Frequently Asked Questions in Denver

A chiropractor is a doctor that specializes in the spinal column and more importantly the way the nerve signals move from the brain to your body and back from the body to the brain.  They help optimize the body’s ability to heal.

A chiropractor works with nervous system to train it to work the best it can for the patient.  This often helps neck pain, whiplash, back pain, headaches, migraines, sciatica, fatigue and stress.  Chiropractic care helps your body be the best it can be.

A chiropractor has studied for 4 years of college course work before enrolling in a chiropractic college.  At the conclusion of a 4 year doctorate degree at the chiropractic college the individual doctor graduates as a doctor of chiropractic.  The doctor of chiropractic actually has 4,800 hours which is more educational/clinical hours than a medical doctor 4,600.

The first documented chiropractic adjustment was performed in 1895.  This particular patient was deaf and he regained his hearing.

There are numerous studies that show that chiropractic is helpful.  According to Harvard Medical School “you shouldn’t try to diagnose your own back pain, make a call to a professional such as a…chiropractor.”  Treatment guidelines have been developed for chiropractic care, to treat spinal pain this example is for chiropractic care following a auto accident for a spinal injury.  Chiropractic care can help many conditions such as neck pain, whiplash, headaches, migraines, back pain, numbness, tingling, fatigue, stress and many other conditions