CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT:
I am a primary health care provider, so when you come to see me, I will either address your problem, or find someone who can. As a chiropractor, I am a specialist in spinal musculoskeletal disorders. I am expertly trained to diagnose and treat the many musculoskeletal injuries that may occur on the job, in a motor vehicle, or in your daily life.
Many people suffer from pain unnecessarily. When I look at your spine, I look for the reason that you are having the problem. I want to eliminate the reason that the problem is occurring, so that your body can properly heal.
We treat all ages, and have had success with back pain, headaches, neck pain, sciatica, shoulder, knee, wrist and ankle problems, as well as things like bed-wetting, cholic, indigestion.
Most of the nerves that supply your body come from your spine, so when vertebrae move out of place and put pressure on those nerves, your symptoms can vary tremendously. If the nerve that tells you that you have a full bladder, or enough stomach acid is pinched and the signal is not getting to the brain, then you have a problem that we have helped with time and again.
What to Expect
First Visit: The first visit usually takes 15-20 minutes where we take a case history and do some orthopaedic and neurological tests to make sure that it's safe to treat you. I will analyze your spine for areas of concern, and in most cases I will request x-rays which are taken here in St Albert and are covered by Alberta Health Care.
Subsequent Visits: The number of treatments necessary to heal vary on many factors, especially: length of injury duration, severity of misalignment, physical fitness, age, etc. Each time you come in, we assess to make sure that your healing is progressing, and schedule your next appointment accordingly. A treatment usually consists of a series of adjustments in which we set the bones back into place. The procedure is generally painless unless you are in a lot of pain when you come in.
How will I feel afterward
After your first treatment, you will often feel sore, like you worked out too much, but most people feel better right away. Some people experience headaches or a 'bruised' feeling; this is considered normal, but severe pain is not. Usually after you have been adjusted a couple of times, you won't experience negative post adjustment reactions. That is because your bones will 'get used to' being in the right place (it's a little more complicated than that, but we can talk about that face-to-face).
