What does chiropractic treatment involve?
Chiropractic is a system that believes all illness stems from underlying blockages of nerve bundles inside the spinal cord. A chiropractor seeks to treat illness by finding any misalignment or irregularity in the spine and physically manipulating the vertebrae (bones of the spinal cord) to bring back healthy, unblocked nerve function. Chiropractors do not treat illness directly. Instead, they seek to correct the spine-related cause of the illness. Other techniques chiropractors perform include tissue manipulation, trigger-point manipulation and deep tissue massage. How is chiropractic treatment thought to manage specific symptoms of cancer, side effects of conventional therapies and/or control pain? While not a curative therapy for cancer, proponents claim chiropractic can help to control headaches, tension, lower back pain, muscle pain, promote relaxation and stress reduction. What has been proven about the benefit of chiropractic treatment? Chiropractic has long drawn criticism from
