Correction Chiropractic vs. Traditional Chiropractic

Traditional Chiropractic

Traditional Chiropractic focuses on goals such as decreasing muscle spasms, increasing range of motion, and the temporary reduction of pain. This is how most chiropractors practice and most of them do a great job. However, it falls under the category of symptom relief/ symptom management aka “band aid” care.

Correction Chiropractic

At True Chiropractic, our focus is on NeuroStructural Correction. Think of your spine as the foundation for a building. If the foundation was off, would you expect the floors to creak, the walls to creak, and for the windows to not close properly?

Now you can spend time patching all the damage, but you would be doing so with the expectation that in a short time the problems will have to be… repaired again and again.

NeuroStructural Correction looks for the underlying NeuroStructural Shifts in the spine that might be causing your foundation to be off. In the vast majority of cases that make their way to our practice, often as referrals from other chiropractors or medical doctors in the area, is a significant NeuroStructural Shift. These NeuroStructural Shifts are the underlying causes that often reveal themselves as “symptoms”- or what we refer to as Secondary conditions.

Get Back to Normal

Rather than constantly repairing the damage, at True Chiropractic, we focus on correcting the underlying NeuroStructural Shifts and help you reach Normal Structure.

Our services are not for everyone. However, if you are tired of constantly patching the problem and you are looking for a long term solution that you can both feel and see for yourself, then True Chiropractic may be the right place for you.

What is a NeuroStructural Shift?

While no one is structurally perfect, there is a normal healthy range. In the same manner, we can understand what a fever is because we know what the normal temperature is, or what constitutes high blood pressure because we are aware of the normal range. There are established normals everywhere we look, including gauges and warning indicators on the dashboard of your car… letting you know when things are abnormal.

At True Chiropractic, we are looking for a significant three-dimensional shift of the spine away from normal. If the lower back or hips shift, it will cause the shoulders to twist, and the head and neck to shift forcing the entire spine out of alignment. These shifts cause the muscles to spasm, the ligaments to deform, and it disrupts the NERVES traveling down the spinal cord. In other words, the main communication system that connects your brain to your body can be disrupted causing the body to fail to adapt properly.


Two Types of ChiropracTORS


           Not all chiropractors are alike.  Although they go by the same name, chiropractors today differ greatly in technique and philosophy.  The traditional philosophy that chiropractic was based on has never changed, but for social acceptance, on a cultural level some chiropractors have.  As a result, when patients go to different chiropractors they get different opinions, care provided and results  This can be both confusing and frustrating to the patient.  If expectations aren’t met, patients stop chiropractic care, and never get to experience the great results chiropractic care can give them.  Basically, there are two types of chiropractors. The musculoskeletal chiropractors who work on symptom relief and the traditional wellness chiropractors who work on subluxation and structural correction.
            The symptom relief chiropractors primarily focuses on, you guessed it, relief of symptoms.  Adjustments are performed on the spine to decompress the joints, free fixations and reduce pain.  In addition, electrotherapies such as ultrasound, muscle work, physical therapy, electrical stimulation, laser and acupuncture are often used.  In some states chiropractors are even trying to “expand their scope of practice” to prescribe drugs.  The length of care under symptom relief chiropractors is usually dictated by the patient’s symptoms or insurance coverage.  Under this type of care, the treatment plans are determined according to symptoms or what the insurance will reimburse, neglecting the fact that your body is unique and heals different than everyone else, resulting in shorter treatment time yet still leaving the cause of the symptom untouched.  The patients typically feel better temporarily, but since the spine is still structurally misaligned, it continues to degenerate silently resulting in damage and dysfunction to the discs, joints and whatever part of the body the nerve supplies.

            The wellness chiropractor practices the traditional philosophy of chiropractic, dating back to 1895, which focuses on detecting and correcting vertebral subluxations and correcting the structure of the body.  Simply put, a subluxation is a misaligned vertebra which interferes with the nerve impulses.  Nerve impulse is the electrical impulse from the brain that regulates all function of the body and keeps us alive.  Although wellness chiropractors want their patients to “feel better,” their primary focus is removing the nerve interference and restructuring the spine and posture to it’s most stable biomechanical position, thus leading to lasting symptomatic relief.  By maximizing the integrity of the discs, joints and nerves through spinal adjustments and postural correction, the body’s wellness, health potential and ability to function improves!  This is done through a corrective care plan.  By focusing on the cause of the problem, not only do the symptoms disappear, but the patient’s overall health and well being are much improved as well!