic” comes from the Greek words “cheiro and praktikos” meaning “done by hand.” The Chiropractic model of health centers on the philosophy that the human body, knit together in a wonderful way,will heal itself given the right circumstances. Doctors of Chiropractic (DCs) essentially promote the healing process by minimizing nerve interference.

The purpose of the Chiropractic approach to health care (the wellness model) is to uncover the cause of your health condition, not merely cover up your symptoms. The absence of symptoms (pain) does not equal good health! The clearest way to illustrate this is by reviewing the statistics on heart attacks. Research reveals that in approximately 33% of all heart attacks, the first symptom of the attack is death! Chiropractic students study the same topics in chiropractic school as do medical students: anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry; however, chiropractic students also learn a unique view (that healing can take place without drugs or surgery if the physical cause is found and corrected. This view can be very useful when diagnosing a person’s problem. When dealing with a perplexing problem, often a unique point of view is what solves the problem. Have the right perspective and everything suddenly falls into place. This unique point of view explains why thousands of people have found relief when other doctors could nothing for their conditions.

Conditions Treated by Chiropractic

At Dimond Chiropractic Center, we’re dedicated to giving you quality services at prices you can afford. We want everyone to experience all the benefits that chiropractic care gives.

We treat patients for a variety of conditions including:

• Headaches, migraines
• Neck, shoulder and arm pain
• Low back and leg pain
• Work injuries
• Auto accident injuries/whiplash
• Numbness/tingling in arms and legs
• Breathing difficulty
• Pain between shoulders

How well-educated is a Chiropractor?

Today’s chiropractors have 7 or more years of collegiate training.

                    Medical and Chiropractic class hours

Other required subjects for the Doctor of Chiropractic: adjusting, manipulation, kinesiology, and similar subjects related to his/her specialty.

The above class hours were compiled following a review of the curriculum catalogs of 22 medical schools and 11 chiropractic colleges, and updated from the National Health Federation bulletin and other publications’ statistics.