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StudioHealth - ChiroWorks
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Why Chiropractic? |
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The primary goal of chiropractic care is directed towards maintaining, improving, restoring or enhancing the health of the patient through the use of chiropractic adjustments and related therapies. Treatment is often directed to areas of soft tissue injury or decreased movement in the joints of the body, particularly the spine, which can create a reaction in surrounding tissues (ligaments, muscles and nerves) resulting in pain, dysfunction and muscular spasm. Chiropractors are also trained to utilize other therapies and to encourage health promotion through exercise, dietary and nutritional counseling and lifestyle counseling. Chiropractors assess and diagnose disorders and dysfunctions of the neuro-musculoskeletal system related to the spine and extremities and provide treatment, rehabilitation and, where possible, prevention of those disorders. This approach is done without the use of drugs or surgery. |
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Chiropractic manual therapy, primarily utilizing manipulation also called adjustment, is one of the safest choices for treating neuro-musculoskeletal disorders such as neck, back pain and headache. An adjustment is a carefully directed and controlled movement to restore spinal mobility.
Chiropractors treat not only the pain but also the condition causing it, to prevent future problems
Doctors of Chiropractic are better educated, better trained and more experienced at dealing with neuro-muscular and musculo-skeletal dysfunctions than any other discipline in health care. StudioHealth - ChiroWorks hopes to educate people to realize that they need not go to their general practitioner for conditions and injuries that the team of health professionals at StudioHealth - ChiroWorks can treat more efficiently with better results.
When necessary rehabilitation, nutrition, personal training, and different allopathic modalities will be incorporated into StudioHealth - ChiroWorks and its treatment plans. The treatment plans developed by the health team will also include intrinsic muscle stabilization, rehabilitation classes, nutritional consultations, and one-on-one strength and conditioning training.
The 1993 Manga Report , an independent study based on analysis of scientific research on low-back pain in Ontario, Canada, recommended that management of low-back pain be undertaken not by medical doctors, but by doctors of Chiropractic, who receive intensive education about specific spinal problems.
An April 2000 Ipsos/Reid survey revealed that "half of Canadians have by now used complementary health care at some point in their lives and chiropractic is clearly the most popular choice. Six in ten Canadians who have ever used a non-conventional medicine or practice have gone to a chiropractor and 11% of Canadians visit a chiropractor regularly. (Alternative Medicines and Practices. Canadian Lifestyles II. Ipso/Reid. 2000 July/August; 15(4): 85-93).
Did you know that the pain you experience in your back, hips, knees, ankles or feet may be due to structural problems in your feet?
Your feet are a complex system of 52 bones, 66 joints, 214 ligaments and 38 tendons and muscles. This makes up 25% of the bones in your body.
Even a small problem in your feet can impact and stress your body. This stress accumulates with every step you take. For many people, pain may start from the ground up. After a thorough gait analysis and evaluation we can determine if Prescription Orthotics can help.
Many Extended Health Plans cover fees for chiropractic services and Orthotics. Your employer will be able to supply you with this information.
The Workers Compensation Board will provide coverage for office visits and x-rays for work related injuries. Injured persons should consult their doctor of chiropractic immediately upon injury.
ICBC coverage is provided for office visits and x-rays for injuries resulting from motor vehicle accidents. For more information, contact our office or your ICBC adjuster.
The Medical Services Plan of British Columbia (MSP) provides coverage for people on premium assistance (individuals or families with combined revenues less than $24,000 and adults over the age of 65).
The following conditions may respond to Chiropractic care without
drugs or surgery:
Headaches Neck and Back Pain
Shoulder and Arm
Pain
Sciatica and Leg Pain
Numbness
Arthritis
Carpal Tunnel
Syndrome
Disc Injuries
Pinched Nerves
Foot, Knee and Hip Pain
Whiplash
Poor Posture
Muscle Pain
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