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Chiropractic FAQs: What to Know Before Your First Visit

Petrak Family Chiropractic Center

This will be followed by a physical examination, which may include diagnostic imaging like X-rays if necessary. You won’t need to fully undress, but we may ask you to change into a gown if X-rays are needed. ​ Can chiropractic care help with posture? ​ Are chiropractors real doctors?

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Chiropractor vs Physical Therapist: Which One Is Right For You?

Oviedo Chiropractic

Chiropractors spend roughly eight years earning a doctorate of chiropractic degree, during which they study a wide variety of subjects similar to any other medical doctor. After this, they may refer to themselves as a doctor of chiropractic (D.C.). Another major difference between the two are the degree programs.

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Extracorporeal shockwave therapy and disc herniations

Chiropractic Economics

Another reason we need plain film X-rays of patients is that we must evaluate sclerosis and integrity of the bony endplates. Up until now, no definitive tool could successfully restore vascularity to subchondral bone and endplate tissue. The science clearly shows that without a healthy endplate you cannot have a healthy disc.

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Rethinking Chiropractic: Function > Structure

CLA

Shifting the narrative toward functional outcomes means focusing on how patients feel, move, and operate rather than simply on what their X-rays show. Take this practical approach into the clinic: Instead of using scans or X-rays to justify alignment correction, let’s focus on how we can improve the body’s functional performance.

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Elevate Your Practice with Advanced Chiropractic Instrumentation

CLA

David Fletcher 5 MINS READ Supporting Research Lies My Teachers Taught Me In traveling throughout the chiropractic world, I frequently encounter D.C.s

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Understanding Chiropractic Nervous System Scanning Methods

CLA

David Fletcher 5 MINS READ Supporting Research Lies My Teachers Taught Me In traveling throughout the chiropractic world, I frequently encounter D.C.s

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Chiropractic Table Talk for Enhanced Patient Engagement and Retention

CLA

David Fletcher 5 MINS READ Supporting Research Lies My Teachers Taught Me In traveling throughout the chiropractic world, I frequently encounter D.C.s