What is Chiropractic?
How does Chiropractic work?
What do Chiropractic Doctors Do?
What Are The Current Educational Requirements To Be A Doctor Of Chiropractic?
What Is An Adjustment?
Are All Patients Adjusted The Same Way?
Can I Adjust Myself?
Do I Have A Pinched Nerve?
Do I Have A Slipped Disc?
Is Chiropractic Care Safe?
Why Do Children Need Chiropractic Care?
Am I Too Old For Chiropractic Care?
How Long Will I Need Chiropractic Care?
Can I come in whenever I feel like it and not stick to a regular schedule?
Does the doctor get adjusted?
When can I expect to feel better?
Do I have to keep coming back forever?
Do I have to have x-rays?
If I bring my own, fairly recent x-rays, do I have to take new ones?
Does chiropractic cure cancer or other diseases?
Are Chiropractic practitioners doctors?
Do Doctors of Chiropractic utilize drugs and surgery as part of their treatment?

What Is An Adjustment?

Dr. Alfie has selected from hundreds of adjusting methods and has become expert in their delivery.

When the 24 bones that protect the spinal cord lose their normal position or motion, delicate nerve tissue can become choked or irritated. If a thorough examination reveals malfunctioning areas of the spine, chiropractic adjustments are recommended to help correct this condition.

A chiropractic adjustment is the use of a specific force in a precise direction, applied to a joint that is fixated, "locked up", or not moving properly. Adjustments help return the bones to a more normal position or motion, relieving pain and ill health.

There are hundreds of ways to adjust the spine.

Usually Dr. Alfie’s hands or a specially designed instrument delivers a brief and highly accurate thrust. After years of training, each doctor has selected a variety of methods and become skilled in their delivery. Regardless of the technique used, each chiropractic adjustment is tailored to the patient’s age, size, and unique spinal problem. Dr. Alfie uses Activator and Diversified techniques. His adjustments are gentle and effective.

Adjustments help normalize spinal function and avoid bone and soft tissue degeneration. When nervous system function improves in this way, the body can begin the natural healing process.

Are All Patients Adjusted The Same Way?

Dr. Alfie evaluates each patient’s unique spinal problem and develops an individual course of care. The resulting recommendations are based upon years of training and experience.

Some patients who complain of headaches, may actually have a lower back problem that is causing a compensation reaction at the base of the skull. Other patients may be experiencing numbness and tingling in their fingers, when the actual problem is in the neck. Every patient presents a uniquely different spinal pattern.

Patients notice that their chiropractic care is delivered with confidence and precision. Each visit builds on the one before. And while visits may seem similar, each patient’s care is uniquely different from every other patient.

Can I Adjust Myself?

Since a chiropractic adjustment is a specific force, applied in a specific direction, to a specific spinal joint, it is virtually impossible to adjust oneself.

It is possible to turn or bend or twist in certain ways to create a "popping" sound, like the sound that sometimes accompanies a chiropractic adjustment. Unfortunately, this type of joint manipulation is usually counterproductive, often making an already unstable area of the spine even more unsteady. Adjusting the spine is not for amateurs!

The best way to enjoy the healthful benefits of chiropractic is to receive adjustments from a Chiropractor. Even your doctor must seek out the services of another colleague to help restore and maintain proper spinal function.

Do I Have A Pinched Nerve?

Many patients consult a chiropractic doctor because they think they have a pinched nerve.

Because of the way your spine is designed, abnormal spinal function caused from physical trauma, emotional tensions, or chemical toxins can affect the delicate tissues of the spinal cord and nerve roots.

While commonly associated with the spine, the pinched nerve (compressive lesion) is actually rare. Researchers suggest that only 10% to 15% of spine related problems are caused by direct pressure of bone on nerve tissue! This can result in numbness, burning, or a "pins and needles" feeling.

More frequently, nerves are irritated (facilitative lesion). This is caused when nerve tissue is rubbed, scraped, stretched by a loss of spinal curve, or irritated by malfunctioning spinal bones.

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