About Chiropractic Adjustments

Transcript My name is Dr. Karen Erickson, and I’m a chiropractor practicing in New York City for over 20 years. My passion is bringing chiropractic and its vitalistic philosophy of health into the forefront of healthcare in the United States. Just like seeing a dentist, I believe that most people would benefit by including periodic …

Transcript As a chiropractor, I think a lot about posture. And one of the activities that seems to cause a lot of stress in most people’s bodies is spending prolonged periods of time at a desk or computer. So I spend a lot of time talking to people about how to have proper posture at …

Transcript As a spokesperson for the American Chiropractic Association, I have done so many interviews. Wall Street Journal, New York Times, O Magazine, on heavy handbags. Why? It’s a really big issue particularly for women, and kids too. Why are people using these giant heavy handbags? Most of us leave our house at the crack …

Transcript Chiropractors are experts in health and wellness particularly because of their training but especially because of their philosophy of health care. Chiropractic is a vitalistic philosophy that understands that, the lack of disease does not mean that you’re healthy. There is a spectrum of wellness that goes from disease to wellness. In the traditional …

Transcript I’m a big fan of massage therapy, but I always say that if I had to choose between receiving a chiropractic adjustment or a massage, I would always choose a chiropractic adjustment. I find that, because chiropractic is an entire system of health care that addresses the musculo-skeletal and the nervous system, it has …

Transcript One of the main concepts of chiropractic is that there is a relationship between the structure of your body and the function of your body and when it comes to posture chiropractic and play a major role. When a chiropractor examines you they’re going to look at your muscular skeletal system perhaps in a …

Transcript Studies show that chiropractic care is very safe and effective at preventing recurrent ear infections, or recurrent Otitis media. In young children, the Eustachian tube is a tube between the inner ear and the throat that is horizontal at a young age. This tube becomes filled with fluid and can become infected. As the …

Transcript Chiropractic health care is extremely effective and useful for school aged children. School aged children are subject to the normal bumps and tumbles of childhood, but there are other stresses that they’re subjected to that really affect their bodies. Things like heavy backpacks, using computers that are at stations designed for adults, constant use …

Transcript Labor and delivery is a marathon for the mother and the baby as well. There’s an enormous amount of stress put on the baby’s musculoskeletal system during even a normal birth process. But very often there are interventions done in the birth process, like vacuum extraction or induction or, of course, C-section. As chiropractors …

Transcript Pregnancy is such an exciting and miraculous time, and chiropractic care can help so many women during pregnancy. There are many changes that occur in your body during pregnancy. Namely, as your uterus gets larger it’s pulling forward and putting a lot of stress on your low back and your thoracic spine, even your …

Transcript Neck pain is treated very successfully by chiropractic care, and we see a lot of neck pain in our offices these days. There are many things that we do in our day-to-day life, whether it be carrying heavy handbags on our shoulders, spending hours at a computer, or using handheld devices. Even sports injuries, …

Transcript Chiropractic care can be extremely effective for temporomandibular joint problems. TMJ is the joint right here that attaches your jaw to your skull on both sides. It’s an unusual joint. It’s the only area on your body where two joints that are independently attached have to move exactly in harmony exactly at the same …

Transcript One of the things that my patient report to me is that one of the most profound effect that chiropractor has on them is their ability to reduce their stress level and also recover from stress. Our cranium and our spine house our brain and spinal cord. And all of the spinal nerves that …

Transcript Taking care of patients with headaches is one of my favorite things to do as a chiropractor. There are many causes of headaches, but chiropractic care is extremely effective at treating all forms of headaches. The first thing your chiropractor will do is a very, very careful case history and examination. There are many …

Transcript Chiropractic is a healthcare profession that focuses on disorders of the musculoskeletal system and the nervous system and how those disorders affect general health. The term “chiropractic” comes from Greek, and it means to be done by hand. And there are many tools that chiropractors use to help the body heal. There are traditional …

Transcript Neck pain, or cervical pain, is commonly treated by chiropractors very successfully. There are many causes of neck pain and your chiropractor will examine you to determine which structures are causing the pain. There are seven cervical vertebrae in the cervical spine, and the joints can be a source of inflammation and pain. They …

Transcript The thoracic spine encompasses the upper and mid back, and it’s defined by the vertebrae in your spine that have ribs that attach to it. So it’s really your ribcage that defines the thoracic spine. The thoracic spine is unique because the ribs stabilize the spine around your torso so it, in some ways, …

Transcript There are many causes of hip pain, and your chiropractor will do a careful evaluation and case history and examine your entire musculo-skeletal system to understand what’s causing the hip pain. The hip is unique in that it’s a weight-bearing joint that is transferring weight from the spine through the spinal cord, then into …

Transcript There are many factors that can cause knee pain and chiropractic can play an important role in managing this condition. Chiropractors are uniquely trained to evaluate the entire muscular/skeletal system and this is really important when it comes to knee pain because the alignment of your pelvis, your entire spine, as well as your …

Transcript Chiropractors successfully treat lumbar pain, or low back pain, on a regular basis. There are so many causes of low back pain, some are inherent in the spine itself, there can be arthritis, disc herniation, stenosis, other kinds of anomalies in the way the spine is formed, that can predispose you to low back …

Transcript Chiropractors successfully treat shoulder pain on a regular basis. There are so many causes of shoulder pain, and it’s actually something that we see a lot in our practice. I think that’s because there are so many things that cause shoulder pain. Everything from poor sleeping positions to carrying heavy bags on our shoulders, …

Transcript Chiropractors take a comprehensive approach to treating neck or cervical pain. The first thing a chiropractor will do is a very careful case history and examination not only of your neck but of your entire musculoskeletal system. We want to understand how the rest of your body is affecting your neck and what specific …

Transcript Chiropractors take a comprehensive approach to diagnosing and treating arm pain. There can be many causes of arm pain, and your chiropractor will do a careful examination to determine which structures are causing your pain. We want to evaluate all of the structures in what we call the kinematic chain between the neck, the …

Transcript Carpal tunnel is one of my favorite things to take care of in my practice. Chiropractically, we see a lot of carpal tunnel in our society, now that people are using so many hand held devices. They’re spending so much time on computers and texting. We also see carpal tunnel in people who have …

Transcript The specific conditions that chiropractic treat are vary varied. Sometimes when I talk to people in lectures, I like to just start at the top of my head and go down and talk about the conditions. Things like headaches; TMJ pain; neck pain; radicular pain that goes into the arm; shoulder pain; elbow pain, …

Transcript Chiropractors are trained to do very careful case histories and examinations to differentially diagnose problems that may require medical care. A chiropractor often will co-manage patients with medical doctors for patients who have conditions that require medical management on an ongoing basis. For example, in my practice, I co-manage many patients who have arthritis …

Transcript Chiropractic is a natural form of health care. And because it’s non-invasive and doesn’t involve the use of drugs or surgery it’s generally regarded as extremely safe. A chiropractor will do a very careful case history and examination and choose the proper techniques and protocols that are right for your health history, for your …

Transcript If you want to find a good chiropractor, begin by asking family, friends, and your medical doctor. In New York City, the most sought after medical doctors always know who the best chiropractors are for different conditions. I also think it’s really valuable to ask other kinds of healthcare providers because they often are …

Transcript Chiropractors are highly educated, skilled health care professionals who are licensed in all 50 states. In fact, chiropractic is growing even more internationally. Now over 60 countries regulate chiropractic care. Like medical doctors, chiropractors are required to complete pre-medical program in college. They then go on to an accredited chiropractic college and complete a …

Transcript A visit to a chiropractor will feel similar to visiting any other healthcare profession. You’ll start your visit by filling out a comprehensive written health history, and your chiropractor will sit down with you and go over your health history with great detail. We’re interested not only in your musculoskeletal system, but your overall …

Transcript Everybody wants to know what the popping sound is when you get adjusted chiropractically. And chiropractors adjust synovial joints and synovial joints is an area where two bones almost touch. It’s surrounded by a joint capsule that’s filled with fluid called synovial fluid. And when chiropractors adjust, we simply stretch the joint capsule. We …

Transcript Adjustments can feel different, depending on the particular technique. Traditional chiropractic adjustments involve a very precise controlled impulse into the spine to restore range of motion. It will also decrease inflammation, relax muscles, and restore normal nerve function. Most adjustments are not painful at all. And this is quite remarkable, considering the fact that …

Transcript Chiropractic is a healthcare profession that focuses on disorders of the musculoskeletal system and nervous and how those disorders effect your overall health. The chiropractic adjustment is the essential part of chiropractic care. Chiropractors will examine your spine and your overall musculoskeletal system and look for places where there are restrictions, misalignments, or restriction …

Transcript The routes of Chiropractics can be traced back to China and Greece to the earliest recorded history. Hippocrates who was a famous Greek physician who lived around 400 B.C. discussed the importance of understanding and knowing the anatomy of the spine because it was the prerequisite of many diseases. Chiropractic was founded in the …

Transcript Chiropractors are highly trained, licensed healthcare professionals that practice a complete system of healthcare that focuses on optimizing and preserving health by the use of manual therapies to restore proper musculoskeletal and neurological function. The word “chiropractic” itself comes from the Greek, and it means to be done by hand. And chiropractors examine patients …