WHAT IS CHIROPRACTIC?
WHAT IS CHIROPRACTIC?
WHAT IS CHIROPRACTIC?
Chiropractic
Chiropractic is the study, treatment, and prevention of dysfunctions of the joints, spine, and muscles. Special attention is paid to the mechanisms of action between the nervous system, vertebrae, and musculature.
In treatment, the goal is prevention and maintenance of functional ability, but chiropractic also helps with acute problems, such as sciatica, back pain, neck pain, bulging disc, radiation pain, facet lock, and SI joint dysfunction.
Chiropractic manipulation treatment is done either by hand, with the help of chiropractic instruments or a treatment table.
Chiropractic helps maintain the mobility and well-being of the spine and peripheral joints, as well as the good functioning of the nervous system.
In Finland, chiropractic treatment is not reimbursed by KELA, but some health insurance funds and private insurances reimburse the treatment. Clarify the matter with your own health fund/insurance company.
Chiropractor
Today, manual care is performed by several service providers with different levels of training. Chiropractor training is the most comprehensive specialist training in manual care.
The preclinical phase of a chiropractor’s 5-year training lasts 2.5 years and meets the requirements of medical training. The main subjects are e.g. anatomy, physiology, neurology, pathology, and radiology. Advanced studies include e.g. familiarization with functional disorders of the musculoskeletal system and manual treatment techniques. The degree also included two years of clinical training.
A chiropractor can treat a patient without a doctor’s referral, and the chiropractor’s treatment is scientifically proven to be safe. I enjoy some chiropractic treatment every week.
Since most of the blockages in our body come from our lifestyle, repetitive movement patterns, or immobility, I wholeheartedly recommend regular chiropractic maintenance visits to everyone.
Tuomas Kivistö
Master of Chiropractic
Tampere
Chiropractic is the study, treatment, and prevention of dysfunctions of the joints, spine, and muscles. Special attention is paid to the mechanisms of action between the nervous system, vertebrae, and musculature.
In treatment, the goal is prevention and maintenance of functional ability, but chiropractic also helps with acute problems, such as sciatica, back pain, neck pain, bulging disc, radiation pain, facet lock, and SI joint dysfunction.
Chiropractic manipulation treatment is done either by hand, with the help of chiropractic instruments or a treatment table.
Chiropractic helps maintain the mobility and well-being of the spine and peripheral joints, as well as the good functioning of the nervous system.
In Finland, chiropractic treatment is not reimbursed by KELA, but some health insurance funds and private insurances reimburse the treatment. Clarify the matter with your own health fund/insurance company.
Chiropractor
Today, manual care is performed by several service providers with different levels of training. Chiropractor training is the most comprehensive specialist training in manual care.
The preclinical phase of a chiropractor’s 5-year training lasts 2.5 years and meets the requirements of medical training. The main subjects are e.g. anatomy, physiology, neurology, pathology, and radiology. Advanced studies include e.g. familiarization with functional disorders of the musculoskeletal system and manual treatment techniques. The degree also included two years of clinical training.
A chiropractor can treat a patient without a doctor’s referral, and the chiropractor’s treatment is scientifically proven to be safe. I enjoy some chiropractic treatment every week.
Since most of the blockages in our body come from our lifestyle, repetitive movement patterns, or immobility, I wholeheartedly recommend regular chiropractic maintenance visits to everyone.
Tuomas Kivistö
Master of Chiropractic
Tampere
What kind of ailments do we see the most?
Pain conditions in the thoracic spine are familiar to both physical and sedentary workers. Often the thoracic spine stiffens into a bent forward position, the back feels stiff and it is difficult to straighten. It often feels like pressure and pain between the shoulder blades. Sometimes, when prolonged, it starts to feel even on the front side of the chest. Typical for e.g. sitting work and forward bending work positions as well as jobs where you have to lift a lot.
Thoracic spine and neck problems often go hand in hand. A stiff, forward-curved thoracic spine forces the neck into a bad position and tightens the muscles. A stooped posture often leads to shoulder problems as well. When the shoulders roll forward, the shoulder is in an unfavorable position and it hurts especially when lifting the arms up. Often the neck, thoracic spine, and shoulders/shoulders are treated at the same time.
In many sports, good mobility of the thoracic spine is an advantage, e.g. golf, weightlifting, and throwing sports.
All sitting work stiffens the thoracic spine.
The innervation of the hands passes through the neck and legs via the lower back. Pain radiating to the limbs, tingling, and numbness are often seen ailments and often begin to ease with chiropractic treatment.
If the radiation is from a disc injury in the neck or lower back, they are often slow to change.
If the radiation is not associated with a disc injury, they usually respond to treatment more quickly.
Radiation may also originate from tension in the limbs, such as tension in the hip or shoulder region. For this reason, I usually check the entire chain of operations.
A very common pain is pain on one side of the SI joint. In the same context, a wrong position of the pelvis is often found. Generally responds well to treatment. If not, another cause may be found in the background, such as instability, a lumbar disc problem, etc. Sometimes pain in the SI joint area may also be radiating pain from the upper back.
In addition to the spine, I treat a lot of dysfunctions of the limbs, and they often seem to respond well to the corresponding treatment. Investigating and treating limb dysfunctions with chiropractic has been a special interest of mine for a long time. This is due to my interest in sports and the fact that I myself suffered from various stress injuries for which it was difficult to get help.
Hips, ankles, knees, wrists, shoulders, and elbow joints are often treated.
How does the Chiropractic visit proceed?
Your first visit includes both a Chiropractic examination and Chiropractic treatment.
The treatment aims to optimize the body’s function. In the worst stuck joints, the aim is to restore their normal movement. During the treatment, the chiropractor palpates the joints and uses different grips and movements to open the movement restrictions found in them.
My favorite form of treatment is joint manipulation, which in chiropractic is traditionally called “chiropractic adjustment”.
Adjusting is usually done by hand by giving a quick impulse to the joint, which aims to restore the normal movement of the joints and wake up the nervous system. May produce a “clicking” sound, which is harmless and not essentially related to the treatment result.
The adjustment can also be made using the moving parts of the treatment table or with another treatment instrument. The treatment table is used as an aid so that the treatment can be more precise and the patient does not need to be strained unnecessarily. This is necessary, for example, if the treatment carried out by hand is too painful, the client cannot be placed in the position required for the treatment, the adjustment made by hand remains too superficial, or if “twisting” or “clicking” scares the client.
The advantage of adjusting the joint is its “awakening” effect on the nervous system, which can be seen, for example, as improved muscle activation, the accuracy of movement control or the accuracy of the sense of balance, or a change in heart rate or heart rate variability (HRV). Similarly, slow and long stretching of a muscle/joint mainly reduces force output and muscle activation, even though it is sometimes a necessary method. According to my own experience, adjustment is often the most effective processing technique.
I also use joint mobilization as an aid in those cases where manipulation does not seem to produce the best result for one reason or another.
After the initial interview, the examination begins with case-specific orthopedic and neurological tests. Based on them, I decide if I can handle it or if the customer needs something else. If the customer has previous images (MRI/X-ray) and statements, they will be reviewed.
Next, a chiropractic examination of the spine, SI joints, and limb joints is performed, as well as muscle innervation testing. This study locates the actual dysfunctions in the spine and elsewhere that I can treat with chiropractic. These typically include poorly moving joints and poorly activated muscles. Often these are also the sore points, but not nearly always. Sometimes the most painful spots are found around hypermobile joints, which the nervous system tries to support by tightening the muscles. In this case, it is even more important to find and treat the worst moving parts in the chain of action, even if they are not painful.
Chiropractic examination
Chiropractic treatment
After the initial interview, the examination begins with case-specific orthopedic and neurological tests. Based on them, I decide if I can handle it or if the customer needs something else. If the customer has previous images (MRI/X-ray) and statements, they will be reviewed.
Next, a chiropractic examination of the spine, SI joints, and limb joints is performed, as well as muscle innervation testing. This study locates the actual dysfunctions in the spine and elsewhere that I can treat with chiropractic. These typically include poorly moving joints and poorly activated muscles. Often these are also the sore points, but not nearly always. Sometimes the most painful spots are found around hypermobile joints, which the nervous system tries to support by tightening the muscles. In this case, it is even more important to find and treat the worst moving parts in the chain of action, even if they are not painful.
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