Finding a chiropractor can be difficult! It turns out that not all chiropractors practice the same way or do the same things. While one may be a traditional “back cracker” dealing with neck and back pain, others consider themselves more “wholistic” and may not move your bones at all.

How can you tell the difference? If you visit a Jefferson City Chiropractor and tell them that you are dealing with neck pain, they should at least touch your neck. Sure they’re going to ask you about any trauma and other conditions that may stop them from working on you, but they need to address the area you’re concerned about.

If you visit a Boise Chiropractor with low back pain, you should at least have to bend over and touch your toes to show them which way makes it hurt. Often they will have you bend this way or that to see which way makes a difference. If it hurts when you bend forward but not when you bend backward, that is usually related to a herniated disc. If it hurts more when you go back, it’s probably not a disc problem.

You should understand that it’s the doctor’s responsibility to make you feel comfortable and explain everything. I have no idea how someone can visit a chiropractor and have no idea what they’re having done to them or even what’s wrong. You can’t let just anyone touch your back or move your spine around, just someone that knows what they’re doing!

Like if you went to see a Federal Way Chiropractor after dealing with chronic headaches, what should the doctor do? They should take a history, do an examination, and they may even need x-rays. There’s a lot of factors in finding out if x-rays are necessary or not, but the doctor should be able to tell you why they need them.

Some doctors just take x-rays on everyone as part of their “process.” You don’t have to have x-rays just because someone does it to everyone. There needs to be a reason to take an x-ray and it will give you an indicator as to what type of doctor you’re dealing with.