What do we treat
What do we treat:
Chiropractic is a manual therapy born in the USA in 1895 which offers a non-aggressive, strong and very efficient alternative plan to osteopathy in the treatment of the following pathologies:
1- mechanical lesions of the spine, skull and extremities:
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- Lumbago
- Cervical sprain
- Whiplash
- Dorsal and intercostal pain
- Shoulder block
- Ankle, knee and wrist strains
- Jaw lock
- Cranial pain
- Scoliosis
2- Cervical and lumbar disc hernia and their associated pathologies:
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- Sciatic nerve lesion
- Femoral ( or crural) nerve lesion
- Cervicobrachial neuralgia
3- Circulatory lesions:
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- Headache
- Occipital neuralgia (Arnold neuralgia)
- Migraines
- Dizziness
- Vertigo
4- Soft tissue (muscles and tendons) lesions:
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- Rotator cuff of the shoulder
- Tennis elbow (elbow epicondylitis)
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- De Quervain tenosynovitis (thumb tendon lesion)
- Trigger finger
- Piriformis muscle contracture
- Hamstrings, Adductors and Quadriceps lesions
- Ilio-tibial band lesion
- Pes Ansorinus lesion
- Patellar tendon tendinitis
- Tibial periostitis
- Achille’s tendon tendinitis
- Plantar fasciitis of the foot
5- Visceral conditions such as digestive and intestinal dysfunctions.
6- Parkinson’s disease tremor can be reduced through chiropractic cranial micro-adjustments with a specific tuning fork.