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Dr. Robert A. Fernandez, DC
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Pain Relief


One of the largest growing health businesses is that of family chiropractor. Chiropractic treatment deals with manipulating the skeleton-muscular system in order to best align your body and relieve pain. They deal with very sensitive areas that have been harmed due to trauma, natural wear, or degenerative diseases. For this reason, chiropractors must deal with areas of a patients’ body that are sensitive to pain. With a family chiropractor there is an emphasis on being gentle, since they often work on children. If you bring your child for the first time, monitor his or her reactions carefully to ensure the chiropractor is gentle enough. The goal is to merely stretch the back and take strain off the muscles and bones.The back is a very sensitive place that can be easily damaged. Many people carry tension there and, after a while, the tension can have a big effect. It is in the most central part of your body, so if your hurt your back, it will hurt to do just about everything. Children often speak of back pain because of rapid growth. The muscles and bones cannot keep up with their bodies’ urges to grow, and therefore muscles and joints can be very sore. It is becoming a growing trend with parents to bring their children to a family chiropractor instead of passing off soreness just as ‘growing pains.’ It is a combination of massage, physical therapy, and bone alignment. Chiropractors are often recommended by doctors as a regular source of treatment and relief from pain. Though backs are their specialty, they service all areas of the body that have pain. Often the hips, shoulders, and the neck are also regularly treated since there is such a close relationship between them and the back.

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Whiplash


The first treatment is spinal manipulation. This is often the first choice by a chiropractor for joint issues. It realigns the spinal joints and allows the joints to regain their natural range of movement. This is often accomplished by gently rotating the patient’s head in the direction of joint stress or dysfunction. After a few rotations, your chiropractor will use either a quick thrust or a slow, steady movement to realign the joints. Some chiropractors prefer the slow, steady movement for nervous or first-time patients. Most chiropractors use muscle stimulation or relaxation techniques to treat the muscle problems associated with whiplash injuries. For example, if your muscle appears to be weak, your chiropractor will stimulate the muscle to encourage contractions. If you have the opposite problem, your muscles are too tense, your chiropractor will help stretch the muscle to relieve the tension. The intensity of the stretches depends on how tight your muscle is, tighter muscles require more intense stretches. In many cases, these stretches may be painful. If this is the case, your chiropractor may apply pressure to trigger points to relieve your pain. Once your spine has been successfully realigned, your chiropractor may provide you with specific exercises to help reduce the chance of your discs becoming misaligned again. These exercises are called McKenzie exercises. Your chiropractor will initially show you how to do these exercises in his or her office, then give you instructions on how to do them at home. These were designed to be easy for patients who want to take an active role in treating their whiplash.

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How a Chiropractor Helps in Detoxification


There is one type of detox program where the help of a person called by the term chiropractor is needed, this detox program is called chiropractor detox service. Chiropractor is meant to assist the person who is under the detox diet program. He will help the person under the program regarding the whole process. Toxins can also clog up the meridian points of the body, this can cause imbalance in our energy level. When you detoxify, it eliminates toxins that accumulated throughout the systems, so if these has been removed, the energy of the body will be circulated throughout the system of the body, thus making energy boosts and stress removed. Before the start of the program, chiropractic will prepare your body on the process, preparation of herbal and physical warm ups will be made for the patient to achieved wellness and cleansing successfully. He will also help patients in coping up from the pains brought about by the process. Chiropractic manipulation will also assist in maintaining better skin and healthy immune systems.

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