Frequently Asked Questions About Chiropractors in Le Claire IA

Chiropractic is the unique healthcare discipline that incorporates the innate intelligence of the body to heal without the usage of drugs or surgeries.

Chiropractors relieve subluxations, which is simply when there is a vertebrae or more out of alignment in someone’s spine that inevitably puts pressure on the accompanied nerves. This pressure produces irritation on top of those exiting nerves which leads to significantly less communication between the brain and the nerve path of where this leads to.

An adjustment is what chiropractors provide by using a sense of science, art, and technology either by the hands or tools. The adjustment is in essence what aids the body's ability to heal naturally.

Yes, absolutely studies have shown for the past 100 years (since the 1st adjustment) how safe it is compared to other healthcare related procedures or to the extent prescription medications.

Depends on the severity of the case. It's case by case, everyone is unique and one size doesn’t fit all. My aim is to provide a comfortable level of trust with each patient and provide my recommendations based on the subjective and objective measures of the patient.

First and foremost, the gains outweigh the side effects. Chiropractic is natural, so some soreness can be present after receiving an adjustment, no different than compared to an orthodontist tightening up an individual's teeth by replacing bands on braces. The same idea is replicated in the chiropractic field, we aim to get misaligned bones(teeth) to become more straight and aligned correctly.

In my experience in being a chiropractor for almost 19 years, I would say only on a handful of occasions that the patient experienced it as painful receiving an adjustment. More or less it's not painful.

With my level of experience working with all ages and having an interest in working with athletes, I can provide a comfortable environment where we REALLY go above on providing the best services in the area. My goal to every patient is to provide a caring environment and be an equal partner in improving their health.

10-15 minutes.

Extensive schooling that involves years of pre-graduate work and then onto professional schooling. We have to endure an incredible amount of hours and board licensing examinations in order to be a certified chiropractor.

Of course, it’s imperative that pregnant women see a chiropractor due to the changes that occur, we can really help during these trimesters(especially the latter one).

I don’t think so, most patients enjoy what we do, but I have never had anyone say it’s addictive. (just the chiropractic YouTube videos!)

This is the big question I get, my response is simple. It’s air that is being displaced between the joints, and what is replacing that displaced air is new air, that’s where the sound is coming from. It’s not bone on bone.

You can try and millions of people claim that they can, but NO. In order to properly get adjusted, you need an external force (ie a chiropractor preferrably) to provide this because they are trained.

Most insurance covers chiropractic, and if they don’t my office provides great New Patient Special and discounted cash packages.

Absolutely, that’s what we major in.

Once again, yes.

Yes most definitely.

Chiropractic care is, in a way, a rehabilitation to your spine but we are incorporating both aspects, muscular and skeletal.

Yes, we can speed up the recovery process significantly.

Yes, someone’s posture can have huge implications towards someone’s overall health. By improving their posture, we are improving their physical and mental capacities.

Joints are manipulated by an adjustment which triggers this self mechanism of healing that every living creature exhibits.

Yes, absolutely, just think about all the thousands of times we fell down learning to walk. Those falls can contribute significantly and be precursors to our stage of health later in life.