Myth # 1

Chiropractors are not Real Doctors
Fact: Chiropractors have the same level of education as medical doctors and are licensed as primary health care Doctors.  The difference between Chiropractors and medical Doctors has to do with how they treat the human body.  Where medical Doctors rely on external chemical compounds to treat ailments, Chiropractors focus on the structure, correcting the internal conditions, which cause the ailments in the first place.  Because of this, chiropractic is highly effective in treating a wide range of conditions without resorting to taking drugs.

Chiropractic Adjustments are Dangerous
Fact:  This is just wrong.  As a matter of fact, you are hundreds of times more likely to suffer an adverse reaction to taking an aspirin than you are from having a chiropractic adjustment.  Most people don’t realize that there are more than 100,000 adverse reactions each year from taking a simple aspirin, while there are fewer than 100 adverse reactions to chiropractic adjustments.  When you consider that there are over 3 million people being adjusted in one year, the risk from being adjusted is amazingly small.

Myth #3

Once you Start Chiropractic You Must Continue Forever
Fact!  While this is not strictly true, it is important to remember that ALL Doctors continue to treat you for the rest of your life, at least ideally.  For example, how often do you go to your Dentist?  Is it not true that your dentist will keep scheduling visits even when you have no tooth pain?  We all learned at an early age the value of routine maintenance for our teeth, but for most of us, we never learned the importance of the same type of routine maintenance for the rest of the body.

Myth #4

Medical Doctors don’t like Chiropractors
There is little animosity toward Chiropractors from the medical community.  Maybe a few medical Doctors don’t like Chiropractors for one reason or another.  As a matter of fact, more and more medical Doctors and Nurses are being treated by Chiropractors every year.  Chiropractors are now on staff at many major hospitals, the military, working at insurance companies, and work side by side with medical doctors in private clinics.

Myth #5

People can Adjust Themselves by “Cracking” Their Neck or Back
Fact:  It would be almost impossible to adjust oneself in a way to free any fixations or correct any subluxations.  Some people can get their neck or back to “pop”, but this usually only affects the segments that are not the true culprit and over time can lead to other problems.  Just as you wouldn’t perform surgery on yourself, it's best to leave the adjustments of your back and neck to the professional Chiropractor.  Even professionals cannot adjust themselves.

Myth #6

Spinal Adjustments Hurt
Fact:  Many patients feel instant relief immediately after their treatments.  For obvious reasons, patients suffering from severe neck or back pain may experience some discomfort, butfor most patients this is not the case.  In fact, most patients look forward to their chiropractic treatments.