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Holistic And Multifaceted Field: Chiropractic Care

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Chiropractic is a holistic and multifaceted field which is often not fully understood. Chiropractic care has a plethora of uses and benefits that many people are unaware of. For example, chiropractic care has been used to treat ear infections, constipation, and asthma (Kratka, 2011). Chiropractors use spinal adjustments to treat tissue damage which can be caused by a traumatic event or repeated stress (American Chiropractic Association, 2017). These adjustments could be used to relieve the referred pain that can cause headaches. Yeomans (2014) discusses how chiropractic treatment can relieve referred pain which is perceived as coming from a different part due to a miscommunication between the brain and the spinal cord. Chiropractic …show more content…

Almost everyone experiences headaches throughout their life, approximately nine out of ten Americans suffer from headaches (American Chiropractic Association, 2017). Given the number of people who experience headaches, evidence of a previously debatable treatment option could impact the lives of many. Chiropractic care could be a better alternative to medical care because it is holistic and does not involve any drugs or surgery (“Benefits of chiropractic,” 2017). Chiropractors focus on the fixing cause of a disorder rather than treating the symptoms (“Benefits of chiropractic,” 2017). This holistic approach does not introduce any potentially harmful substance to the body like drugs or surgery could. Therefore, there are fewer risks and side effects associated with chiropractic care (“Benefits of chiropractic,” …show more content…

This region contains the top seven bones in the spine (Farmer et al., 2014). Jackson and Blumenfeld (2016) expand on this, saying, a cervicogenic headache involves referred pain which originates in the neck but the brain interprets the pain as coming from the head. Jackson and Blumenfeld also say that these headaches are caused by an injury or other problem in the neck (secondary headache) and treatment for these headaches should be focused on helping the neck. Garcia et al. (2016) conducted a study to determine if manipulation of the cervical spine was an effective treatment for cervicogenic headaches. However, the study was relatively inconclusive and the only result was that cervical manipulation could be beneficial for cervicogenic headaches (Garcia et al.,2016). This inclusivity was due to differences in the studies which were being

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