These days, the education that a chiropractor receives is quite similar to what medical practitioners receive.
In fact, a recent study says that chiropractic and medical curricula are “more similar than dissimilar.” Most chiropractic colleges require a Bachelor’s degree before enrollment. A doctor of chiropractic’s training generally requires a minimum of five years of college study.
Obviously, medical [...]
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A Chiropractor’s Education
What Is This Pain in My Neck!
“When I woke up this morning, I couldn’t move my neck! Every time I try to move it, I feel sharp pain on the left side of the neck shooting down into the shoulder blade. It just came out of nowhere!”
This is a common complaint that we receive at our chiropractic office in Springfield, VA. [...]
Headaches: Causes and Treatment
Few conditions leave their victims as miserable and agitated as headaches. There are many causes of headaches including stress, odors, bright lights, noise, fatigue, certain foods, hormonal shifts, allergies, as well as genetic predisposition. With all the possible causes of headaches, it’s not surprising many people seek help from many different approaches such as conventional [...]
The Above Down Inside Out Idea
One question I often get asked as a chiropractor; What is Chiropractic? There is a enormous lack of understanding on what chiropractic is? BJ Palmer, the founder of Chiropractic developed the term Above-Down-Inside-Out. This one term helps to explain what chiropractic is.
Chiropractors believe that the body can heal itself from the inside-out, if there is [...]
Pregnancy and Back Pain Relief
Expecting a baby is one of the most joyful times in a woman’s life, but discomfort becomes a way of life as the pregnancy progresses. It’s irritating at its most mild, but can be absolutely crippling if back conditions existed prior to the pregnancy. If you’ve been crippled by third-trimester pregnancy back pain and chiropractic [...]