Chiropractic

Chiropractic Treatments in Bonita Springs, FL

What is Chiropractic?

Chiropractic is a complete system of healthcare focused on restoring, preserving, and optimizing health by natural hands-on care. Where conventional or "allopathic" medicine focuses on curing illness through surgery and pharmaceuticals, the goal of chiropractic is to optimize health with a non-invasive approach that does not use drugs or surgery.
Chiropractic's primary avenue of care is manipulation of the spine and the framework of the body. The spine is an important structure that houses and provides protection for the spinal cord, while providing mobility for the upper body. This dual requirement of strength and flexibility makes the spine a very complex structure, with multiple joints at each spinal segment (the vertebrae) forming the spinal column. When these joints (also known as articulations) are not positioned or functioning normally, it can affect the nerves exiting the spine. Chiropractic care attends to irritations along the spine by manually repositioning these joints. This is a chiropractic "adjustment."
Chiropractic - Chiropractic Treatment in Bonita Springs, FL

What is Chiropractic?

Chiropractic is a complete system of healthcare focused on restoring, preserving, and optimizing health by natural hands-on care. Where conventional or "allopathic" medicine focuses on curing illness through surgery and pharmaceuticals, the goal of chiropractic is to optimize health with a non-invasive approach that does not use drugs or surgery.
Chiropractic's primary avenue of care is manipulation of the spine and the framework of the body. The spine is an important structure that houses and provides protection for the spinal cord, while providing mobility for the upper body. This dual requirement of strength and flexibility makes the spine a very complex structure, with multiple joints at each spinal segment (the vertebrae) forming the spinal column. When these joints (also known as articulations) are not positioned or functioning normally, it can affect the nerves exiting the spine. Chiropractic care attends to irritations along the spine by manually repositioning these joints. This is a chiropractic "adjustment."
Chiropractic - Chiropractic Treatment in Bonita Springs, FL
The word "chiropractic" comes from the Greek words cheir (hand) and praxis (action), and simply means "done by hand." Chiropractic patients often visit their chiropractor periodically in order simply to relieve irritations - to get "adjusted." Individuals also seek chiropractic care for back pain, headaches, joint pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, sprains, as well as non-musculoskeletal conditions including allergies, asthma, and digestive disorders. Some chiropractors further specialize in orthopedics, sports injuries, neurology, pediatrics, nutrition, internal disorders, or diagnostic imaging.

What is the Underlying Philosophy?

Due to its focused hands-on attention to the spine, the profession is often thought of by its tools and by its avenue of care. Chiropractic, however, is not just about manual care of the spine, although it has certainly built a reputation caring for that often troublesome piece of anatomy. In chiropractic, care of the spine and nervous system (which is of fundamental importance in human health) is the way to optimize the health of the whole human system and not just a means to relieve back complaints.
A basic philosophy of chiropractic is that the body naturally seeks the proper balance among all the systems of the body, and that these systems are meant to work together. A second basic principle is that proper structure is necessary for proper function. If a structure is impaired by injury or stress, its function can be adversely affected.
For example, when our spine (structure) is not positioned normally, it can irritate the nerves exiting the spine. And when spinal nerves are irritated, they don't function normally and can affect the function of the tissues they interact with. This "end-organ" effect is the central interest in chiropractic care. The relief of localized discomfort at the point of irritation is also an objective of care.
Thus, chiropractic focuses on the integrity of the spine and its surrounding tissues as a means to enhance normal human function and health.
Expert Contributor: Larry Kuusisto, PhD, DC

What Do Chiropractors Treat?

The following list of conditions are commonly treated with chiropractic, and we have had great success in treating. When we provide treatment to our patients we are evaluating the entire body and overall health. By adjusting the spine as our primary treatment method we influence the nervous system of the body which is in control of every cell of the body. This can, in turn, make many other conditions treatable with chiropractic.
  • Auto Injuries
  • Bulging Discs
  • Carpal Tunnel
  • Chronic Ear Infections
  • Chronic Pain
  • Dizziness
  • Earaches
  • Forward Head Posture
  • Golfer's Elbow
  • Headaches
  • Hearing Loss
  • Hip Pain
  • Joint Instability
  • Joint Pain
  • Joint Sprains
  • Low Back Pain
  • Middle Back Pain
  • Muscle Strains
  • Muscle Spasms
  • Neck Pain
  • Numbness
  • Overuse Syndromes
  • Pinched Nerves
  • Pregnancy Related Pain
  • Reflux
  • Ringing of the ears
  • Sciatica
  • Shoulder Pain
  • Sports Injuries
  • Tennis Elbow
  • TMJ
  • Vertigo
  • Whiplash
  • Work Injuries

What Do Chiropractors Treat?

The following list of conditions are commonly treated with chiropractic, and we have had great success in treating. When we provide treatment to our patients we are evaluating the entire body and overall health. By adjusting the spine as our primary treatment method we influence the nervous system of the body which is in control of every cell of the body. This can, in turn, make many other conditions treatable with chiropractic.
  • Auto Injuries
  • Bulging Discs
  • Carpal Tunnel
  • Chronic Ear Infections
  • Chronic Pain
  • Dizziness
  • Earaches
  • Forward Head Posture
  • Golfer's Elbow
  • Headaches
  • Hearing Loss
  • Hip Pain
  • Joint Instability
  • Joint Pain
  • Joint Sprains
  • Low Back Pain
  • Middle Back Pain
  • Muscle Strains
  • Muscle Spasms
  • Neck Pain
  • Numbness
  • Overuse Syndromes
  • Pinched Nerves
  • Pregnancy Related Pain
  • Reflux
  • Ringing of the ears
  • Sciatica
  • Shoulder Pain
  • Sports Injuries
  • Tennis Elbow
  • TMJ
  • Vertigo
  • Whiplash
  • Work Injuries
For more information about our chiropractic treatment options, call Bohn Chiropractic Clinic today at 239-947-3330.
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