"The doctor of the future will give no medicine
but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame...
and in the cause and the prevention of disease."
- Thomas A. Edison |
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Chiropractic care emphasizes the body's ability to heal itself without resorting to drugs or surgery. This is made possible because the functions of your entire body are controlled by the brain, spinal cord, and all of the nerves that make up your nervous system. When your nervous system is impaired, it can cause malfunction of the tissues and organs throughout your body.
Chiropractic care is unique in that it offers you a mechanical solution to a mechanical problem. A chiropractor seeks to locate the offending spinal structures and reduce their impact on your nervous system, essentially restoring your body to health without the use of drugs or surgery. Though chiropractic is unique, it isn't new. Chiropractic care has helped millions of people since 1895.
A Doctor of Chiropractic is concerned with preserving and restoring health, and focuses particular attention on the condition known as vertebral subluxation. The term vertebral subluxation complex is used to describe what happens when spinal bones lose their normal position and range of motion due to stress, trauma or chemical imbalances.
A subluxation is evaluated, diagnosed, and managed through the use of chiropractic procedures, by the Doctor of Chiropractic.
The term adjustment is used to describe any of the many ways that the 24 moving vertebrae in your spine can be restored to a more normal position and motion.
At Blackstone Chiropractic, we use a newer type of adjusting technique known as the Activitor Method. This method has become the most widely practiced "low force" technique in chiropractic. There is no "cracking" or "popping" of the vertebrae. Rather, the hand held Activator instrument delivers a very quick and directed thrust to a specific vertebrae with improved safety and comfort. The thrust delivered by the instrument is so quick that it accelerates ahead of the body's own tendency to tighten up and resist the thrust of a conventional adjustment.
Because of the accuracy and controlled light force, Activator Method adjustments are suitable and comfortable for all types of patients, ranging from pregnant women and children, to athletes and senior citizens.
For those who may see a similarity between the Activator and a device advertised on TV, the Activator does not deliver a shock to the body, and you cannot buy one from an infomercial. The Activator can only be used by a specially trained Doctor of Chiropractic. Each year, Dr. Olff completes continuing education courses specific to the Activator Method.
Blackstone Chiropractic also employs the use of physiotherapy to complement adjustments. Over and over again, Blackstone Chiropractic has seen firsthand the benefits of physiotherapy used in combination with proper chiropractic treatment. One key benefit is the way it helps patients regain movement and the ability to build strength, which is key to preventing reinjury. Just as with chiropractic treatment, Blackstone Chiropractic customizes each patient's physiotherapy program depending on the type of injury and the individual's health history. |
