Chirotherapy / Manual Therapy

Chirotherapy (specific manual-technique) is a thousand-year old natural method of treatment that has proved particularly effective in treating painful misalignments in the vertebral column.

Gentle methods of treatment can often remedy faulty joint functions. Chirotherapy is literally a hands-on treatment technique. Malfunctions caused by misalignment of the vertebral column and joints are treated using certain manual techniques. A chirotherapist has to have gained additional qualifications through further study and exams.

Medical indications:

The vertebral column comprises 7 cervical vertebrae, 12 thoracic vertebrae, 5 lumbar vertebrae as well as sacral and coccygeal vertebrae.

Particularly the smaller vertebrae are prone to misalignments, which then become painful and cause discomfort. Misalignments are not limited to the vertebral column but also occur in other joints.

Sometimes they have been present for a long time (from early childhood) without the cause ever having been identified. Misalignments can usually be identified by a chiropractic examination method.

One-sided strain, false posture, a fall and internal diseases can cause misalignments.

Clinical practice:

Actual treatment can be subdivided into several sections:

Position

Making contact – means placing the hands on the misaligned part of the vertebral column or joint thereby creating tension in this area.

Trial traction – before the actual impulse is applied, the direction in which the misalignment can be corrected is established using trial traction.

Impulse – the final impulse following trial traction is minimal and quick - like a dot on the ‘i’ of the preparation stage. This can be, but is not necessarily, accompanied by the sound of a crack.

The German society for chirotherapy (DGCh) has compiled the following list of symptoms, which could be caused by misalignments in the vertebral column:

headaches
dizziness
hearing problems and tinnitus
sudden deafness
impaired vision
lump in the throat
sore throat and husky voice (dysphonia)
radiating pain in the branches of the facial (trigeminal) nerve

concentration disorders with impaired midterm memory and rapid fatigue
sleeping disorders
heart complaints
transmission complaints in the shoulder, tennis arm or golf arm (epicondylopathy) – often monocausal or in combination with misalignment of the elbow
psychic change, in particular secondary depression and irritability

From the thoracic spine:

From the thoracic spine:
shoulder pain
complaints of the upper abdomen
single or double-sided pain between the ribs (intercostal neuralgia)
heart complaints
breathing disorders (asthmatics)
stomach and digestive disorders

lumbar spine and sacroiliac joint:

pain in the kidney area
intestinal cramps, uterus pain in women
prostate complaints
groin strains
hip complaints
pain in the back of the thigh
undefined leg or knee complaints
foot complaints, especially heel pain

Further treatment:

When the misalignment has been corrected further treatment such as physiotherapy is advisable to prevent a relapse.

Active sports to build up muscles, because only a strong set of muscles can stabilise, support and sustain the vertebral column.

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