| Chiropractic therapy is a type of medical treatment | | | | Oftentimes, chronic pain takes time to reverse or to |
| that focuses on the structure of the body. Patients | | | | treat. Other symptoms or conditions may also result |
| experiencing chronic pain may go to a chiropractor | | | | in chronic pain. |
| and undergo treatment. | | | | Depending on the type of pain as well as the |
| Chiropractic therapy oftentimes focuses on the spine, | | | | necessary treatment needed, a chiropractor can |
| which is why it is a good treatment for any back | | | | manipulate the joints to align them or do some simple |
| pain. However, chiropractic therapy is also a good | | | | stretching and massage techniques. |
| treatment for chronic pain to the ligaments, tendons | | | | Part of pain management |
| and muscles. Going to a chiropractor to be treated | | | | A chiropractor, whether living in zip code 33634 or |
| for any pain, whether it is chronic or acute, has many | | | | anywhere in Florida, applies pain management in their |
| benefits. | | | | therapy or treatment sessions. Pain management is |
| What is a chiropractor? | | | | actually multi-disciplinary in nature, applying a |
| A chiropractor is especially educated on treating the | | | | comprehensive program to achieve absolute and |
| joints and muscles of the body with their hands and | | | | sustained pain relief. In layman’s terms, pain |
| avoiding assistance from any machines. A chiropractor | | | | management is the medical discipline that focuses on |
| can also perform massages just like a massage | | | | the relief of pain. |
| therapist. | | | | Pain management essentially uses three approaches |
| However, a massage therapist is not trained to | | | | – pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic and |
| adjust the spine and other joints in the body. | | | | psychological measures. Pharmacological measures |
| Although a chiropractor cannot prescribe medicine, | | | | deal with the intake of pain relievers or modifiers |
| they can make a medical diagnosis while a massage | | | | while non-pharmacological does not require the usage |
| therapist cannot. | | | | of medications. |
| Treatment of misalignments | | | | It is in this part that chiropractic therapy comes in. By |
| Every joint of a human’s body has nerve | | | | going to chiropractic therapy, a patient is assured |
| arteries and veins that form a neurovascular bundle, | | | | that a methodical approach is used to relieve pain, |
| and if a person’s muscles or joints are out of | | | | whether it is back pain or a simple whiplash. One |
| alignment, this will disturb the bundle, sending a | | | | must remember that pain management involves |
| message to the brain about the pain, whether it is a | | | | many fields of medicine aside from a chiropractor. |
| chronic or acute pain. | | | | Can apply massage therapy as treatment |
| A chiropractor can treat these types of pain or | | | | A chiropractor can not only relieve chronic pain |
| disorders such as disc, back pain, whiplash, and | | | | brought about by a number of reasons but they are |
| shoulder pain, to name a few. | | | | also able to use massage therapy as a form of |
| A chiropractor uses many techniques | | | | treatment. A patient experiencing back pain, shoulder |
| There are many techniques that a chiropractor uses | | | | pain or a disc may go to a chiropractor to have their |
| to treat different kinds of pain. Unknown to people | | | | joints aligned and at the same time have a massage |
| outside of the medical field, there are different types | | | | therapy as part of their treatment. |
| of pain. Acute pain often has reversible causes and | | | | Also, a patient going for a simple massage therapy is |
| may only require the correction of the underlying | | | | guaranteed that the appropriate medical technique as |
| problem. This type of pain may result from trauma. | | | | well as treatment will be provided by a chiropractor, |
| Chronic pain, the other type, often results from a | | | | unlike going to a regular massage therapist. |
| condition that is difficult to diagnose and treat. | | | | |