Dr. Brian Anthony Glaudini, D.C.

You can do whatever you want to do. However, there are many factors that come into play. What are your goals? Do you just want to see what it feels like to get adjusted or do you just want to get rid of your pain or do you want to fix the problem causing the pain. These all have a different answer. It's like going to the gym. You can go once and see what it's like to use the equipment but if you want to get into shape you have to go regularly and consistently to change your body.

Yes it can be.

Yes, we do it all the time. Pretty much any joint in the body can be adjusted if the chiropractor has learned the skill.

yes

According to many studies, it is more effective than physical therapy, drugs and surgery. The key is to make sure you have a thorough chiropractic evaluation to make sure you are a candidate for chiropractic therapy.

Yes. In fact, most professional sports teams have chiropractors as part of their medical teams.

Yes, if your massage therapist works for your chiropractor no problem. If they are a separate entity it depends on your county and state.

The only way you can crack your back like a chiropractor is to take 1420 hours of education after your bachelor's degree and spend 2 years in student clinic and then you'll have the basics.

I can't speak for all chiropractors but I can tell you what I do. In my office the purpose of the first visit is to determine if the problem you present with will best be helped with chiropractic care as opposed to massage, medicine, acupuncture, PT or some other type of care. I do this by doing a thorough evaluation which includes feeling the spine and surrounding tissues, range of motion, muscle testing, orthopedic testing, neurological testing and x-rays. With all that information, I can determine if chiropractic will help you or not.

The same way you set a broken bone at home. You can try, but it's best left to professionals.

No. Rheumatic diseases occur when the body's immune system goes awry and mistakenly attacks organs, tissues, and joints. Playing sports will not cause this. However, osteo arthritis can start from overuse of a joint that is not functioning properly due to injury or mis alignment. Get all injuries checked out by a chiropractor who specializes in making sure the body is working properly.

Yes.

I would not do it. I've been through 9 years of post secondary education, gotten my doctorate and I never crack my own back nor would I. Just too many possibilities of what might go wrong not having someone who has been trained to know what to do do it.

At 28, you are long over due. It is impossible to grow up and not have micro traumas ( or major traumas i.e. falls off bikes, swings, beds, sports, auto accidents etc.) That will knock your spine or other joints out of place that will eventually lead to symptoms down the road.

The simple truth is that chiropractic since its inception in 1895 is based on four simple concepts.

1. The body is a self healing mechanism. In other words, your body knows how to heal. If you cut your finger, clean the wound and put a bandage on it the bandage will magically heal the cut. Right? No of course not your cut is going to heal with or without the bandage. Your body can heal itself.

2. Your brain and nervous system controls how everything in your body works. This means healing is controlled by your nervous system as well as the function of every cell, tissue and organ in your body. The master controller, the brain, communicates to every thing in our body through our nerves. What would happen if there is interference with this communication?

3. Interference with the brains communication with the rest of the body will compromise your health. It is impossible for your body to function at 100% if there is interference between the brain and the rest of the body. Every nerve in our body travels through the spine at some level. If the spine is out of normal position and not moving correctly it can interfere with these communication signals. We call this a subluxation.

4. Removing the interference restores the bodies functions by normalizing the brains communication with the rest of the body. That is what we do as chiropractors. We are the only profession trained in the detection and correction of subluxations. There are other professions that may manipulate the joints but mobilizing the joints is not the same as adjusting to correct the interference created by the subluxation.

Chiropractic has many techniques to detect and correct subluxations and thereby getting rid of pain and restoring function

Therefore, The benefits can be far reaching. Some of the latest research shows how it boosts the immune system, is best for musculoskeletal problems vs. MD or PT. Among many other verified issues.

Absolutely, extremely safe. The infants I adjust with it, if they are sleeping, will sleep right through it.

Dr. Brian

They are not dangerous to kids of any age. They make a big positive difference in kids as they grow up. It is not just about pain, it is more about function. If the spine is not functioning correctly, it will affect the nervous system. All our nerves come out through the spine at some point. So it's the relationship between the spine and the nervous system is what we deal with as chiropractors. All kids growing up (and adults) should make sure the spine is functioning properly. If your child is having discomfort, it is almost guaranteed that his spine is not functioning at its best. One clue to show how safe chiropractic is for everyone is to look at our malpractice rates vs. medical doctors. We pay about $2000 per year and a general practitioner is around $50,000 per year for the same coverage.

If you mean by help, to get rid of the stenosis, the answer is no. If you mean to lessen your discomfort, the answer is possibly. It depends on many factors. Where the stenosis is, what is causing the stenosis, etc. etc. I or other chiropractors can't say until we see exactly what is going on.

The best way is to ask around. Ask friends, co-workers or family. Chances are you will get a good recommendation. Next I would do a google search for chiropractors in your area and read the reviews.

For most chiropractors anything is fine. However, easiest not in a dress.