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Chiropractors Take a Holistic Approach to Health
Category: Chiropractic
Jul 24, 2006
"Before I work on the patient's spine, I address muscle tightness with therapies that may include heat or ice, ultrasound or cold laser therapy, depending on the patient's problem. After the therapy, the patient goes into another room where I give them the adjustment."
To give an adjustment, chiropractors use their hands to apply a carefully and precisely directed pressure to the area of the spine out of alignment in a quick manner. Herron explained that there are different types of adjustments she can perform, ranging from the straight, osseous adjustment which is a forceful technique, to a low-force technique, to acupuncture.
The number of recommended treatments needed usually depends on several factors -- the severity of the misalignment and the rate of improvement of each individual patient.
"Everybody's body is different," Herron said. "I don't think that you can get rid of sciatic pain in six adjustments."
"Everybody, depending on what they do and their lifestyle, is going to respond differently to treatment. So I reassess each patient week to week based on their injury, their job, and so forth."
"My approach is to get the patient pain-free," Herron said. "Ultimately, maintenance is up to the patient, but generally people feel so much better after an adjustment that they usually come back, sometimes once a month."