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Chiropractic Medicine at VCIM
At VCIM, Dr. Cartile provides chiropractic care for the muscles, joints, bones, and related nerves. After assessing your health history, symptoms, and movement, he develops an individualized treatment plan for you.
What Is Chiropractic?
Chiropractic is a licensed health-care profession that focuses primarily on the musculoskeletal system—the muscles, joints, bones, and related nerves. Chiropractors assess a person’s health history, symptoms, movement, and physical condition before developing an individualized treatment plan.
Chiropractic care includes joint mobilization, stretching, therapeutic exercises, posture and movement advice, and other forms of manual therapy.
What Conditions Can Chiropractic Care Help With?
Chiropractic treatment is most commonly used for:
Lower Back Pain
Lower back pain is one of the most common reasons people seek chiropractic care. Research shows chiropractic is safe and effective for treating both chronic and acute episodes of low back.
Neck Pain
Chiropractic manipulation or mobilization may help some people with acute or chronic neck pain. Research suggests potential improvements in pain and function.
Headaches
There are many causes of headaches. Chiropractic can help with cervicogenic headaches—headaches associated with problems in the neck. Research has also investigated chiropractic treatment for migraines, again due to the varied causes of migraines, Chiropractic can sometimes help.
Sciatica
Sciatica involves pain associated with irritation of the sciatic nerve, often causing pain that travels from the lower back into the leg. Chiropractic can help particularly when it is combined with advice and an appropriate exercise program.
TMJ
Dr. Cartile's techniques and long career in chiropractic has led to specializing in treating TMJ conditions.
Hiatus Hernia
Dr. Cartile specializes in adjustments of the stomach to release hiatal hernias.
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