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FAQ
•What is chiropractic?
• Once I see a
chiropractor, do I have to go for the rest of my life?
• How Much Will It
Cost?
• What is a
"subluxation" and how do I know if I have one?
• Do chiropractors
treat conditions other than back pain?
• Does Chiropractic
Hurt? Is it Safe?
• How does
chiropractic care help pregnant women?
What is chiropractic?
Chiropractic is a 100-year-old practice that uses
non-invasive means to restore and improve health. Its
tools include manipulation of the joints and surrounding
tissue -- including muscles, tendons, and nerves -- to
treat neck and back pain , joint pain, headache, muscle
aches, and other health problems.
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Once I see a chiropractor, do I have
to go for the rest of my life?
No. The extent to which you choose to benefit from
your chiropractic care is ultimately up to you. You are
the only person who can make decisions about the quality
of your health & well-being. However, we do strongly
urge all of our clients to consider regular chiropractic
care. The long-term, lasting benefits of chiropractic
care are well documented. Just as you would regularly
visit the dentist for your oral health, we recommend
that you visit your chiropractor on a regular basis to
maintain your spinal health.
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How Much Will
It Cost?
Costs vary and generally depend on the number of
treatments required to effectively treat your condition.
A number of studies have shown that chiropractic care is
extremely cost effective when compared to other
"medical" forms of care for similar conditions. Many
health benefit plans also cover chiropractic care. We
are providers for: Medica, HealthPartners, Blue Cross
and Blue Shield, Medicare, Preferred One, Select Care,
VA and others. If you do not see your plan listed,
please contact our office as we may be participating
providers through a differently named PPO.
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What is a "subluxation"
and how do I know if I have one?
A subluxation is a misalignment of the bones that house
and protect the spinal cord. Any misalignment puts
unnecessary pressure on the nerve system and damages the
nerve supply to different parts of the body. Vertebral
subluxations that are left undetected and unadjusted for
many years can lead to symptoms of pain, diseases, and
an unhealthy expression of life.
It's not easy to know when you have a subluxation,
although a pain of some kind can be an indication.
Abnormal posture including one shoulder higher than the
other, hips not level or a head forward past the
shoulders can also be indicative of a subluxation.
Often, the nerves that are negatively affected because
of the misalignment in the spine do not carry pain
signals. This means that you can suffer from
subluxations for years without any painful warning
signs. However, allowing subluxations to exist in your
body can negatively impact the functions of the organs
in your body, which leads to a deterioration of your
health. A chiropractor can detect the subluxations with
their highly trained hands, and correct them effectively
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Do
chiropractors treat conditions other than back pain?
Chiropractors provide effective treatment for all types
of soft tissue disorders and not just back and neck
ailments. This includes conditions of the joints of the
extremities like the ankle, knee and shoulder. What you
may not be aware of is chiropractic's success in
treating a number of non-soft tissue conditions like
dysmenorrhea (painful menses), ulcers, migraine
headaches, and ear infections in children. While we
cannot claim to cure these conditions, we believe that
many of these problems can be mimicked, aggravated and
some times caused by disruptions in the nervous system
as a result of spinal abnormalities. By correcting these
spinal abnormalities like the vertebral subluxation,
chiropractic has helped thousands of individuals
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Does
Chiropractic Hurt? Is it Safe?
Under normal circumstances, adjustments don't hurt. The
patient may experience a minor amount of discomfort
during the adjustment which lasts only seconds.
Chiropractic adjustments or
manipulations are extremely safe. The risk factor is
estimated to be in excess of one million to one
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How does
chiropractic care help pregnant women?
Pregnancy places additional weight and stress on
women's bodies. Chiropractic treatment can help relieve
pregnancy-related low back, leg and shoulder blade pain.
It may also reduce incidences of headache and nausea.
Ask your chiropractor how much experience he or she has
in treating pregnant women.
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Quincy chiropractor Dr. John Norris of
Norris Chiropractic Health and Wellness Center
provides safe, gentle and effective chiropractic
care; serving the Quincy Illinois area.
Dr. J Norris
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under our active care, should use the information,
resources or tools contained within to self-diagnose
or self-treat any health-related condition.
Diagnosis and treatment of all health conditions
should only be performed by your doctor of
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Chiropractic Health & Wellness Center
Dr.
John Norris Jr.
1205 Vermont Street Quincy, IL 62301
Toll free: 1-877-230-6900 Tel: 217-224-6900
Fax: 217-224-6992
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