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What is the Clicky Device the Chiropractor Uses?

  When being visited by your mobile chiropractor, you may have noticed a hand-held device the chiropractor uses during your adjustment. It looks a little bit like a miniature pogo stick, and is used to impact your spine in a very precise way. This is an activator, or Activator Adjusting Instrument.   The Activator Tool [...]

3 Reasons Healthy People Seek Chiropractic Maintenance Care

Many people think of chiropractic care as something you only seek when you’re actively experiencing pain. That is certainly an option, although you may find it beneficial to use chiropractic maintenance for optimum health. Here are some reasons that people seek maintenance care from a qualified chiropractor:   Because they work a desk job People [...]

4 Ways Chiropractic Interacts with the Nervous System

  Chiropractic Care, to over simplify it, is the practice of aligning the spine and other parts of the skeletal system for the health of the nervous system, which then allows your body to heal itself more efficiently. Some results of this can be: 1 Strengthened Proprioception Proprioception is your body’s ability to know where [...]

How Pregnant Women Benefit from Chiropractic Treatment

Pregnant women's bodies are facing many challenges. There are nausea, weight gain, and hormonal changes. As the baby grows, it puts pressure on the spine and joints. Chiropractic care is safe during pregnancy and it can have many benefits for a pregnant woman. Help Maintain Spine Alignment Weight changes and a growing belly during pregnancy [...]

What Qualifications Do Doctors of Chiropractic Have?

When you seek out any sort of medical care, you want to be assured that your provider has the right training and credentials. As you consider visiting a chiropractic doctor, you may be wondering what qualifications they need to have before they can practice. Knowing this can assure you of quality care and help you [...]