How many types of Chiropractors are there?
There are basically two types of chiropractors; the musculosketetal chiropractors who work on symptom relief, and the traditional wellness chiropractors who work on subluxation and structural correction of the spine. In our offices we practice traditional wellness chiropractic. Although he naturally wants his patients to “feel better”, the primary focus of the traditional wellness chiropractor is to remove the nerve interference (subluxation) and restructure the spine and posture to their most stable biomechanical position. By maximizing the integrity of the discs, joints, and nerves through spinal adjustments and postural correction, the body’s wellness i.e. health potential and ability to function, improves. This is done through a rehabilitation program of adjustments and spinal exercises. The length of correction and frequency of adjustments is determined by the severity of the patient’s subluxations and structural alignment. Symptoms may be gone long before the spine is at its maxi
