What are the basic treatment methods used by chiropractors?
The natural methods of care that chiropractors use to get and keep their patients well include manual therapies inclusive of chiropractic adjusting. There are techniques designed to be able to relax muscles; there's cross friction massage, there's the release technique. There are different types of modalities that use natural frequencies such as micro-current. There's ultrasound that uses ultra high frequency sound waves. There's interferential current that's used to relax muscles and promote healing and recovery. There's cold laser that uses light in different frequencies to induce physiological responses that are consistent with healing and recovering wellness. There are home exercises that are done that the patient can do to help regulate body function, inclusive of stretching, strengthening and coordination exercises. There's the use of therapeutic nutrition and diet, and the use of dietary supplements to be able to support recoveries, whether it be to create tissue healing, or whether it be to create energy so that the body has the best ability with which to heal. There's also the use of in-home therapy equipment like rebounders, stationary bicycles, and surgical tubing for strengthening; there's just a complete compendium of resources available that create the chiropractic tool kit that the patient receives as part of the individualised care that they get from their chiropractor.
