Why Chiropractic?

Most people - orthopaedic surgeons included - believe that back pain is caused by problems with the muscles.   It is certainly true that muscle spasms and strains play a role in back pain, but they are rarely the source of the problem.   You can mask the pain associated with muscular injury with analgesics and anti-inflammatory medications, but you cannot treat the mechanical source of back pain with chemicals.

While the human body is far more complex than a machine, it tends to break down in the same places as any machine - at the moving parts.   The spinal joints allow for motion between the vertebrae.   When the mobility of a joint is compromised, either by injury or developmental imbalances, the result is pain in the joint itself, and in the associated muscles, tendons, ligaments, and nerves.   Chiropractic treatment is designed to correct the mechanical source of back pain by restoring proper function to the joints.   

This is accomplished through manipulation of the joints - spinal manipulation or “adjustment”.  This simple procedure is not usually painful, and few risks are associated with it (particularly as compared to the gastrointestinal pain, kidney trouble, fatigue and chemical dependancy associated with drug therapy for the same conditions).  Patients generally find significant relief from pain in 3 - 6 treatments.

It has been my privilege to serve the Farmington Valley for nearly 25 years.  I strongly believe that  chiropractic manipulations are the best way to treat most back conditions.   This includes not only low back and mid-back pain, but also headaches, arm pain, and leg pain - which generally have their source in spinal dysfunction.  

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Dr. Peter Meadow, BA, MA, DC