How to Explain Chiropractic Care to Your Friends

Aug 03, 2020

If you’re among the 22 million Americans that visit a chiropractor each year, you may get the craziest questions from your friends and peers. You may have heard questions like, “You go to a chiropractor? Does that even work? Does it hurt? Is it safe?”

Here are some quick talking points that will help you explain chiropractic care to your friends.

 

What is a Chiropractor? 


Chiropractors are non-surgical spine specialists that improve the health and wellness of the spine. Chiropractic care ensures that joints are properly aligned and can move through their full range of motion while reducing pain, inflammation, tension, and more. Properly aligned joints help balance supportive muscles, soft tissues, and ligaments. 


Does Chiropractic Care Hurt? 


Most patients say that joint manipulation feels good. While there is an audible popping sound, this sound is the release of gas between joints. Cracking your knuckles is the easiest way to replicate the effect. The reason you can’t crack your knuckles more than once is that it takes around 30 minutes for gas to build up again between your joints. 


Is Chiropractic Care Safe? 


Every healthcare treatment has risks and benefits, and chiropractic care is no exception. Each year at least 1.5 million Americans are injured, sickened, or killed by errors in the prescribing or dispensing of medication. Spinal surgery has a risk of death of 1,800 per million. While chiropractic care involves some risk, the low risk associated with this type of treatment has resulted in the lowest malpractice insurance premiums for chiropractic doctors. 


The Benefits of Chiropractic Care 


Chiropractic care is used to treat injuries, sprains, strains, and medical conditions such as headaches, arthritis, scoliosis, herniated discs, and more. It provides benefits such as:


  • Alleviates pain
  • Improve blood circulation 
  • Reduce tension 
  • Reduce inflammation 
  • Improve organ function 
  • Prevent chronic pain 
  • Reduce stiffness 
  • Improve lost range of motion and flexibility 


Finding Chiropractic Care in Athens and Loganville


Dr. Giles and Dr. Morgan have been providing chiropractic care for over 25 years. With a patient-focused approach, they create treatment plans that target each patient’s symptoms and conditions to alleviate pain, reduce tension, and help patients on the path to recovery. 

Are you looking for chiropractic care in Athens or Loganville? Call our Athens office today at (706) 543-2584 or our Loganville office at (770) 687-2655 to get started.

Herniated vs Bulging Discs: What Is the Difference?

10 Jun, 2022
There is a difference between a herniated disc and one that is bulging. At Grand Oak Health Care in Athens and Loganville, we take a careful look at your back to determine if you have any herniated or bulging discs before treatment is provided. Herniated vs Bulging Discs Your vertebral discs are cushions that help keep your spine in alignment. Over time, these discs can start to bulge or suddenly become herniated because of an injury. These discs are fluid-filled sacs, with an outer covering and a jelly-like center. If a disc is herniated, it is torn and leaks fluid into your body. With a bulging disc, the disc is not doing a good job supporting your spine, but it does not leak. Spinal Decompression for Bulging Discs When you see a chiropractor for pain related to a bulging disc, spinal decompression strategies can provide relief. The chiropractor looks at your spinal column and determines where you have any areas of compression. Light stretching, decompression techniques, massage, and ultrasound therapy can help ease the pressure on discs that are compressed and bulging. What to Expect from Chiropractic Care As part of any wellness plan with a chiropractor, you can expect an assessment to determine what is causing your back pain. The treatment plan is developed to meet your specific needs. You will see the chiropractor several times a week during the acute phase of treatment and slowly taper down your visits as you heal. Schedule Your Chiropractic Care Appointment at Grand Oak Health Care If you have back pain, it is time to see how our chiropractors can help. Contact Grand Oak Health Care in Loganville and Athens today at (706) 543-2584 or reach us through our website by using our online contact form .

How a Broadside Collision Affects Your Body

12 May, 2021
Side impact car crashes (a.k.a. "T-bone accidents" or "broadside collisions") tend to have a more devastating effect on the human body than all other types of car accidents, according to researchers at Monash University Accident Research Centre in Melbourne. Even at speeds as low as 18mph, side impact car crashes routinely cause serious injuries to the occupants of the struck car. We at Grand Oak Healthcare want you to understand how such a collision affects your body and what to do to treat it. Whiplash, Concussions, and More A Result of Broadside Collisions  Two thirds of broadside collisions cause neck injuries that can lead to chronic pain and even paralysis, and studies show why they’re so common: the human body remains in place for a moment as the car lurches before getting yanked along for the violent ride. This stretches muscles and ligaments beyond their normal range. The sudden movement can injure nerves and discs in the spine, and cause a concussion. A concussion is a traumatic brain injury that can cause permanent damage. If left untreated, lingering symptoms may include headaches, fatigue, chronic pain, loss of coordination, depression, anxiety, vertigo, dizziness, epilepsy, blurred vision, eye pain, attention disorders, reading comprehension problems, and continued memory loss. To prevent this, get care immediately. The time between concussion and treatment is critical to recovery. We’ll want to see you for follow-up appointments to ensure proper healing. The likelihood of permanent brain damage dramatically increases if a concussion isn’t treated immediately. As for the rest of your injuries, our chiropractic care strives to restore range of motion and improve your body’s physical function by reducing pain, inflammation, and scar tissue (where applicable), along with restore range of motion. All of this translates to faster, better healing, and getting your life back to normal. Get the Benefit of Chiropractic at Grand Oak Healthcare Dr. Giles and his team focus on the effective, evidence-based spinal care that the people of Athens have come to love. We also help patients and their attorneys dealing with personal injury cases, providing the required paperwork to move ahead with insurance claims or legal action. Have questions or need to schedule an appointment? Give our Athens location a call at (706) 543-2584, our Loganville location at (770) 687-2655, or go online and fill out a contact form. We look forward to helping you.
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