Jason Tirado asked:


The origin of chiropractic dates back to thousands of years. The first mention of chiropractic can be traced as back as 2700 BC in a Chinese manuscript. The philosophy of Leonardo Da Vinci on the relationship between structure and functioning of human body has bestowed a deep impression on the progression of this medical practice. Human body is accomplished with a self-healing capability and its structure affects its functioning as well as the total health.

Chiropractic simply detects, prevents and heals the imbalance between the relationship of body structure and body function. Thus it restores and retains perfect health.

With the passing of time, the alliance between the scientific medical methodologies and chiropractic has successfully evolved various advanced techniques for the utmost benefit of the patients. Manipulation under Anesthesia or MUA is such a Complimentary and Alternative Medicine or CAM technique that helps to apply chiropractic most efficiently. The neuromusculoskeletal approach of the chiropractors has developed a new philosophy and class in itself known as ‘mixers’ against the ‘straights’, more conventional and principle-based practitioners.

Manipulation under Anesthesia works as the most functional alternative in an outside set-up of hospitals, and in cases where the patient has stopped responding to other forms of treatments. The failure of MUA is 0% till now. Ever since the 1930’s an abundance of positive research has been completed showing the clinical efficacy of the procedure itself, its popularity and applicability is highly growing.

Robert Mensor, an orthopedic surgeon, has proved that 83% of MUA patients have received effective results. Donald Chrisman, another orthopedic surgeon, has also reported that 51% patients with indisputable disc lesions were having good health even after three years of the MUA. A 1998 study on 177 patients has showed that 68.9% of patients returned to normal life some times after MUA treatment.

Manipulation under Anesthesia should be considered as a strong treatment option by every chiropractor. The main reasons for this are –

- MUA lowers the risk of muscle spasm, and thus it allows easy spinal movement, while applying manipulation.

- MUA demurs the nerves that can react to the sharp pain caused by the dysfunctional spine.

- MUA further relaxes the muscle extremely well, allowing the chiropractor to extend and elongate muscles and reduce fibrotic scar tissue.

However, before performing an MUA, it is suggested that the patient undergo medical clearance by various tests line SMA 6, EKG, Chest X-ray, CBC blood examination, MRI, CT, pregnancy test and other tests if necessary. The patient should also be guided with complimentary exercise and lifestyle advices.

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Pete Wyatt asked:


Chiropractic medicine is believed to have been around since 1895. Chiropractors believe that joint mobility and anatomical alignment of the spine can exert inconceivable effects on your nervous system. Since the spinal column is so much a part of the nervous system, chiropractors think that manual adjustments can promote and improve the overall health of a person. Such treatment can reduce whatever is exerting pressure on the spinal cord, the chief neurological tissue.

When misalignment or fracture is found on any of the vertebrae, this is normally attributed to either an accident, a fall or even body tension. Whatever the cause may be, when your spinal nerve root is irritated, you will experience the reflexes of pinched nerves, usually resulting in severe back pain. That’s one reason for you to visit a chiropractor.

When examining a patient most chiropractors use the same approach as that of medical doctors. First is the consultation. Next is the discussion of your case history. Then this should lead to a physical examination. Further tests may then be needed such as laboratory analysis and x-ray studies.

Chiropractic care engages a drug-free and non-surgical methodology in treating the patients. It involves manually manipulating your body joints and adjusting your spinal column to bring a sense of balance back to your body. Thus restoring your health. This process is even believed to have disease prevention effects. When all is done, your joints should be able to have normal motion back again. Not only that, your body will have diminished nerve interferences, resulting in removal of stressful attacks, rejuvenating your whole body back into its healthful state.

The following will give a brief idea of how spinal joint mobility can actually be restored by chiropractic practice. Through using a highly trained manual sequence called chiropractic spinal manipulation, pressure is applied or forced to the joints that have been limited by muscle strain, inflammation and/or pain. This form of manipulation will relieve tightness and pain of muscles, and also promote general health. It also is found to be especially helpful in reducing back pain and in treating sciatica with disc protrusions.

As stated above, these types of manual adjustments can be very helpful in treating sciatica. They can help ease the irritations in the root nerves that are causing all the sharp pains, inflammation and muscle spasms usually associated with sciatica. Alignment adjustments and mobility manipulations are both safe and should be pain free. If there are discomforts during or after treatments, make sure to let your chiropractor know immediately.

The sounds you hear when a chiropractor makes adjustments to your joints are not the sounds of bones cracking. These are sounds of gases being released from your joints, incredible as this may sound. But they are actually the release of oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide which have built up in your joints, causing them pressure. You should begin to feel wonderfully good after the chiropractor is done with this. There should be no discomfort unless your muscles are in spasm or you get overly tensed about the whole procedure. It’s quite important that you are able to relax in an adjustment session. Tensing up your body works against you and defeats what the chiropractor is trying to do for you.

Chiropractic care can be an incredible aid for maintaining a healthier pregnancy. From controlling nausea all the way to having a full term delivery. It could even help in shortening the time of labor and delivery! Most of the professionals have been trained to work with pregnant patients and so it is very safe for both the mother and the baby.

When modern medicine cannot offer any genuine relief for those with chronic back pain, it’s time for you to definitely check out chiropractic care. Instead of taking more pain-killers, and facing the possibility of surgery, you have a truly viable alternative here.

Many people who began visiting a chiropractor found out it made them feel much better than they had in years. When you keep your body in alignment, it returns back the favor by keeping you in better overall health. Taking constant medications does no good to your health in the long run. And nobody likes going for surgery either. So it should only be the last resort, after you’ve exhausted all other means.

Chiropractic care is now a century old practice and its popularity shows no signs of slowing down. Real world results are confirming that these manual adjustments are bringing surprisingly good health benefits to patients. There are other issues of health where positive results are even surfacing because of this treatment. In areas such as allergies, headaches, adult and child ADHD, they can be either relieved or diminished by going to the chiropractor. As time progresses, it looks promising that many more areas of common health issues will likely be uncovered, which could responsively benefit from the chiropractic care approach.