When most people think of chiropractic care, they immediately think of spinal adjustments. It makes perfect sense as spinal adjustments or manipulation are a unique form of care that chiropractors provide. This can lead to people underestimating the full scope of what chiropractic care can encompass.
It’s more accurate to say that chiropractic care involves a multi-pronged approach that can include spinal adjustments, massage, stretches, lifestyle advice, and much more. Because of how encompassing chiropractic care can be, it can treat several different conditions for so many people.
So, what are some of the different conditions that chiropractic care can treat?
What Can a Chiropractor Treat?
There are a wide range of conditions that a chiropractor can treat. Back pain, particularly lower back pain, is easily one of, if not the most common, conditions people seek out chiropractic care to help alleviate. Related to that are similar conditions rooted in the spine, including neck pain as well as treating victims of whiplash.
Beyond those conditions, there are some that may not seem immediately apparent for chiropractors to treat, but they do treat them fairly often. These include:
- Shoulder pain
- Knee pain
- Headaches
Conditions such as those could all be rooted in the spine. A misaligned spine can affect your posture, how you walk, and how you carry yourself. The stress or damage a misaligned spine can cause to your nervous system can lead to tension and stress, causing headaches and other conditions that are treatable through chiropractic care.
What Can a Chiropractor Not Treat?
Chiropractors have a focused set of skills and, like any medical professional, are not best suited to treat certain conditions. It may sound obvious, but it is important that you see the professional best suited to treat you if you are suffering from certain conditions. Some of those conditions include high blood pressure, asthma, and infections. Though a chiropractor may give you certain lifestyle advice that could also help reduce high blood pressure over time, high blood pressure is a serious condition that, in certain cases, requires immediate medical intervention. Additionally, broken bones and other bone-specific ailments, such as osteoporosis, are best treated in other ways.
Can Chiropractors Diagnose Medical Conditions?
While a chiropractor, like any medical professional with a focus on certain regions of the body, cannot diagnose just any medical condition, they are well equipped to diagnose conditions within the scope of their practice. By giving you an exam and using their hands, they can determine a potential diagnosis related to ailments such as a misaligned spine or detecting scoliosis. Some conditions, such as chronic pain, may be diagnosed by a medical professional in another field, but a chiropractor can work with you to manage and reduce the pain.
East Bay Chiropractic Care Can Treat a Wide Range of Conditions
For more than 35 years, East Bay Chiropractic Wellness P.C. has been providing a wide range of chiropractic services to best fit your needs and cover a wide range of conditions that impact your day-to-day life. We can work with you on pain management and restoring range of motion in your neck through spinal adjustments, massage, stretching exercises, the Graston Technique®, and other chiropractic treatments. Schedule your appointment today and take the first step toward a more comfortable life.