Chiropractic
Doctors are spine specialists who
both diagnose and treat a broad range of physical
conditions. Best known for their treatment of back
and neck pain they many also specialize further in
areas such as sports medicine, orthopedics and neurology.
Doctors of Chiropractic begin their training
in much the same way as do medical doctors.
They training for a number or years in fields such
as diagnosis, X-ray analysis, neurology, and orthopedics
but then continue on to specialize in the
study of manipulation, spinal disease, exercise, nutrition,
physiotherapy and sports injury management.
Now, with today's growing emphasis on treatment and
cost effectiveness, manipulation is receiving much
more widespread attention. Chiropractic manipulation,
also frequently called the chiropractic adjustment,
is the form of manipulation that has been most extensively
used by Americans for the last one hundred years.
There are a few basic types of chiropractic treatments
that are commonly called adjustments. The traditional
adjustment is rendered by hand but other types of
adjustments may be administered by the use of an instrument.
Whether by hand or through the use of a precise instrument,
the goal is to improved mobility or function of some
part of the body which in turn might reduced pressure
on a compressed nerve (“pinched”) or increase
the range of motion of injured muscle or joint.
This ability to improve function of the spine
or extremity without the use of surgery or drugs gives
Chiropractic a central role in the conservative management
of many types of pain. In fact, after an
extensive study of all currently available care for
low back problems, the Agency for Health Care Policy
and Research--a federal government research organization--recommended
that low back pain suffers choose the most conservative
care first. And it recommended spinal manipulation
as the only safe and effective, drugless form of initial
professional treatment for acute low back problems
in adults.
The result has been that Chiropractic has become one
of the fastest growing heath professions among the
public, professional sports teams and performing arts.
The Chiropractic doctors of our office are
some of the best and most respected in their field
and have treated a broad range of local professional
athletes and performers. This has included members
of the New York Knicks, New York Rangers,
New York Giants, The New York Mets, The New York City
Ballet, American Ballet Theater as well a
host of Musicians and many Broadway companies.
