Which complaints are treated with chiropractic? Chiropractic manipulations can release temporary displacements and misalignments of the spine and joints that cause pain, restricted movement and muscle tension. Chiropractic doctors call these functional disorders blockages. Complaints caused by wear and tear, inflammation or structural changes do not improve with manual medicine. In the sections of the spine affected by blockages, nerve roots that normally carry sensations from the whole body to the brain are often irritated. This produces false information that triggers pain and protective reflexes in the brain and spinal cord. Blockages can therefore be responsible for a whole range of complaints, some of which occur far away from the spine.
Blockages of the cervical spine can lead to the following complaints:
- Headaches
- Dizziness
- Hearing and visual disturbances
- Memory and concentration problems
- Psychological changes
- Sleep disorders
- Heart complaints
- Shoulder pain
- Abdominal pain
- Heart complaints
- Breathing problems
- Stomach and digestive disorders
- Kidney pain
- Intestinal cramps
- Lower abdominal pain
- Prostate complaints
- Hip complaints
- Leg and knee complaints
- Foot pain