About Chiropractic...

History of Chiropractic

On September 18, 1895, D.D. Palmer was working late in his office when a janitor, Harvey Lillard, began working nearby. A noisy fire engine passed by outside the window and Palmer was surprised to see that Lillard didn't react at all. He approached the man and tried to strike up a conversation. He soon realized Lillard was deaf.

Patiently, Palmer managed to communicate with the man, and learned that he had normal hearing for most of his life. However, he had bent over in a cramped, stooping position, and felt something "pop" in his back. When he stood up, he realized he couldn't hear.

Palmer deduced that the two events -- the popping in his back and the deafness -- had to be connected.

He ran his hand carefully down Lillard's spine and felt one of the vertebra was not in its normal position. "I reasoned that if that vertebra was replaced, the man's hearing should be restored," he wrote in his notes afterwards. "With this object in view, a half hour's talk persuaded Mr. Lillard to allow me to replace it. I racked it into position by using the spinous process as a lever, and soon the man could hear as before."

Basics of Chiropractic

Chiropractic is founded on the idea that the body functions better when the spine is in proper alignment. A chiropractor uses their hands to realign the vertebrae in order for the proper communication to be transmitted from the brain to the rest of the body and back.

Affects of Chiropractic

Chiropractic can affect any and every part of your body. An adjustment helps more than just back pain and headaches. The chart below show what other areas your spinal alignment can affect.

Three Phases Of Chiropractic Care

There are three phases of chiropractic care.

Phase 1: Acute Care

Acute Care is care that is done to relieve your presenting symptoms and to fix underling structural problems. This is completed with the use of a treatment plan which is a set of appointments two to three times a week for about a month.

Phase 2: Active Care

Active Care is a series of care where we are working on restoring structural issues. This can include adjustments, traction, chiropractic physiotherapy, exercises and stretching. Another treatment plan will be decided on between the doctor and the patient.

Phase 3: Maintenance Care

Maintenance Care is when the doctor and the patient decide that there is little or no further progress expected. Slowly, time between visits is increased until we are at one visit a month.

At Well Adjusted Chiropractic, we are committed to giving our patients the best care we can. If at some point during you treatment, either you or the doctor feel that you are not improving as much as possible or you are improving faster than originally planned, your treatment plan will be altered to fit your needs.

Care options will be presented to you from the doctor and the amount of care that you decide to participate in is your decision.