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Essay On Schnarr Chiropractic And Total Body Wellness

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To be honest with you, I never really thought that chiropractors did much except pop your back and send you on your way. My thoughts on this changed dramatically when I met Dr. Chad Schnarr of Schnarr Chiropractic and Total Body Wellness in Tullahoma, Tennessee. I’ve been working for Dr. Chad for a year now and I have learned so much about his profession and how what he does on a daily basis is much more than just “popping your back.” For starters, with new patients like the one we have here in the photo, Dr. Chad begins his evaluation by developing x-rays to get an updated image of the patient’s problematic area. He then reads the scans and pinpoints what area of the body he will focus on. Even when treating previous patients, it’s important to get new scans and information regarding the patient’s situation instead of using old films and notes. This makes his treatment more direct to what the patient needs now as conditions in the spine change often. …show more content…

Schnarr then detects what part of the spine is causing the patient pain and what needs to be moved to get everything back to normal. “It has to all work together in harmony, if one key is off balance the whole song gets messed up,” he says. On the patient’s back you can see a diagnosis outcome chart. This chart is filled with boxes of different diagnoses the patient may have. Dr. Chad checks the boxes he believes could be an issue, makes note of the possible problem, and then rates how severe it could be in each area. To finalize his evaluation, he performs a routine adjustment for what he sees as an issue now, and schedules the patient to come in soon to see if any changes have

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