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Today, many medical practitioners are using chiropractic care as part of their patients' treatment plans. However, the art of this treatment dates back to 500 B.C., when the Father of Medicine, Hippocrates, studied spinal manipulation and wrote several works on it. Through this discovery, patients have enjoyed returning to their active lives with little or no pain.

Is chiropractic care right for you? For those who suffer from neuromusculoskeletal conditions including sprains/strains, tendonitis, arthritis and pinched nerves, chiropractic care can be very effective. Whether you have just sustained a work- or sports-related injury or are dealing with a degenerative disorder, we can help you. Our chiropractor and specialists do a thorough assessment of your condition to determine if this treatment is right for you.

Comprehensive treatment. Once we determine the source and severity of your problem, we develop a treatment plan, which includes:
  • Spine manipulation
  • Soft tissue techniques
  • Modalities such as physical therapy or electrotherapy
  • Exercises
  • Diet recommendations

    The length of your treatment depends on your condition. Generally, a patient with acute lower back pain has a good clinical outcome after 4 to 6 weeks of treatment. (Saal & Saal)

    How chiropractic care works. A large part of this treatment involves spinal manipulation. By applying skilled therapeutic maneuvers to your spine, we can increase the active and passive range of motion, break adhesions between joints and stimulate joint mechanoreceptors (nerve endings that are sensitive to motion).

    In a healthy spine, mechanoreceptors are continually stimulated, allowing your body to function normally and pain free. However, once your discs and joints develop adhesions or become irritated, the mechanoreceptors are not stimulated, causing pain. This is why spinal manipulation can be so effective in minimizing your pain and increasing your mobility.

    Spinal manipulation also stops the pain impulses from going to the central nervous system, which can decrease or eliminate your pain.

    How effective is this treatment? While we have seen tremendous results in our patients, we feel it is important to note the medical research on chiropractic care and its findings. Thirty-eight clinical trials have tested Spinal Manipulative Theory for lower pack pain. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association and the British Medical Journal, the latest studies show manipulation is effective for chronic lower back pain.

    If you want to know more about chiropractic care and how it can help you, please call one of our specialists.

    T: 330-677-3628  F: 330-677-3626
    Western Reserve Spine & Pain Institute
    307 W. Main St., Kent, Ohio 44240