In olden times, a person who knew how to straighten, put in place the bones in case of dislocation, and also correctly position the broken ones, was called a chiropractor. Many are interested in, in our days, chiropractors (doctor) as it is called correctly? Today it is a chiropractor. He now knows how not only to correct bones, but also to solve many problems associated with bones and spine. Manual therapy (" hand treatment ") is a whole system where the doctor makes medical manipulations with his hands. A competent specialist is able to use them to treat not only joints and the spine, but also disorders in the muscles, and even diseases of the internal organs.
Kostoprav (doctor) - what is the correct name?
A chiropractor (an old-fashioned chiropractor) uses his own hands to treat his patients. He is responsible for the treatment of pathologies of the spinal column, including its curvature, as well as various joints.
Before preparing a restoring individual course, a good chiropractor conducts a full-fledged diagnosis. After that, the doctor proceeds to implement his miraculous techniques.
The main advantage of a chiropractor in comparison with other methods is that in this case there is no need to use drugs. And besides this, manual therapy can sometimes help even in cases where conservative methods are already powerless and completely ineffective.
What methods does it use?
A modern chiropractor (a doctor, as it is called correctly, we found out) is a doctor who uses the most modern methods of diagnosis and treatment in his work. Manual therapy sessions are carried out in combination with physiotherapy, massage, and hardware methods. As a result, a lasting effect even with such complex diseases as arthrosis of the joints, intervertebral hernias, scoliosis, osteochondrosis, vegetovascular dystonia and others.
Some patients already feel some shifts and even improvements after the first session. After exposure to manipulations by a chiropractor, blood circulation immediately improves, muscles tone, tissue trophism increases and metabolism accelerates. Of course, one session will not be enough to cure. Most often, you need to visit a specialist 10 to 20 times. All individually. If at the initial stages you notice improvements, you must definitely complete the course. In no case do you need to stop halfway to a cure. Listen to your doctor’s recommendations.
What does a chiropractor do?
Who is a chiropractor (doctor)? What is correctly called in our time is understandable. How does competent chiropractor work? A chiropractor, like no one else, is well versed in the physiology of the human body, knows all its functional capabilities. He builds his method and method of treatment, based not only on the underlying disease. Necessarily takes into account the psychological state of the patient. The main purpose of his manipulations (actions with his hands on the body) is the elimination of pain, as a result, the compensation of frozen functions (joints, spine, internal organs).
In the chiropractor’s office, all problems associated with the musculoskeletal system, both congenital and acquired, are identified. A full course of manual therapy is able to restore health to many, and not only to the joints and spine. After treatment, the work of the endocrine and respiratory systems, the gastrointestinal tract is restored, the blood supply to all organs, as well as the brain, increases immunity, and the patient's emotional and psychological mood improves.
Who most often becomes a chiropractor? The specialist may have an orthopedic or neuropathologist diploma. To this, he still needs to qualify for manual therapy.
The doctor’s diagnosis is made not only by the results of the examination, patient complaints, with palpation. Often require additional examinations, x-rays. During the course of treatment, it is necessary to monitor the condition of the patient, monitor the dynamics of the disease, focus on well-being.
Children's manual therapist
A specialist is contacted by people of all ages. Often infants are brought to the reception. Common injuries are displacement during the delivery of the cervical vertebrae, congenital dislocation of the joints, dislocation of the thigh. So that these pathologies do not affect the quality of life in the future, a manual therapist can help in solving the problem. Moscow is a huge metropolis, and finding a good chiropractor here is not difficult. In the regions, many turn to such specialists for recommendations, according to reviews of former doctor’s patients. The chiropractor in the arsenal has a lot of gentle techniques that are specifically designed for small patients.
In childhood and adolescence, a variety of various symptoms accompany various diseases. At home, it is simply impossible to independently identify the exact symptoms in infants; it is better to visit the manual therapy room with the child. Here the doctor will be able to accurately diagnose. The first sign of some deviations in infants will be a loud cry during some physical influences: turns, simple exercises, light massage. Older children can already complain of pain in any part of the spine, joints, headache (it can also be a consequence of problems with the spine). In addition, with kyphosis, scoliosis, wryneck, strong changes in posture, incorrect head positioning are immediately noticeable. A pediatric chiropractor knows how to help your child in these cases, after the first consultation he will give recommendations on what needs to be done. Timely diagnosis and targeted treatment will make it possible to get rid of the disease. To confirm such diagnoses, the doctor will direct you to an MRI, radiography, CT scan or magnetic resonance angiography. Any laboratory tests are possible.
Indications in children
A good chiropractor was able to help many kids, any grateful review proves this: a chiropractor, according to parents, creates simply wonderful transformations with the child’s body with his manipulations. The main thing is to turn in time and after making a diagnosis immediately start a course of treatment. In what cases does a children's manual therapist really help? If a child is found:
- Improper development of the spine in infants or baby torticollis.
- Kyphosis, scoliosis, osteochondrosis in older children.
- Infants have birth injuries.
- Teenagers, schoolchildren have poor posture, scoliosis.
- In middle and school age, various dislocations and injuries.
- Joint diseases.
- Some diseases of the internal organs.
- Muscle pathology.
Getting rid of pain
Of course, that it is possible to get rid of a vertebral hernia with the help of surgical intervention. However, a manual therapist will help to overcome the pain. Moscow is precisely the city where you can easily find a highly qualified specialist. Pain is the leading symptom of spinal diseases; a chiropractor is able to restore biochemical processes at the site of the lesion.
Each chiropractor has a knowledge of the principle that a leading disease entails a disruption in the functioning of other important systems of the body, since it is a single whole. For example, if a finger is damaged on the lower limb, this will lead to a change in gait, as a result of which arthrosis of the hip joint is possible. This will be followed by a violation of the functions of internal organs, displacement of the vertebrae, impaired posture, and so on. For this reason, even minor diseases should be detected in the first stages and undergo timely treatment.
What diseases does a chiropractor treat?
Any doctor during the examination can decide that you need a consultation that a manual therapist gives. The price of the services of this doctor may be different and depend on the level of qualification of the specialist. The most common diseases that a chiropractor works with are:
- Migraine.
- Osteochondrosis with severe pain manifestations, with infringement of the sciatic nerve, sciatica and so on.
- Violation of posture.
- Kyphosis.
- Lordosis.
- Intervertebral hernia.
- Hypertension.
- Vegetovascular dystonia.
- Scoliosis.
In most cases, a person can decide for himself that he needs a consultation with a chiropractor. Alarming indicators can be: frequent headaches that occur when turning the head, dizziness, pain in the chest, joints, as well as stiffness of the spine and joints.
The following indicators are contraindications to manual therapy:
- Oncology.
- Systemic diseases.
- Osteoporosis.
When should I see a chiropractor?
Do you need a manual therapist (the price for a doctor’s services varies from 700 to 1800 rubles per session in Moscow)? Listen to your body. If you notice the symptoms below, then you should consider visiting a chiropractor:
- During breathing, a feeling of stiffness occurs.
- There is numbness of the lower or upper limbs, their fingers.
- Dizziness, as well as headaches with them.
- Hearing impairment, vision, memory problems.
- Turning the head causes a headache.
How is the appointment with a chiropractor?
You can understand how the appointment with this doctor goes by reading any review. The chiropractor at the first appointment must carefully listen to all your complaints. The doctor will find out if you have any diseases of the internal organs and various concomitant diseases. In addition, you must bring the following results to the doctor, if any:
- CT scan of the spine.
- MRI
- X-ray images.
- The conclusion of the neurologist.
After studying them, the doctor will begin the examination. Know that manual therapy uses not only medical, but also diagnostic methods. The doctor must use them at the first appointment. Also, a chiropractor palms your spinal column, determining all its deformations, bends, determines where the muscles are less, more stressed, determine hypertonicity. During the examination, the doctor may ask you to take this or that position (lie down, stand up, walk around), at the same time he will carefully look closely.
What types of palpations are used by a chiropractor?
Tick-borne, superficial, moving, deep, plucked. Some types of techniques resemble massage movements, and this should not be surprised. Sometimes, for the final decision on the choice of methodology, a chiropractor (osteopath) may refer you to additional diagnostics. This can be a LHC, HOW, CT, MRI of the spine, electromyography, x-ray of the spine.