Chiropractic and the Future of Medicine

Chiropractic and old style Osteopathy have been around officially in the states since the late 1800's. There are records of bonesetters in Europe and spinal treatments in China for thousands of years. Allowing for the skills / knowledge needed to diagnosis and treat the joints of the body (especially the spine ), the basic premise of chiropractic is that stuck/fixated/hypomobile joints result in soft tissue (muscles/ligaments/tissue ) problems which ultimately results in some form of nerve complaint (pain/ numbness/ weakness ) which is what usually brings patients for their first chiropractic visit. Although much more important than the teeth ( which are very important ), the spine is often overlooked for regular care until pain forces the person to deal with it (the teeth and spine ).
In the world tomorrow , people will have their spines checked at least as often as they get their hair cut or oil changed in their vehicle. There will be more consistent agreement on what is and what is not good for you (diet for example and the need for surgery ). I feature that people will be more educated to what their responsibilities are to aid and abet their own healing. But until then ya'll have to seek harder to make sense out of what is available.
Find a chiropractor you can work with. There are different ways to get more motion in a stuck spine. Some Chiropractors use hand held devices which deliver multiple thrusts in the fixated area. Most all chiropractors learned how to use their hands (chiro means "hand" ). Each adjustment is suited to the patient at the time. As a rule most chiropractors know how to use low force treatments as needed when an area is inflamed or the patient is elderly, young or fragile. The deal with chiropractors is that each one has a range of styles that is unique to them. Some chiropractors only treat the spine (like dentist only treat the teeth ), other chiropractors are more like general practitioners in natural medicine and would be aware of alternatives to drugs and surgeries. Depending on what you are looking for, seek out a DC that meet your needs. I am of the second category and try to figure out the story about how the patient came to have the problem/s in the first place. It's there I want to apply the treatment .
Thanx for reading this and as always eat more eggs and less biscuit

Ezra Edgerton, DC