Columbus, Ohio Chiropractor:
Dr. Karen Naymik
Varckette Family Chiropractic
(614) 847-9526
5701 N High St, Suite 110
Worthington, Ohio 43085
http://www.intendgoodhealth.com/
Akron, Ohio Chiropractor/Allergy Elimination:
Dr. Keith Ungar
Center for Natural Medicine
(330) 644-7246
2828 S Arlington Road
Akron, Ohio 44312
http://www.thewellnessdoc.com/
Conditions Commonly Treated By Chiropractic Care:
-Low Back Pain -Sciatica -Carpal Tunnel
-Disk Problems -Headaches -Migraines
-Neck Pain -Mid back pain -Scoliosis
-Impingement Syndromes -Tingling and numbness - Hip pain
-Ankle Pain -Knee Pain -Plantar Fascitis
-Arthritis -TMJ Syndrome -Tennis Elbow
-Facet Syndrome -Shoulder Pain -Breech Baby Presentation
-Pregnancy aches and pains -High Blood Pressure -Enuresis (bed wetting)
-Ear infections -Allergies -Digestive Problems
-Depression -Fatigue -Colic
Partial List of the Benefits of Corrective and Wellness Chiropractic Care:
-Restores Normal Function - Painless - Often instant pain relief
-Optimizes Health - Safe - Relieves Stress
-Improves Immunity - Improves Athletic - No drugs
-Corrects the Cause as Opposed to Performance - No needles
Treating the symptom - Better Sleep - Affordable
-Slow or Stops Spinal Degeneration - Relieves Tension
-Restores Normal Nerve Supply - Improves Flexibility
-More Energy - Healthier Spinal Disks
-Natural - Usually prevents surgery
Why don’t medical doctors approve of chiropractic?
Many do. The majority of medical doctors however are simply uniformed about the well-researched benefits of chiropractic care. In fact, spinal adjustments (or manipulations) are the most-researched health care procedure and the best validated one in ALL of medical literature.
Absolutely! There are many different chiropractic techniques. We use Activator technique in our office, which is low force instrument adjusting. There is no cracking or popping and is very comfortable and effective for patients of all ages. You can find more information at www.activatormethods.com
This question is often asked of doctors of chiropractic because people associate cracking or popping of one’s neck with a chiropractic adjustment. The two are not the same thing. If a person has a desire to pop his neck or back it’s usually because part of his spine is fixated or jammed causing another part to move too much and pop a lot, sometimes by itself. It’s the jammed or fixated part that must be properly adjusted by a doctor of chiropractic so that the rest of the spinal column will stop being hypermobile or noisy. When you crack your neck you’re relieving tension for a little while, but not giving yourself an adjustment. After a while the urge to crack reappears because the cause of the spinal tension, the fixation or jammed vertebrae hasn’t been corrected. If a person makes a habit of cracking his/ her own spine, they better go to a doctor of chiropractic to have his spine checked for probable fixations. Even a doctor of chiropractic cannot adjust him/ herself.
Only if your friend is a doctor of chiropractic. Adjustments performed by a licensed doctor of chiropractic are completely safe. However, manipulations performed by untrained individuals can be very dangerous.
No. Doctors of Chiropractic have chiropractic degrees from chiropractic colleges. The letters D.C. after a chiropractor’s name stand for Doctor of Chiropractic. A doctor of chiropractic has virtually the same educational requirements as a medical doctor. The only differences are in the specifics of the contents of the curriculum.
Sometimes but usually not. Only 10% of spinal nerves are able to sense pain. This means that up to 90% of subluxations never cause spinal pain. It’s estimated that by the time you develop symptoms of a subluxation, you have lost up to 40% of nervous system function in the affected area. The negative effects of this loss of nerve function accumulate imperceptibly, sometimes for years before you have the first sign that something may be wrong.
It is fairly certain, however, that if you are having any kind of symptom, you are subluxated. Another sure sign of subluxation is fatigue. An out-of-balance spinal column causes fatigue or loss of energy.
This is why regular spinal check-up by a doctor of chiropractic is critical for long-term health and vitality even when you are symptom free. Regular chiropractic visits are similar to regular dental visits. Just as you wouldn’t wait for a cavity to visit the dentist, you shouldn’t wait for a symptom to visit your chiropractor.
Usually just a few minutes once the doctor of chiropractic is familiar with your spine. After the initial visit (when the doctor takes your case history and evaluates your condition), and the “Report of Findings” (usually the second visit), your regular office visit will take between 3-10 minutes.
Absolutely not- as long as the adjustment is performed by a doctor of chiropractic. Chiropractic is completely safe and effective. Statically, a chiropractic adjustment is one of the safest health care procedures in the world.
In the vast majority of cases the answer is – YES!
Yes. Many people who have had spinal surgery have a reoccurrence of their problems months or years later. Past surgeries do not prevent anyone from benefiting from chiropractic care.
There is no age limit. Newborns may need to be adjusted, especially if they had a difficult or traumatic birth. Even if the birth wasn’t traumatic, babies should be checked for spinal abnormalities and subluxations.
People of advanced years should be under chiropractic care to avoid health problems and increase longevity.
You decide how long you would like to benefit from chiropractic care. People are so used the medical model of health care which is based on the treatment of symptoms. Symptoms are mere signs that disease processes are going on in your body. Symptom treatment, though usually quick, is a short-term cover-up and is neglecting the underlying cause of the problem.
Chiropractors are concerned with correcting the cause of your health problem- not just treating the symptoms. We make recommendations to correct the problem, which is in the best long-term interests of our patients. However, you are the one that ultimately decides to receive care or not. We will always respect your choice.