Chiropractic Care FAQ

  • Chiropractors are spine, muscle, and nervous system experts! We provide qualified, effective treatment to promote health, alleviate pain, and improve your quality of life without the use of drugs.

    Chiropractors focus on your neuromuscular skeletal system andtreat the bones, muscles, soft tissues, and joints that you use every day. The neuromuscularskeletal system supports your weight, keeps your body stable, protects your organs, andkeeps you moving. It also connects directly to other vital systems in your body, which is why medical professionals, researchers, and the wider health community trust the spinecare expertise of chiropractors to assess, diagnose, and treat conditions and injuries relatedto the spine, muscle, and nervous system.

    Canada’s chiropractors receive 4,200 hours of training dedicated to the spine, muscles, joints, and nervous system, and are experts on how to address these conditions.

  • Chiropractic treatment is a hands-on, non-invasive, and drug-free practice that safely and effectively helps relieve pain, improve mobility, and improve the body’s overall function. Treatment may include various modalities depending on your needs, from manual ‘hands-on’ adjustment techniques, soft tissue therapy, exercise rehabilitation, to lifestyle counselling!

    Six in 10 Albertans saw a chiropractor for help when their bodies ached, according to a 2022 Ipsos Study. The study also found:
    • 76% said chiropractic care had a positive impact on their health.
    • 70% said it helped them avoid taking medication such as opioids or otherpainkillers.

  • Adjustments, or joint manipulations are applied to spinal segments or joints where the chiropractor has found movement restrictions or pain. These adjustments restore motion in the joint by resetting muscle spindles and mechanoreceptors, breaking up adhesions in the soft tissue, and lubricating the affected joint. In short, adjustments help joints move better so that you have less pain and more mobility.

  • Also know as Sports chiropractic, Rehab chiropractic combines hands-on treatment with movement-based rehabilitation to help relieve pain, restore function, and improve the way your body moves. Rather than focusing only on symptom relief, this approach addresses strength, mobility, stability, and movement patterns to support longer-lasting results. Care may include chiropractic treatment, soft tissue therapy, and personalized exercise strategies designed to help you recover, move well, and stay active.

  • Acute and chronic care

    • relieve pain

    • reduce muscle spasm and inflammation

    • increase flexibility

    • restore function and range of motion

    • treatment plan appropriate to specific individual

    • return to normal activities of daily living as quickly as possible

    Rehabilitation

    • increase strength

    • increase and maintain flexibility

    • stabilize

    Prevention

    • correct postural habits and modify

    • ergonomic modification

    • minimize recurrences

    • lifestyle and nutritional considerations

  • Chiropractic care is primarily a hands-on, non-invasive and drugless practice that is safe and effective for the management of musculoskeletal conditions – from small children toelderly adults to pregnant women to Olympic athletes. Musculoskeletal conditions can range in severity from minor sprains and strains to back and neck pain to disc herniations and spinal stenosis. Common risks associated with chiropractic care are like any other manual practitioner: temporary worsening, sprain or strain, and skin irritation; much less than the risks associated with certain medications and surgeries. Musculoskeletal conditions come in all shapes and sizes and chiropractors are here to help.