Chiropractic Care Research Paper
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English 1000
16 April 2013
Chiropractic Care
A study at Florida Atlantic University found that people who underwent chiropractic adjustments had a fifteen percent lower rate of the flu than people who didn 't have their backs cracked. People often go to chiropractors to receive treatment for back pain, neck pain, headaches, car accidents, repetitive motion injuries or strains, and sports injuries. Twenty million Americans use chiropractic services every year. Chiropractic represents the most rapidly growing segment of the professional health services market. Chiropractic care is the best care for your back because it has a broad range of different types of treatment, it is highly advantageous, it is helpful for everyone, …show more content…
It is the third largest doctoral-level health care profession after medicine and dentistry. There are more than 60,000 active chiropractic licenses in the United States. All 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands officially recognize chiropractic as a health care profession. Chiropractic care means it is done by hand. In an interview with Steve Smith he said, “There are a few different types of chiropractic care. The most common one is a massage. This is where a chiropractor comes and massages the muscles around the injured part of the spine and either massages the area of where the hurt part is or will pop the bone(s) which causes increased motion of the bones and helps them go back into place. This is otherwise called “being …show more content…
Aligning the spine, relaxing the muscles, and healing the tissues allow for proper nerve, blood, lymphatic, and energy flow (Coulter). Chiropractic 's special feature is that it has a direct effect on the nervous system. The nervous system connects us with the outside world and directs the functioning of our inside world. The immediate goals of chiropractic care are to relieve pain, heal tissues and restore function. With preventive and maintenance care, the goals are to prevent future problems from developing or at least to minimize their magnitude. Pain is perceived by the nerves; it is caused by pressure, decreased blood flow or accumulation of toxins. Chiropractic adjustments reverse all three causes of pain (Coulter). It makes sense to correct the underlying cause rather than numb the body and mask the symptoms with
Professor
English 1000
16 April 2013
Chiropractic Care
A study at Florida Atlantic University found that people who underwent chiropractic adjustments had a fifteen percent lower rate of the flu than people who didn 't have their backs cracked. People often go to chiropractors to receive treatment for back pain, neck pain, headaches, car accidents, repetitive motion injuries or strains, and sports injuries. Twenty million Americans use chiropractic services every year. Chiropractic represents the most rapidly growing segment of the professional health services market. Chiropractic care is the best care for your back because it has a broad range of different types of treatment, it is highly advantageous, it is helpful for everyone, …show more content…
It is the third largest doctoral-level health care profession after medicine and dentistry. There are more than 60,000 active chiropractic licenses in the United States. All 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands officially recognize chiropractic as a health care profession. Chiropractic care means it is done by hand. In an interview with Steve Smith he said, “There are a few different types of chiropractic care. The most common one is a massage. This is where a chiropractor comes and massages the muscles around the injured part of the spine and either massages the area of where the hurt part is or will pop the bone(s) which causes increased motion of the bones and helps them go back into place. This is otherwise called “being …show more content…
Aligning the spine, relaxing the muscles, and healing the tissues allow for proper nerve, blood, lymphatic, and energy flow (Coulter). Chiropractic 's special feature is that it has a direct effect on the nervous system. The nervous system connects us with the outside world and directs the functioning of our inside world. The immediate goals of chiropractic care are to relieve pain, heal tissues and restore function. With preventive and maintenance care, the goals are to prevent future problems from developing or at least to minimize their magnitude. Pain is perceived by the nerves; it is caused by pressure, decreased blood flow or accumulation of toxins. Chiropractic adjustments reverse all three causes of pain (Coulter). It makes sense to correct the underlying cause rather than numb the body and mask the symptoms with