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Frequently
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What is Chiropractic?
Chiropractic is a branch of the healing arts that has been
used for thousands of years. It is based upon the understanding
that good health depends, in part, upon a normal functioning
nervous system (especially the spine and the nerves extending
from the spine to all parts of the body). Your nervous system
controls millions and millions of functions within your body
and any interference within that nervous system inevitably
leads to dysfunction. That dysfunction may multiply until
eventually symptoms are present. Chiropractic stresses the
idea that the cause of many diseases is the body’s inability
to adapt to it’s environment. It looks to address these
diseases not with the use of drugs and chemicals, but by locating
and adjusting a musculoskeletal area of the body which is
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What conditions
benefit from chiropractic care?
Although most people associate chiropractic care with back or
neck pain and headaches, studies have found it to be very effective
for a variety of conditions. These conditions include but are
not limited to arthritic changes, hip dysfunction, shoulder
pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, infantile colic and pregnancy
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Does Chiropractic
care hurt?
Under normal circumstances, an adjustment should not hurt. A
patient may experience some discomfort during the adjustment
which is often related directly to the condition of the associated
musculature. There are many different techniques available to
your Doctor and he/she will employ those that are the least
invasive and the most effective.
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Is Chiropractic
care safe?
Chiropractic adjustments
are extremely safe. Your Doctor of Chiropractic is very highly
trained to choose the appropriate technique and to perform that
technique in an controlled and precise manner. The risk of injury
is very minimal and to give you an example, taking aspirin on
a daily basis is approximately 200 times more dangerous than
receiving a chiropractic adjustment.
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What kind of
education and training do Doctors of Chiropractic (DC) have?
Chiropractors receive an education very similar to your typical
medical doctor. Thousands of hours of study are required involving
anatomy, physiology, histology, biochemistry, pathology, neurology,
radiology and clinical diagnosis. Also extensive training in
various chiropractic techniques and clinical decision making
are required. Each Doctor may choose to specialize in a field
such as pediatrics, geriatrics, sports medicine, or become a
general practitioner. Each student will spend a year working
with patients in a clinical setting under the direct supervision
of a Licensed Doctor of Chiropractic. In addition to the strenuous
academic requirements, each student must pass national board
exams that test that students competency in each subject studied.
You must pass each aspect of these exams before you are eligible
to apply for state licensure.
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What can I
expect on my first visit?
On
your initial visit you will be asked to complete an intake form
that details your medical history. The Doctor will then review
your history with you, ask further questions to clarify details
and provide you with any answers concerning care that you may
have. The Doctor’s goal is to determine the true nature
of the illness and design a plan that will be most effective
in treating the problem. At this time
a physical examination will be performed in accordance with
your Doctor’s clinical judgment. The Doctor may also
refer you out for additional diagnostic procedures such as
x-rays or laboratory analysis.
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Take advantage of the forms we
have provided below. They can be used to save you time on
your first visit with Great Lakes Chiropractic.
Simply:
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Click the apporpriate form
below to fill out. (Acrobat Reader is required)
- Fill in the data.
- Print a copy to take with you on your visit
Welcome Form
(First time visitors)
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Patient Information Update Form
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Great Lakes Chiropractic
741 Davison Road Lockport,
NY 14094
716.433.3632
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