Chiropractor Dr. Monique Abbinanti 133 S. Hudson Ave. Suite 2, Pasadena, CA 91101
(626)792-4933 phone (626)792-7883 fax
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Chiropractic Care?
How Does Chiropractic Work?
What Do Chiropractors Do?
Is Chiropractic Care Safe?
What Education Does A Chiropractor Receive?
What Is An Adjustment?
How Long Will I Need Chiropractic Care?
Can I Speed The Healing Process?
Are All Patients Adjusted The Same Way?
Can I Adjust Myself?
Do I Have A Pinched Nerve?
Do I Have A Slipped Disc?
Why Do Children Need Chiropractic Care?
Am I Too Old For Chiropractic Care?
What is Chiropractic Care?
The human body is designed to be healthy. Chiropractic care helps restore optimum function.
Chiropractic is based on the scientific fact that your body is a self-regulating, self-healing organism. These important functions are controlled by the brain, spinal cord and all the nerves of the body.
The skull protects the delicate tissues of the brain. The moving bones of the spine protect the vulnerable communication pathways of the spinal cord and nerve roots. If the nervous system is impaired, it can cause malfunction of the tissues and organs throughout the body. Doctors call this the Vertebral Subluxation Complex. "Vertebral", meaning the bones of the spine; "subluxation", meaning less than a total dislocation; "complex", meaning consisting of more than one party. Chiropractic is the science of locating offending spinal structures, the art of reducing their impact to the nervous system, and the philosophy of all things natural.
How Does Chiropractic Work?
Today's chiropractic doctor looks for the underlying nervous system involvements that can be the cause of many health problems.
Chiropractic works by restoring your body's inborn ability to be healthy. When under the proper control of your nervous system, all the cells, tissues and organs of your body are designed to resist disease and ill health. The chiropractic approach to better health is to locate and help remove interferences to your natural state of being healthy.
A common location of interference to the nervous system is the 24 moving bones of the spinal column. A loss of normal motion or position of these bones can irritate or impair the function of the nervous system. This can disrupt the transmission of controlling nerve impulses.
With improved spinal function there is often improved nervous system function. Your chiropractic physician can help remove nerve interferences that may be impairing optimal health. Since the primary focus of your care is improved nervous system function, chiropractic care can have a positive effect on many health conditions in addition to conventional back pain issues.
What Do Chiropractic Physicians Do?
The word "doctor" comes from the Latin word meaning "teacher".
The doctor begins by collecting a case history of your health to include; surgeries, accidents, the onset of your condition and other details affecting your current health. After reviewing your background and discussing your specific issues, a thorough orthopedic, neurological, and chiropractic examination is performed. X-rays may be taken to uncover structural and functional issues associated with the spinal column. These examinations help identify areas of spinal malfunction and the resulting impact on the nervous system. The findings of these examinations are presented to the client and a plan of chiropractic adjustments may be recommended. Progress is monitored with periodic examinations and follow-up reports.
As the word "doctor" comes from the Latin word meaning "teacher", regardless of your doctor's unique clinical approach, he or she has a strong commitment to patient education.
Is Chiropractic Care Safe?
Chiropractic care is safer than back surgery, muscle relaxers and even common aspirin!
In the words of the New Zealand government's inquiry, chiropractic care is "remarkably safe".
Chiropractic has an excellent safety record. It is a conservative approach to health that avoids invasive procedures or addictive drugs. A thorough case history and examination help reveal areas of the spine that may be causing nervous system malfunction. This information will be used to determine the best course of care for each patient.
Chiropractic care is a natural approach to better health that is proven safe and effective.
What Education Does A Chiropractor Receive?
Today's Doctor of Chiropractic is well educated. After undergraduate studies, the chiropractic physician completes an additional four-year curriculum of over 4,500 college classroom hours of health sciences.
The science curriculum of chiropractic requires a special emphasis on anatomy, physiology, pathology, neurology, bio-mechanics, X-ray, spinal adjusting techniques and related subjects. This demanding curriculum prepares chiropractic doctors to locate the Vertebral Subluxation Complex and help correct the resulting nervous system dysfunction.
To graduate with a Doctor of Chiropractic degree, each candidate passes the demanding National Board Examination. Doctors then apply to a governmental or professional licensing board and pass a still more difficult test before being granted the privilege to practice. A chiropractic education never ends. Most doctors complete postgraduate instruction for license renewal and to stay current on the latest scientific research.
What Is An Adjustment?
There are many ways to adjust the spine.
Usually, the doctor's hands or specially designed instruments deliver a brief and highly accurate thrust. Some adjusting methods are quick, whereas others require a slow and constant pressure.
A chiropractic adjustment is the art of using a specific force in a precise direction, applied to a joint that has become immobile. Aligning the bones of the joint into optimal position restores mobility. The purpose of this safe and natural procedure is improved spinal function, nervous system function and health.
After years of training and clinical experience, each chiropractic doctor becomes highly skilled in the delivery of a variety of adjusting approaches.
How Long Will I Need Chiropractic Care?
Periodic chiropractic checkups, like brushing and flossing, getting regular exercise, and eating wholesome foods is part of a healthy lifestyle.
Spinal issues that may have been neglected since early childhood may require ongoing supportive care for optimum spinal function. These longstanding problems are often associated with muscle weakness, soft tissue damage, and degenerative changes to the spine. Most patients find that periodic chiropractic checkups help keep them in tip-top shape. Those who are active, have stressful jobs, or want to be their very best, find that a schedule of preventive visits assists the maintenance of good health. Some patients seek chiropractic care only when their ache or pain becomes unbearable. While this style of "crisis management" is usually more costly and time-consuming, our office stands ready to help all patients, regardless of their health goals. How long you choose to benefit from chiropractic care is always up to you.
Can I Speed The Healing Process?
Proper rest, exercise and good nutrition are especially important during the healing process.
Give yourself the best conditions for a quick recovery. Learn proper sitting and lifting methods. Specific exercises may be suggested to help retrain the muscles that support your spine. Getting the appropriate amount of rest is an important aspect of the healing process. Avoid sleeping on your stomach to reduce neck and alignment strain. During the healing process, proper nutrition is more important than ever. If you are overweight, now would be a good time to slim down and reduce unnecessary stresses to your spine. Perhaps most important of all, keep your appointments and follow your chiropractic doctor's recommendations for optimal results.
Are All Patients Adjusted The Same Way?
Regardless of the adjusting technique, chiropractic care is tailored to each patient's age, condition and spinal alignment issue.
The doctor evaluates each patient's unique spinal condition and develops an individual course of care. Patients who experience headaches may actually have a lower back issue that is causing a compensation reaction at the base of the skull. Other patients may have numbness and tingling in their fingers when the neck is out of alignment. Every patient presents a unique spinal pattern. While the procedure may seem similar in various patients' cases, chiropractic adjustments are specific to each patient.
Can I Adjust Myself?
You cannot effectively adjust yourself.
Since a chiropractic adjustment is a specific force, applied in a specific direction, to a specific spinal joint, it is virtually impossible to adjust oneself. It is possible to turn or bend or twist in certain ways to create a "popping" sound, like the sound that sometimes accompanies a chiropractic adjustment. Unfortunately, this type of joint manipulation is usually counterproductive, often making an already unstable area of the spine even more unsteady. Adjusting the spine is not for amateurs! The best way to enjoy the healthful benefits of chiropractic is to receive adjustments from a chiropractic physician. Even your doctor must seek out the services of a colleague to help restore and maintain proper spinal function.
Do I Have A Pinched Nerve?
More common are nerves that are stretched, twisted, or irritated by spinal structures.
While commonly associated with the spine, the pinched nerve (compressed lesion) is actually rare. Research suggests that only 10% to 15% of spine related issues are caused by direct pressure of bone on nerve tissue!
More frequently, nerves are irritated (facilitative lesion). This is caused when nerve tissue is rubbed, scraped, stretched by a loss of spinal curve, or irritated by malfunctioning spinal joints. This can result in numbness, burning, or a "pins and needles" feeling. Abnormal spinal function caused from physical trauma, emotional tensions, or chemical toxins can also affect the delicate tissues of the spinal cord and nerve roots.
Do I Have A Slipped Disc?
Discs do not "slip", however like the shock absorbers on your car, they can leak or rupture.
The inter-vertebral disc is a pad of cartilage-like material found between spinal bones. Each disc serves as a connector, spacer, and shock absorber for the spine. A soft, jelly-like center is contained by outer layers of fibrous tissue. Healthy discs allow turning and bending. Each disc is attached to the vertebrae above and below, a disc cannot "slip". Trauma or injury to the spine, however, can cause discs to tear, bulge, herniate, or worse, rupture. This can be quite painful, as the soft center of the disc leaks, putting pressure on the adjacent nerve roots and spinal cord.
While results cannot be guaranteed, many patients have avoided needless surgery or a dependency on pain pills, by choosing chiropractic care for their disc-related health issues.
Why Do Children Need Chiropractic Care?
Chiropractic care has been shown to be helpful with scoliosis and many other childhood health conditions. Since significant spinal trauma can occur at birth, many parents have their newborn's alignment checked.
Learning to walk, ride a bicycle and other childhood activities can cause spinal issues. Many childhood health conditions that are dismissed as "growing pains" can often be traced to the spine. Regular chiropractic checkups can identify these problems and help avoid many of the health complaints seen later in adults.
Chiropractic adjustment procedures are modified to a child's spine. Most parents report that their children enjoy their chiropractic adjustments and have the benefit of optimal health.
Am I Too Old For Chiropractic Care?
Regardless of your age, chiropractic care can help improve mobility and maintain vitality.
With growing concerns about over-medication and the side effects of combining various prescription drugs, safe and natural chiropractic care is growing in popularity.
Restoring optimal spinal function can improve mobility, vitality, endurance and appetite. Many patients report improvement with arthritic symptoms and other chronic ailments often associated with the aging process. The adjusting technique used by your doctor will be modified for maximum comfort and results.
As we get older and wiser, the simplicity and effectiveness of chiropractic care becomes more and more attractive.
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Diagnosis and treatment of health conditions should be performed by the doctor or other licensed health care professional. Do not use the information provided by BackSmarts.com (including the resources contained within) to self-diagnosis or self-treat any health related condition.
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All BackSmarts.com website content, including but not limited to downloadable documents, text and image content, is copyright protected.
New Patient Forms
Chiropractic Case History Form
Links
Cleveland Chiropractic College, Los Angeles CA
Northridge Hospital Center for Rehabilitation Medicine
American Sports Medicine Institute
Congress Medical Associates Orthopaedic Surgery, Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation
Terms of Use and Copyright Protection
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Chiropractic Care?
How Does Chiropractic Work?
What Do Chiropractors Do?
Is Chiropractic Care Safe?
What Education Does A Chiropractor Receive?
What Is An Adjustment?
How Long Will I Need Chiropractic Care?
Can I Speed The Healing Process?
Are All Patients Adjusted The Same Way?
Can I Adjust Myself?
Do I Have A Pinched Nerve?
Do I Have A Slipped Disc?
Why Do Children Need Chiropractic Care?
Am I Too Old For Chiropractic Care?
What is Chiropractic Care?
The human body is designed to be healthy. Chiropractic care helps restore optimum function.
Chiropractic is based on the scientific fact that your body is a self-regulating, self-healing organism. These important functions are controlled by the brain, spinal cord and all the nerves of the body.
The skull protects the delicate tissues of the brain. The moving bones of the spine protect the vulnerable communication pathways of the spinal cord and nerve roots. If the nervous system is impaired, it can cause malfunction of the tissues and organs throughout the body. Doctors call this the Vertebral Subluxation Complex. "Vertebral", meaning the bones of the spine; "subluxation", meaning less than a total dislocation; "complex", meaning consisting of more than one party. Chiropractic is the science of locating offending spinal structures, the art of reducing their impact to the nervous system, and the philosophy of all things natural.
How Does Chiropractic Work?
Today's chiropractic doctor looks for the underlying nervous system involvements that can be the cause of many health problems.
Chiropractic works by restoring your body's inborn ability to be healthy. When under the proper control of your nervous system, all the cells, tissues and organs of your body are designed to resist disease and ill health. The chiropractic approach to better health is to locate and help remove interferences to your natural state of being healthy.
A common location of interference to the nervous system is the 24 moving bones of the spinal column. A loss of normal motion or position of these bones can irritate or impair the function of the nervous system. This can disrupt the transmission of controlling nerve impulses.
With improved spinal function there is often improved nervous system function. Your chiropractic physician can help remove nerve interferences that may be impairing optimal health. Since the primary focus of your care is improved nervous system function, chiropractic care can have a positive effect on many health conditions in addition to conventional back pain issues.
What Do Chiropractic Physicians Do?
The word "doctor" comes from the Latin word meaning "teacher".
The doctor begins by collecting a case history of your health to include; surgeries, accidents, the onset of your condition and other details affecting your current health. After reviewing your background and discussing your specific issues, a thorough orthopedic, neurological, and chiropractic examination is performed. X-rays may be taken to uncover structural and functional issues associated with the spinal column. These examinations help identify areas of spinal malfunction and the resulting impact on the nervous system. The findings of these examinations are presented to the client and a plan of chiropractic adjustments may be recommended. Progress is monitored with periodic examinations and follow-up reports.
As the word "doctor" comes from the Latin word meaning "teacher", regardless of your doctor's unique clinical approach, he or she has a strong commitment to patient education.
Is Chiropractic Care Safe?
Chiropractic care is safer than back surgery, muscle relaxers and even common aspirin!
In the words of the New Zealand government's inquiry, chiropractic care is "remarkably safe".
Chiropractic has an excellent safety record. It is a conservative approach to health that avoids invasive procedures or addictive drugs. A thorough case history and examination help reveal areas of the spine that may be causing nervous system malfunction. This information will be used to determine the best course of care for each patient.
Chiropractic care is a natural approach to better health that is proven safe and effective.
What Education Does A Chiropractor Receive?
Today's Doctor of Chiropractic is well educated. After undergraduate studies, the chiropractic physician completes an additional four-year curriculum of over 4,500 college classroom hours of health sciences.
The science curriculum of chiropractic requires a special emphasis on anatomy, physiology, pathology, neurology, bio-mechanics, X-ray, spinal adjusting techniques and related subjects. This demanding curriculum prepares chiropractic doctors to locate the Vertebral Subluxation Complex and help correct the resulting nervous system dysfunction.
To graduate with a Doctor of Chiropractic degree, each candidate passes the demanding National Board Examination. Doctors then apply to a governmental or professional licensing board and pass a still more difficult test before being granted the privilege to practice. A chiropractic education never ends. Most doctors complete postgraduate instruction for license renewal and to stay current on the latest scientific research.
What Is An Adjustment?
There are many ways to adjust the spine.
Usually, the doctor's hands or specially designed instruments deliver a brief and highly accurate thrust. Some adjusting methods are quick, whereas others require a slow and constant pressure.
A chiropractic adjustment is the art of using a specific force in a precise direction, applied to a joint that has become immobile. Aligning the bones of the joint into optimal position restores mobility. The purpose of this safe and natural procedure is improved spinal function, nervous system function and health.
After years of training and clinical experience, each chiropractic doctor becomes highly skilled in the delivery of a variety of adjusting approaches.
How Long Will I Need Chiropractic Care?
Periodic chiropractic checkups, like brushing and flossing, getting regular exercise, and eating wholesome foods is part of a healthy lifestyle.
Spinal issues that may have been neglected since early childhood may require ongoing supportive care for optimum spinal function. These longstanding problems are often associated with muscle weakness, soft tissue damage, and degenerative changes to the spine. Most patients find that periodic chiropractic checkups help keep them in tip-top shape. Those who are active, have stressful jobs, or want to be their very best, find that a schedule of preventive visits assists the maintenance of good health. Some patients seek chiropractic care only when their ache or pain becomes unbearable. While this style of "crisis management" is usually more costly and time-consuming, our office stands ready to help all patients, regardless of their health goals. How long you choose to benefit from chiropractic care is always up to you.
Can I Speed The Healing Process?
Proper rest, exercise and good nutrition are especially important during the healing process.
Give yourself the best conditions for a quick recovery. Learn proper sitting and lifting methods. Specific exercises may be suggested to help retrain the muscles that support your spine. Getting the appropriate amount of rest is an important aspect of the healing process. Avoid sleeping on your stomach to reduce neck and alignment strain. During the healing process, proper nutrition is more important than ever. If you are overweight, now would be a good time to slim down and reduce unnecessary stresses to your spine. Perhaps most important of all, keep your appointments and follow your chiropractic doctor's recommendations for optimal results.
Are All Patients Adjusted The Same Way?
Regardless of the adjusting technique, chiropractic care is tailored to each patient's age, condition and spinal alignment issue.
The doctor evaluates each patient's unique spinal condition and develops an individual course of care. Patients who experience headaches may actually have a lower back issue that is causing a compensation reaction at the base of the skull. Other patients may have numbness and tingling in their fingers when the neck is out of alignment. Every patient presents a unique spinal pattern. While the procedure may seem similar in various patients' cases, chiropractic adjustments are specific to each patient.
Can I Adjust Myself?
You cannot effectively adjust yourself.
Since a chiropractic adjustment is a specific force, applied in a specific direction, to a specific spinal joint, it is virtually impossible to adjust oneself. It is possible to turn or bend or twist in certain ways to create a "popping" sound, like the sound that sometimes accompanies a chiropractic adjustment. Unfortunately, this type of joint manipulation is usually counterproductive, often making an already unstable area of the spine even more unsteady. Adjusting the spine is not for amateurs! The best way to enjoy the healthful benefits of chiropractic is to receive adjustments from a chiropractic physician. Even your doctor must seek out the services of a colleague to help restore and maintain proper spinal function.
Do I Have A Pinched Nerve?
More common are nerves that are stretched, twisted, or irritated by spinal structures.
While commonly associated with the spine, the pinched nerve (compressed lesion) is actually rare. Research suggests that only 10% to 15% of spine related issues are caused by direct pressure of bone on nerve tissue!
More frequently, nerves are irritated (facilitative lesion). This is caused when nerve tissue is rubbed, scraped, stretched by a loss of spinal curve, or irritated by malfunctioning spinal joints. This can result in numbness, burning, or a "pins and needles" feeling. Abnormal spinal function caused from physical trauma, emotional tensions, or chemical toxins can also affect the delicate tissues of the spinal cord and nerve roots.
Do I Have A Slipped Disc?
Discs do not "slip", however like the shock absorbers on your car, they can leak or rupture.
The inter-vertebral disc is a pad of cartilage-like material found between spinal bones. Each disc serves as a connector, spacer, and shock absorber for the spine. A soft, jelly-like center is contained by outer layers of fibrous tissue. Healthy discs allow turning and bending. Each disc is attached to the vertebrae above and below, a disc cannot "slip". Trauma or injury to the spine, however, can cause discs to tear, bulge, herniate, or worse, rupture. This can be quite painful, as the soft center of the disc leaks, putting pressure on the adjacent nerve roots and spinal cord.
While results cannot be guaranteed, many patients have avoided needless surgery or a dependency on pain pills, by choosing chiropractic care for their disc-related health issues.
Why Do Children Need Chiropractic Care?
Chiropractic care has been shown to be helpful with scoliosis and many other childhood health conditions. Since significant spinal trauma can occur at birth, many parents have their newborn's alignment checked.
Learning to walk, ride a bicycle and other childhood activities can cause spinal issues. Many childhood health conditions that are dismissed as "growing pains" can often be traced to the spine. Regular chiropractic checkups can identify these problems and help avoid many of the health complaints seen later in adults.
Chiropractic adjustment procedures are modified to a child's spine. Most parents report that their children enjoy their chiropractic adjustments and have the benefit of optimal health.
Am I Too Old For Chiropractic Care?
Regardless of your age, chiropractic care can help improve mobility and maintain vitality.
With growing concerns about over-medication and the side effects of combining various prescription drugs, safe and natural chiropractic care is growing in popularity.
Restoring optimal spinal function can improve mobility, vitality, endurance and appetite. Many patients report improvement with arthritic symptoms and other chronic ailments often associated with the aging process. The adjusting technique used by your doctor will be modified for maximum comfort and results.
As we get older and wiser, the simplicity and effectiveness of chiropractic care becomes more and more attractive.
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Diagnosis and treatment of health conditions should be performed by the doctor or other licensed health care professional. Do not use the information provided by BackSmarts.com (including the resources contained within) to self-diagnosis or self-treat any health related condition.
Copyright Protection
All BackSmarts.com website content, including but not limited to downloadable documents, text and image content, is copyright protected.