Chiropractor

By: Liza Tabak

Raquel Tabak

Ashley Silbert

What is a Chiropractor?

• A chiropractor focuses on disorders of the musculoskeletal system and the nervous system, and the effects of these disorders on general health.  Chiropractic care is used most often to treat neuromusculoskeletal complaints, including but not limited to back pain, neck pain, pain in the joints of the arms or legs, and headaches. Their practice is a drug-free, hands-on approach to health care that includes patient examination, diagnosis and treatment

Health and Wellness Tips

• Chiropractors believe that prevention is the key to health and wellness.Examples to maintain health and wellness are:

• Acupuncture• Sports

• Exercising • Walking• Nutrition

• Traveling

Tips to Prevent Pain

• Maintain a healthy weight/diet

• Remain active

• Warm up b efore exersicing

• Maintain proper posture

• Wear comfortable shoes

• Avoid prolong inactivity

What else do they do?

A chiropractor not only works on backs, as what most people believe, but they work on the entire body from head to toe.

Also, they don’t just only work with people but they work with dogs as well.

• Conditions we treat:

• Tension Headaches

• Migraines

• Neck Pain

• Frozen Shoulder

• Rotator Cuff Syndrome

• Tennis Elbow

• Golfers Elbow

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

• Mid Back Pain

• Low Back Pain

• Sciatica

• Facet Syndrome

• Myofascial Syndrome

• Muscle Adhesions

• Soft Tissue Scarring• Herniated Discs• Peripheral Nerve

Entrapment• Fibromyalgia• Piriformis Syndrome• Iliotibial Band (ITB)

Syndrome• Patellar Tracking

Dysfunction• Chondromalacia Patella• Runner’s Knee• Shin Splints• Plantar Fasciitis• Osteoarthritis• Overuse Injuries• Whiplash• Sprain/Strains• Tendonitis• Bursitis• Compartment Syndrome• Sports Injuries

Terms• Adjustment

• — An intervention with the intent of facilitating the body’s ability to “right” itself and function more normally

• Atrophy

• — A decrease in the size of a normally developed tissue or organ.

• Autonomic Nervous System

• Hypermobility

• — Excess movement of an area of the spine.

• Hypomobility

• — Restricted movement of an area of the spine.

• Pathophysiology

• — A malfunction of the body system(s) and/or spine.

• Prone

• — Lying horizontal with the face downward.

I am 14 years old, and I have been playing soccer since I was seven. Recently during a soccer game I injured my knee. I wasn’t sure what I did to it so I went to the expert “my dad” to see what he could do. He told me my knee became unstable. To fix that my dad tightened up my hamstring. My dad has been guiding me through out my seven years of playing soccer; to keep myself from getting any serious injuries. So far, I am doing very well ~ Ashley Silbert