What is Chiropractic?
”Chiropractic is a health profession that focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of musculoskeletal disorders, especially those affecting the spine and nervous system. Chiropractors use manual therapy, including spinal manipulation (adjustments) to restore proper alignment and function, along with other treatments like soft tissue techniques, exercise prescription, and lifestyle advice”.
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A more important question is What is Oak Chiropractic?
At Oak Chiropractic, we aim to deviate from the common, yet often broken healthcare model, where at times, the mis-guided aim is to reduce someone’s symptoms until they appear resolved. At Oak, we want to educate our community on a more preventative mindset as this approach is more affective than being reactive.
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago.. The second best time is now”
At Oak Chiropractic, we don’t just see you as a collection of symptoms we need to make disappear. We see you as a person who is seeking resolution of a problem. As chiropractors, the most common problem we are presented with is to resolve spinal pain. Spinal pain may get relief relatively quickly, but is this quick improvement actually a resolution, or is this just stalling an ongoing problem?
People want the quick fix as that is human nature. In this modern day, we all have a lot going on in our everyday life, so when symptom or pain decreases, the issue can be “out of site, out of mind”. This is a slippery slope to an increasing amount of reoccurrences of that issue, and an inevitable road to a problem becoming chronic.
We aim to empower our community to do the things today that will help you live a life not dictated by your spinal pain later in life. Commit to the actions that may seem inconvenient in the present but will ensure your future self can do the things you love doing!