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By Scott Myers


Healthy people cannot imagine a life that has to be lived with constant and debilitating pain. People suffering from such pain struggle to cope with everyday tasks. They cannot enjoy a full life because almost all activities cause the pain to intensify. Many patients try different types of medicine and other remedies, all to no avail. Some even become totally dependent upon pain killers that can cause serious side effects. However, at a San Mateo chiropractic clinic many patients find lasting relief at last.

Chiropractors believe that modern medicine is far too invasive and that drugs causes side effects that are often even more harmful than the condition that is being treated. In fact, many chiropractors first practised as medical doctors. The core of the treatment offered by chiropractors centres around making sure that the spine is aligned at all times. Chiropractors believe that many types of that originate from an unaligned spine.

The majority of patients seeking help from a chiropractor complain of back ache. This is not the only type of pain that is treated, however. Chiropractors routinely treat a variety of sports injuries. Professional athletes often prefer chiropractors because the treatment is not invasive and the recovery period is often rather short. Those with severe migraines, neck pain and pain in the joints also benefit from treatment by a chiropractor.

The underlying foundation of this discipline is that a spine that is not properly aligned causes the entire nervous system to experience tremendous pressure. This has a ripple effect because a pressurized nervous system weakens the immune system, disabling the ability of the body to heal itself. Once the spine is aligned, the pressure is removed from the nervous system and the immune system starts to function normally once more.

Chiropractors use dozens of different treatment techniques. They try, however, to use the least drastic method that will nevertheless produce the desired results. In most cases a simple expert massage will align the spine again. The use of cold and hot compresses may also have the same effect. In rare cases the chiropractor has to physically force each of the vertebrae back into its appropriate place.

Chiropractic treatment has been studied extensively. These studies consistently conclude that this form of treatment is utterly save. It is not invasive and it does not involve the use of any drugs. Patients are therefore not exposed to potentially harmful side effects or complications normally associated with invasive treatment methods commonly associated with surgical procedures. There can also be no argument whatsoever that the success rate of chiropractors are extremely high.

Chiropractors believe that most forms of pain can be avoided by doing everything possible to keep the spine properly aligned. This can be achieved by maintaining a straight back at all times. Certain exercises and disciplines such as yoga, swimming and walking help to strengthen the joints, tendons and muscles and it also increase the overall flexibility of the entire body.

For many patients, chiropractors are their first line of defence when disease or pain strikes. Chiropractors do not shun conventional medical science and they will refer patients to a doctor if they think it necessary. Perhaps drug free, non invasive treatment will become the norm in the future.




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