Relieve Pain and Restore Balance with Chiropractic Care
Your body's ability to function at its best is only as good as its ability to receive and respond to messages from your nervous system. The brain, spinal cord, and spinal nerves comprise the nervous system. This is your brain at work—like the computer and the wiring that monitors and regulates the entire body. By assisting the nervous system to work better, chiropractic adjustment can help the entire body to function properly.
Because pain is often the last symptom of dysfunction, starting Chiropractic care and learning as much as you can are both important first steps. Our Chiropractic team is here to help you restore your mobility and reduce pain. We’ve also created the Patient Education Blog as your health and wellness tool for learning more about restoring balance within your body. Your spine protects your spinal cord, and regular adjustments can help maintain that balance so you can move more freely and comfortably.
Our Chiropractic Services will have you feeling your healthiest. Our Chiropractic teams in West Vancouver and Port Moody are constantly striving for excellence through personalized one-on-one patient care and ongoing professional development.
In general, Chiropractors take a drug-free, manual approach to health care through the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and subsequent prevention of conditions relating to the neurological, muscular, and skeletal systems of the body.
What to expect in the first visit?
A thorough initial assessment is performed to identify the underlying cause of pain and/or dysfunction. The Chiropractor will then discuss and explain your diagnosis and treatment options, as well as answer any questions you may have.
What kind of treatment can I expect?
Treatment can consist of one or any combination of the following: Active Release Techniques (ART), Spinal Manipulation, PNF stretching, soft tissue treatment, deep tissue massage, rehabilitative exercise prescription, core training instruction, and physical therapy modalities (Ultrasound, electric current, Low-Level Laser therapy, Microcurrent therapy).
In addition to treating back pain, Chiropractors use spinal manipulation, mobilization, and adjunctive therapies to restore or enhance joint function and reduce pain. Many athletes use Chiropractors because they are movement specialists. Just as important, Chiropractors are highly trained neuromusculoskeletal specialists who know how to diagnose, evaluate, and treat your nervous system, muscular system, and skeletal system.
A Chiropractic Adjustment Typically Involves:
- A high velocity, short lever arm thrust applied to a vertebra
- An accompanying, audible release of gas (joint cavitation) that is caused by the release of oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide, which releases joint pressure
- A relieving sensation most of the time, although minor discomfort has been reported (that usually lasts for a short time duration) if the surrounding muscles are in spasm or the patient tenses up during this chiropractic care.
Do Chiropractors just treat the spine?
No! They specialize in treating all regions of the body including injuries to the shoulders, knees, elbows, wrists, hands, and feet.
Some of the many conditions they treat are:
- Headaches
- Neck pain
- Back pain
- Sciatica
- Auto Accidents
- Tennis elbow
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Sprains and strains
- Shin Splints
- Plantar Fasciitis and much more!
Is rehabilitation really that important?
Yes. Rehabilitation is an integral part of any injury management treatment plan. Rehabilitation can include strengthening, stretching, motor re-programming, core training, balance or proprioceptive training, and sport-specific exercise. It is utilized in order to reduce pain, return tissues to their pre-injury state, and to prevent further injuries.
Our goal is to make sure your nervous system, muscular system, and skeletal system are all working efficiently together, so you can maintain your activity level. Chiropractic care is a safe and effective way to treat musculoskeletal ailments like back pain, neck pain, or sciatica.
Are Chiropractors Regulated?
Chiropractors are regulated, primary health care practitioners who have undergone over 4,500 hours of academic and clinical education at a nationally accredited chiropractic college, after having completed a minimum of a bachelors degree of undergraduate university education.
