Chiropractic spine herniation, scoliosis, osteochondrosis

Manual therapy of the spine used to be called "bone setting", and the experts involved in this activity, bone setters, respectively. So what is manual therapy?

The name comes from the Greek word "manus" means "hand" i.e. manual therapy – healing with hands. However, it is not massage and should not be confused: the main difference is the object of influence, of massage muscles and tissue, manual therapy – the spine.

Indications and contraindications

A chiropractor will help you with the following symptoms:

• Pain in the shoulders, restricting movement;
• Lower back pain, aggravated by bending;
• Pain in the elbow joint;
• Noise in the ears, headaches;
• Pain in buttocks, coccyx, hip joint;
• Memory impairment, etc.

The manifestation of these symptoms, first see your doctor, who after diagnosis, will make accurate conclusions about the presence or absence of any disease and prescribe the appropriate treatment. Despite the fact that sessions are used for many diseases, therapy has some contraindications:

• Tuberculosis;
• Cancer tumor;
• Inflammation of the meninges;
• Rheumatism;
• Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
• Infectious diseases;
• Heart attack and stroke;
• Bleeding;
• Pregnancy.

Technology

Today a large number of different techniques and methods. Sessions are usually carried out intermittently for a couple of days, and the year experts advise not to spend more than fifteen methods. To help the patient relax before a session need to establish a trusting atmosphere between the patient and the chiropractor.

Typically, the session begins with soft tissue techniques, in which the patient is prepared for more hard impact.

There are following types of techniques:

• Shock technique to get rid of the problem literally in one session. Technique aimed at restoring normal movement of the patient. Is performed by active effects of chiropractic on the affected area of the body.
• High-precision equipment, in other words, point technique. In case of deviations from points at a great distance, may lead to negative consequences.
• Postisometric technique, aimed at relaxation of muscles and to increase mobility in General. Duration of this type of equipment in less than 8 minutes. In the course of action the therapist warms up the muscles by stroking and palpation, with the result that the pain goes away.
• Also apply the deflection, tension, torsion and many other methods.

Sometimes the chiropractor uses techniques and complex: by one method, he diagnoses the problems, and the following method eliminates the pathology.

• Interesting to read: what is post isometric relaxation of muscles

The professionalism of the doctor

Each chiropractor with years of experience in addition to appear your method, so look for a professional when choosing a doctor. Improper execution and application of techniques of manual therapy is fraught with consequences:

• Hypermobility – excessive extensibility of the joints. Occurs if you abuse the sessions (the maximum number of chiropractor visits per year – 15 times).
• Fractures of the spine and other bones. This is a clear manifestation of the lack of professionalism of chiropractic.
• There are various General status worsening: dizziness, headaches, pinched, etc.

Therapies

Principles of influence today, too, a large number, however, are the following:

• Visceral therapy. Used in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, kidney, liver, genital organs.
• Arthro-vertebral therapy. Used by stretching the body to restore the joints and treatment of muscle spasm.
• The cranial therapy. Used in diseases of the cerebral meninges, joints of the skull and the surrounding neck muscles.
• Subcutaneous myofascial therapy. In this type important is the preparation for the treatment in the form of a palpation of various seals of the skin. With pressure on these seals are highlighted in the red corpuscles (erythrocytes).

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Osteochondrosis

Under the degenerative disc disease refers to the deformation of the intervertebral discs and complications: loss (aka the hernia) or bulging (protrusion) of the spinal column. In osteochondrosis, the following manual therapy techniques:

• Segmental, or acupressure spine.
• Mobilization, which is carried out by drawing the body.
• Manipulation. The chiropractor performs certain actions on patients, which are accompanied by a crunch in a backbone.

Suggest reading: manual therapy in osteochondrosis of the cervical.

It should be noted that manual therapy of the thoracic, cervical and lumbar spine are different.

Hernia

Under the hernia refers to the deformation and rupture of the fibrous ring of the lumbar spine. Hernia is a complication of degenerative disc disease. When herniation of the person trying to move to feel pain as little as possible. This changes the posture and gait in General, resulting in incorrect load distribution on the spine. Segmental technique is usually used to return the spine back in place and thereby to correct the posture.

• Read: traction of the spine a herniated and degenerative disc disease

Scoliosis

If you do not treat scoliosis, the disease may even lead to disability.
Scoliosis in any case, you cannot use power moves, strikes. Recommended soft, static trapia. Manual therapy in case of scoliosis can be applied: while the first three stages of scoliosis; the curvature of the spine at the age of sixteen years. Do not conduct sessions with a frequency of more than once a week.

Manual therapy can be performed at any age, the sessions have almost no contraindications. The doctor must be professional, only in this case the treatment will benefit and will get rid of diseases of the spine, in other cases, you'll only hurt yourself and your body.