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What is
chiropractic care?
Chiropractic care is the most popular natural health
care choice in the United States. Chiropractic
is more understood, accepted, and used than ever
before.
The practice of
chiropractic focuses on the relationship between
your structure (spine, nerves, muscles, joint, etc.) and
how it affects the health and function of your body.
Chiropractic care is based on the scientific fact
that the nervous system controls and coordinates the
function of every cell, tissue, and organ in the
body.
Interference to the nervous system causes the body
to malfunction and develop symptoms. The
spine, when unhealthy, is the most common structural
cause of interference to the nervous system.
This is called a vertebral (spinal) subluxation.
When you
have subluxations in your spine, the spinal bones
cause an interference to your nervous system.
Chiropractors locate the areas of the spine that are
subluxated and perform adjustments (treatments) to
correct the subluxations and remove the interference to
the nervous system, skeletal system and muscle system.
What
makes chiropractic care different is the approach to
your health problem. As Chiropractors we help align skeletal misalignments, (subluxation) in your body and we place emphasis on the spine. With realignment of subluxation, your body becomes more anatomically correct, thus reducing abnormal pressures of the body. In reducing pressure on the nervous system your bodies internal intelligence, Innate, works at a higher capacity. Innate then works to heal your body.
We are not merely chasing symptoms and help you to achieve an optimal health potential.
Dr. Hulbert’s approach is to allow your bodies intelligence, Innate, to work at a greater capacity allowing you to live a more healthy life.
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How does chiropractic work?
Getting
results with chiropractic care is a lot like
exercising. Let me explain.
If you
want to "get in shape," I think you'd agree that you
would have to exercise 3 to 4 times a week for
several weeks. If you go to the gym one time
and have a great workout, it may make you feel good
that day, but that doesn't mean you are "in shape."
Getting
in shape is a process that takes time and
repetition.
Chiropractic care works the same way. It takes
several treatments over several weeks to restore
health to your body and get you feeling better.
A couple treatments may make you feel better, but it
isn't enough time or enough treatments to fix your
problem.
There is
no magic pill or quick fix to getting healthy.
The secret to getting healthy is time and
repetition. If you want to improve your
health, then you need to make a commitment to
getting the treatments necessary to restore your
health.
Do not
be somebody who is looking to make the least effort
because you will be disappointed in your results and
your health will not improve.
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What is a subluxation?
A
subluxation is a condition where there is a
misalignment or a loss of motion of one or more of
the bones in the spine, causing a problem with the
nerve(s) in that area. Subluxations create
interference to the nerve signals, causing the body
to malfunction.
Subluxations destroy the ability of the brain and
body to properly communicate with one another,
resulting in a loss of health. They can have
devastating effects on your quality of life.
When the nervous system is malfunctioning because of
spinal subluxations, the normal communication
pathways are interrupted and the nerve system no
longer has the ability to function properly.
Your body performs worse at every level.
Your immune system weakens, your strength and
coordination is negatively affected, your emotional
state can be altered, your organs may not function
normally, and you could experience a constant state
of pain, stiffness, lack of flexibility, stress,
fatigue, and many other symptoms.
Subluxations, just like cavities, cancer, and many
other diseases can start out PAINLESS.
And
if they are left uncorrected, they continue to get
worse.
If
you have areas in your spine that are subluxated,
and they are interfering with the normal function of
your nervous system, you cannot have optimal health.
Because your nervous system controls your entire
body, if it isn’t working correctly, it is
impossible for your body to be working correctly.
That’s why having a healthy spine is so important.
It’s our job to restore health to the areas of your
spine that have subluxations.. It’s our job to
make sure your nerve system is as healthy as
possible. It’s our job to not only get you out
of pain when you hurt, but also keep your body as
healthy as possible.
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How Long Does It Take
To Heal?
That depends on you! There are many factors
that determine how long it will take to restore your
health. These factors include your age, your
overall level of health, your diet, how long you've
had your health problem(s), the severity of your
health
problem(s), and more.
If
you look in a medical textbooks, it will tell you
that healing your health problem(s) can take
anywhere from 2 to 12 months.
In
our office, our experience is that you will feel
much better in 1 to 6 weeks and we can rehabilitate
your body and restore your health to as near normal
as possible in 3 to 6 months.
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What Are The Educational Requirements Of A
Chiropractor?
To become a Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Hulbert
completed nearly 5,000 classroom hours, passed two National Board exams and passed
the State of California’s three day state examination. Prior to that Dr. Hulbert completed
his under graduate studies in Chemistry.
To put it into perspective it takes only 1,500 hours to become an airline pilot.
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What Causes My Spine To Become Unhealthy And Have
Pain?
There are several factors that cause your spine and
body to become unhealthy.
1.
Neglect. Imagine if you never brushed
your teeth. What would you expect?
That's right, problems. It could be a cavity,
it could be gum disease.
Imagine if you ignored your spouse. How would
that be a good idea or a bad idea?
What if you ignored the maintenance of your car?
Here's the point. When you neglect areas of
your body or life, bad things happen. The
spine is no different.
Most people haven't been taught that it's important
to take care of their spine and their structure.
And because the spine is neglected, over time it
becomes unhealthy and starts to hurt.
2.
Aging. None of us can avoid the effects
of aging. As we age our body starts to wear down and wear out if we do not maintain ourselves.
3.
Everyday wear and tear. Most health
problems don't happen right away. They develop
over time. Little by little, our everyday
activities start to wear down our spines. Over
time we start to develop subluxations. And
once you have subluxations in your spine, your body
is malfunctioning you start to lose your health and
develop pain.
4.
Stress. There are 3 different stresses
that make your body break down - physical stress,
emotional stress, and chemical stress. Stress
has been proven to has negative effects on the body,
including the spine.
5.
Trauma. This is the most obvious
reason. Car accidents, falls, and other
accidents can cause injury to the spine. And
if these spinal injuries don't heal properly, then
as you get older they will re-emerge as a problem.
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Is
Chiropractic Care Safe?
Chiropractic care is one of the safest treatments in
the world. As a comparison, did you know that.
The number of deaths from medical errors is approximately 2,740 per day in the USA as reported by www.ourcivilisation.com.
Chiropractic care does not
kill people and it rarely causes injury.
Another way to determine the safety of a profession
is to check the malpractice insurance rates.
If there is a lot of risk involved, then the
malpractice costs will be high. Chiropractors
have some of the lowest malpractice insurance costs
in healthcare.
You
won't find a better health care choice in terms of
safety and effectiveness than chiropractic care.
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Will My Insurance Company Cover Chiropractic
Care?
Most insurance are very restrictive and slow in payment to the doctor, (90 days or longer), so Dr. Hulbert has decided to work for the people and not their insurance company. We therefore can advise you in how to bill your insurance company.
Also, just so you know, most people become patients
in our office via referral from a friend or family
and are choosing their chiropractic care based on
the doctor they want to see and not their health
insurance coverage.
Our
prices are extremely reasonable and we will work out
payment options for patients who really want to
receive chiropractic care in our office.
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Do Chiropractic Adjustments Hurt?
Not usually. The majority of the time they make you feel better and relax your body.
However, a small percentage of people may feel a
little achy or sore during their first few
adjustments. This is your body getting use to a new posture and alignment. It is very similar to working out for the 1st time – sometimes we get sore.
Dr. Hulbert will always be gentle as he knows your are the most sensitive the first few days and weeks of starting care.
It
is extremely rare for a patient to tell us that an
adjustment hurt them or made them feel worse.
We rarely see this happen.
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Can Children Receive Chiropractic Care?
Absolutely. Chiropractic care is great for
children. It's extremely safe and the kids
love it. We see lots of children in our office.
Some of the conditions we've helped kids with are
ear infections, ADD, asthma, trouble breast feeding,
colic,
It's great during the growth and development years.
If you have your kids get chiropractic adjustments
on a regular basis, they will be much healthier and
they won't get sick as much.
If
you are new to chiropractic care, you need to know
that receiving chiropractic care is not "age-based."
Anyone from birth to death can receive the benefits
of getting chiropractic adjustments.
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What Types Of Health Problems Do You Help People
With?
The
most obvious problems we help people with are back
and neck.
Here are some of the not-so-obvious:
Headaches, numbness or tingling in the arms or legs,
sinus problems, fatigue, stomach or digestive
problems, shoulder problems, hip problems, knee
problems, ankle problems, arthritis, degenerative
joint or disc disease, muscle stiffness, trouble
sleeping, stress, and much more.
There are also a lot of patients who come into our
office and get a chiropractic adjustment once or
twice a month to keep themselves healthy and "tuned
up." So we not only help people get out of
pain, we help people stay healthy and keep from
having pain.
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What Are Some Of The Benefits Besides Pain
Relief?
Here are a few of the benefits that patients tell us
they have experienced from the chiropractic care in
our office:
Less muscle stiffness and soreness
Better flexibility
Able to move better
Able to be more active and exercise, work in the
garden, etc.
Better sleep
Improved concentration and focus
Better able to handle stress
Better attitude: less angry and irritable
Improved performance at work
Improved performance athletically
Don't get sick as much
Just feel better
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How Often Do I Need To Receive Chiropractic Care
If I Want To Keep My Spine And Body Healthy?
It depends on the seriousness of your condition
The longer a problem is there and the more arthritis is present the more unstable you are… Once
the stabilization and remodeling stages are complete, one to several times per month is adequate
for most people. Some people are stable enough to come in once every four to six weeks and some
people require two times per week to maintain themselves, eg football players etc.
It should be noted that more time and more adjustments will be need for those with the more seriousness conditions for the stabilization and remodeling process.
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