Chiropractic care treats the spine and joints with hands-on adjustments and soft-tissue work, to ease pain and help you move better. Quantum’s chiropractors work alongside our physical therapists in the same location, and new patients are usually seen the same day.
Conditions chiropractic care treats
- Lower back pain and sciatica
- Neck pain and headaches that start in the neck
- Whiplash and other car accident injuries
- Pinched nerves
- Strains from work, lifting or a fall
What happens at a chiropractic visit
Your chiropractor first asks about your pain and examines your posture, how your spine and joints move, and the strength and feeling in your arms and legs. If an adjustment is right for you, you usually lie on a padded table while the chiropractor applies a quick, controlled movement to a joint by hand. You may hear a pop. Soft-tissue work and simple exercises often round out the visit. Read what to expect at your first chiropractic consultation.
Tell your chiropractor if you have severe osteoporosis, numbness or loss of strength in an arm or leg, a higher risk of stroke, or a known problem with the bones of your upper neck. In those cases an adjustment may not be the right choice, and other care is used instead.
Chiropractic care and physical therapy, one plan
Adjustments restore motion; physical therapy builds the strength to keep it. Many patients get both, often on the same day, with acupuncture when pain is the main problem.
How chiropractic care is paid for
Chiropractic care for a car accident injury is billed to your No-Fault insurer, and care for an injury on the job, to the workers’ compensation carrier. For anything else, we take health insurance depending on your case, and self-pay.
