Chiropractic

Chiropractic is a hands-on therapy that focuses on the relationship between the spine, the joints and the nervous system. Using controlled manual techniques, a trained practitioner works to ease restricted joints, reduce mechanical pressure on nearby nerves and restore freer, more comfortable movement. It is most often chosen by people with mechanical low back or neck pain, posture problems or stiffness that limits everyday activity. Within a rehabilitation setting it is rarely used on its own; instead it is planned as one part of a wider programme alongside exercise and posture training. Every course of treatment begins with a physician assessment, because chiropractic is not suitable for everyone and careful patient selection matters.