Frequently Asked Questions in Fairfield CT

An all natural form of healthcare that uses the spine as it’s tool to treat the body for over all health.  Chiropractors evaluate their patients for misaligned vertebrae called subluxations.  Chiropractors job is to manually adjust the misaligned vertebrae back into the proper position thus taking the taking the pressure off the nerves so the body has the ability to heal itself.

Chiropractors do not treat conditions the question should be what does chiropractic help with? EVERYTHING!! Headaches, neck pain, shoulder issues, arm, hand, and finger weakness and tingling, postural issues, digestive problems, acid reflux, bloating, constipation, loose stools, lower back pain, leg pain and sciatica, herniated discs, sports injuries, child hood pediatric and spinal scoliosis, ear infections and asthma, pure over wellness and optimal health.

An adjustment is when the chiropractor uses his/her hands to feel the spine and evaluate where the misalignment/subluxation is within the spinal column.  Adjustment are a painless event often euphoric reported from hundreds of patients due to chronic and longstanding issues, when the doctor gently pushes the bones back into the proper spaces thus taking the pressure of the nerve involved.  CHIROPRACTIC in latin is defined “done by hand”

Chiropractic is incredibly safe and way way safer than un-needed medications and the over-utilization of un-need surgeries.  I have really never heard of anyone getting hurt by a professional qualified caring doctor in over 32 years of private practice and delivering almost 1 million adjustment in that time frame. 

Everyone is different.  For some patients who have had longer standing issues for years obviously may take longer then those that are younger with newer problems.  Generally patients report improvement after the first and second visit.  Some patients are 100% resolved within a 4-6 weeks. And there are patients that need long standing care and continued maintenance to maintain daily function.  Chiropractic often makes people feel better in general and they continue care on their own based on how it impacts them on a daily level.

Complete pain relief, return to normal everyday life, improved sleep, digestion and over improved energy and vitality with the right chiropractic adjustment. 

Not that I am aware of and not if the proper initial examination is performed thoroughly, and in my office when patient has had zero progress after their 4^thor 5^th visit which is extremely rare, that patient will be referred out to the next appropriate provider.

Simply put—absolutely not. 

At this office we specialize in using our hands only.  We do not rely on machines hooked up to the wall to feel what a healthy or an unhealthy spine feels like.  We perform manual chiropractic adjustments so when you walk out you walk out feeling better than you walked in period.  Every patient has a specific tailored treatment plan in accordance to what their spine needs.

The first visit is a longer roughly 30-45 minutes in order for the doctor to take a thorough history and proper examination to determine if chiropractic is even the right place for the patient. When the patient has become established and the doctor is comfortable with the patient, each visit should last between 15-20 minutes.     

Highly educated and have more xray and radiology hours than any medical doctor out there.  Chiropractic education consists of 4 year degree in college in the sciences,  followed by 4 years of chiropractic school with a year of residency having to complete extensive requirements of treatment and analysis as well as health management with a minimum of seeing 50 different patients. 

Nothing better and healthy than a new perspective mom getting chiropractic adjustments.  Not only does it rid all the aches and pains especially severe leg pain during the gestation process it really prepares the mom for delivery which is a very big physical event. 

No not at all, it’s just very inviting because of the huge benefits seen from the right chiropractic adjustment.  People willingly continue almost like the HONDA the car that sells itself.

The audible noise heard during the adjustment is a gas exchange released from the joints after the adjustment is made.  Almost like releasing pressure around a very tight area.

No, in fact in the last 10-15 years of my practice I see more and more patients with so many unexplained health issues that just do not show up on fancy testing like MRI’s and CT scans, and even blood work.  Adjusting your own spine can cause Mal-alignments that create inflammation within that spinal region which accounts for the person to become so habitual that they may self adjust themselves 20-30 times a day because they just feel so uncomfortable.  Self adjusting creates nervous system stress and causes miss-firing of the nerves so to speak.  These patients present to my office with the following, headaches, nervousness, anxiety, sleep depravity, digestive issues especially acid reflux and lower GI issues like bloating and constipation.  Never adjust yourself!!!!  

Some do, most do not or have an extremely high deductible to meet.   At this office we already know that after 32 years of practice.  So we have very affordable care plans and family plans and we refuse not to make it affordable to anyone that wants to be a patient here.  We never have patients with issues of paying and if they do we will work with them also and establish a plan that is tangible for them. 

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There is No comparison--- PT is for soft-tissues and rehabilitation for post surgical issues like knees and shoulders, ankles, feet, and hands.  Chiropractors are solely spine specialists that are the only ones in the world trained to find spinal misalignments and the only one in the world trained to deliver a chiropractic adjustment.    

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Besides pain relief and improved function most patients report a feeling of euphoria, a feeling of relaxation or peace especially when they have been living with a chronic debilitating health issue for so long.

Better for children than adults!   Most people were brought up in a disease based society where we only went to the doctor when we had a crisis instead of taking care of our spines like we do our teeth.  Now a days the time to start chiropractic care is when we are young not wait until we are full of arthritic change, can’t move and have a host of other medical issues as well.  Chiropractic is an incredible way to stay young, agile and completely engaged in life without the use of medications and un-needed surgeries and treatments we never needed in the first place.