Why Chiropractic help?

WHY CHIROPRACTIC HELP? explains how this site may be of help to you.

1. Firstly, you will find at CHIROPRACTIC-HELP.COM a list of
   • CHIROPRACTIC CONDITIONS
     
   • Common Medical Conditions treated by chiropractors.
     
   • Healthy Living tips
     
   
   that chiropractors will commonly treat and give advice on. Your problem may be among them. The list is obviously not totally inclusive. Far from it. Each syndrome will be described, as will the manner in which your chiropractor may manage your condition.

   However, be warned! No two chiropractors are alike. At Why Chiropractic Help we describe why many conditions of the spine are so complex and individual; many different forms of chiropractic have evolved, some of which may be more effective for your problem than others.

   Whilst Chiropractic Help takes a strong stance towards more fibre, more vegetables, more fruit, and less protein, our mutton stew is a favourite. Of course it's full of leeks, carrots, eggplant, parsley and other yummy, healthy vegetables. Don't miss it! MUTTON STEW ...
   
   

   

   ---

   
   
   
   

   

   See that RSS graphic on the LEFT? (not the one above) You may not want to do this right away but if, having browsed a site, you want to be reminded of regular updates, then clicking on that orange tab will add our CHIROPRACTIC-HELP blog (updates) to your toolbar.

   Hint: Do this only for your favourite sites, or you will soon be suffering from information overload!

   Another way to do it, is to go to 'What's new' at the very top of the Navbar on the left.

   ---

2. Secondly, Why Chiropractic help? will help you understand your condition. You the patient can do much to help the course your condition will take. How not to spoil that course is also important, obviously, so some simple do's and don'ts are in order. Empowering your own progress and averting relapses is what CHIROPRACTIC-HELP.COM is about. KNOWLEDGE IS THE KEY.

   Understanding your own condition will help you to work more efficiently with your chiropractor, benefiting you both. Discuss with her/him anything you have read on this site that is pertinent to your problem and, obviously take his/her advice before anything you read on the internet.

   There is absolutely no benefit getting into an argument with him or her: The net says this, my doctor says that, my old chiropractor did something different ... be adult, and hope s/he is too!

3. Chiropractic-help.com will include, in general chiropractic terms, suggestions concerning what you should do, what you should not do, and other things which may be beneficial. However musculo-skeletal injuries tend to be unique, so it is well nigh impossible to make totally inclusive recommendations. One person has fallen off a horse, another had three car accidents, one from the side, another person had a fall while skiing …

   As stated above, with Low Back Pain it is generally better to sit less, but some people find relief from sitting. As a general rule, learn to listen to your body, use common sense, and work honestly with your chiropractor.

4. I asked a young woman this week why it had taken her so long to get to a Chiropractor. I was curious, because I know that she has long known about Chiropractic. Her husband is a patient. She has had low back pain and headaches for over two years. Shamefaced, she said she had 'heard' that Chiropractic could be dangerous, could injure your spine, could give you a stroke ... and she was just plain afraid. Finally, when she could bear it no longer, and realised the danger of all the pills she was swallowing, she plucked up courage and made an appointment.

   Happily her headaches responded immediately, though her low back is being a challenge. She has an anomaly, an unusually shaped facet in her back, and after six weeks her back pain is only about 50% better. Only.

   I hope that having browsed this site you will realise that visiting a Chiropractor is really quite a normal thing to do. Of course there are potential side-effects - there are with every form of treatment. Any idea how many people DIE EVERY YEAR from swallowing anti inflammatory drugs?