Frequently Asked Questions in St. Louis MO

A chiropractor is a board-certified doctor who uses their hands and other tools to treat patients who suffer from neuromusculoskeletal Injuries or disorders.

Adjustments are very safe. As a chiropractor, we actually have some of the lowest Professional liability insurance of any doctor. Side effects we commonly see after an adjustment can be some soreness due to your body going through a range of motion it does not normally go through. This usually only occurs after your first adjustment or if you go a few months without one.

This will depend on the condition, or what the patients goals are. Some people simply want to get out of pain and they may take 3-4 visits, others may have goals of fixing a habit or improving their performance in the gym or their specific sport and that can take several weeks.

Our office offers high quality care at an affordable price. Oftentimes when you go to a chiropractor or a physical therapist they work to get you out of pain and they end treatment but they never actually get to the root cause. At STL: Chiropractic & Performance Center we strive to get you out of pain and correct the underlying cause of why you are in pain so the pain doesn’t keep coming back.

Common conditions chiropractors treat are, sciatica, neck pain/headaches, low back pain, rotator cuff sprain/strain, tennis or golfers elbow, carpal tunnel, wrist sprain, hip pain, knee pain, ankle sprain, plantar fasciitis.

Chiropractors use various techniques to help people with injuries, I do hands on adjusting where we manipulate the joint to improve/estore its function to take pressure off the muscles and release tension. Also soft tissue works with tools or hands to help tissue function better and decrease pain. We follow up all of our appointments with at home exercise or exercises in the office to make sure the pain doesn’t come back.

The latest research shows the popping sound you hear from a chiropractic adjustment is actually a gas bubble forming inside of the joint which helps improve the joints mobility and improve joint function.

Here at STL: Chiropractic and Performance center we treat each patient on an individual basis. We make sure to do a thorough assessment to make sure we are using the appropriate adjustment for the patients age, fitness level and condition.

This will depend on the person, there are certain patients who have seen pain go away and not come back after one chiropractic adjustment. Most will require a few visits and some exercises to have pain go away and stay away

Some people do pop their own necks and backs, this is not the same as a chiropractic adjustment because you are using the muscles to pull and pop already mobile joints. Whereas as chiropractors we are finding joints that do not move or function well and apply force while your muscles are relaxed to put normal motion and function into the joint.