Chiropractic

Align Your Body, Elevate Your Life: Expert Chiropractic Care

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Have you ever wondered what a chiropractor can help with? This is a very popular question. Many people associate chiropractic care with back or neck pain, but it can also be highly effective for a variety of other conditions, such as:

Allergies
Disc problems
Headaches
Fibromyalgia

Unlike an antihistamine, chiropractic care gives the body strength to fight allergies. An allergy occurs when the body detects foreign substances and perceives them as harmful, such as dust, pollen, animal dander, etc. Your immune system reacts to these foreign substances by sneezing, congestion, rashes, hives, and coughing, with the goal of expelling them from the body. In severe cases, an allergen can cause seizures or even anaphylactic shock. This occurs due to histamines created by the immune system in an effort to protect your body.

How Chiropractic Helps With Allergies

Chiropractic care strengthens your body’s ability to fight allergies naturally, unlike antihistamines, which simply mask symptoms. Here's how it works:

Immune System Boost: Chiropractic care can improve the immune system's ability to detect and fight off foreign substances like dust, pollen, and animal dander.
Allergy Symptoms: Chiropractic adjustments can reduce common allergy symptoms such as sneezing, congestion, and coughing by relieving pressure on nerves that affect the immune response.

How Chiropractic Works for Multiple Conditions

Your spine protects your spinal cord, which is key to communication between your brain and the rest of your body. When vertebrae become misaligned, they can impinge on nerves, impacting your body’s ability to function at its best.

Common Conditions Chiropractic Care Can Help With:

Disc Issues: Misaligned spines can lead to herniated, bulged, or ruptured discs, which cause pain and affect mobility.
Immune System: A compromised nervous system can weaken your immune system, increasing susceptibility to illness.
Pain Relief: Chiropractic adjustments relieve nerve pressure, helping with pain management and improving overall body function.

If you are suffering from these conditions, call Dunham-Fritz Chiropractic for a no-obligation consultation. Surgery is expensive, risky, time-consuming, and has side effects. The majority of people heal naturally through chiropractic adjustments, and you can, too. Reduce your pain and improve your quality of life by giving us a call.

Common Conditions Treated by Chiropractic

Automobile Accidents

Following an automobile accident, whiplash is the most common injury. After being struck by another object from the rear or the side, the neck will thrash back and forth quickly and violently. When this occurs, the muscles in the neck will become hyperextended and may be strained or torn. This kind of soft tissue injury will lead to stiffness and soreness in the neck and/or upper back. The quick snapping movements that occur during whiplash will also likely lead to structural damage. These misalignments can also create associated herniate or bulging discs. In severe cases, a disc may rupture or cause nerve damage.

There are specific, low force manual adjustments that we perform for those that suffer from whiplash and other injuries due to a car accident. It's very important to make sure that pressure is removed off the nerves and motion is restored.

Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis occurs when the cartilage in the joints gets worn down. The likelihood of developing osteoarthritis increases if you have suffered an injury in joints like:

Hips
Knees
Wrist
Hands
Ankles
Feet
Neck
Back

This condition can be very painful and make daily life a struggle. It also can have an effect on the rest of your body. This happens due to compensation. If a person has pain in one knee then they are going to put extra weight on the opposite knee. This not only affects the knee you are putting more weight on, but it also affects your ankles, feet, hips, pelvis, and lower back.

Painkillers can provide relief until it wears off and it's time to take another pill. Chiropractic can help the pain by taking pressure off nerves and joints due to compensation. Chiropractic adjustments also help restore proper movement in joints in the affected and unaffected areas. This is important because we are concerned with treating your entire body.

Joint dysfunction can be described as a condition in which joints become stiff and full movement is restricted. There are many different causes of this condition, including, but not limited to:

Muscle imbalance
Injury
Poor posture

Compensation is a common cause of addition pain, just like with arthritis. Sacroiliac joint dysfunction is the most commonly treated joint dysfunction. The sacroiliac joint is where the sacrum (tailbone) joins with the pelvis. The joint dysfunction can create pain in the low back and limit movement.

Sacroiliac joint dysfunction is often misdiagnosed as sciatica or a herniated disc. Call us today to be properly diagnosed. We will perform a thorough exam and make specific adjustments to restore movement and give you relief.

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Neck and Back Pain

It is common to experience neck or back discomfort at some point in the day. Poor posture, a life of micro traumas, toxins, and much more will create subluxations within the spine. These subluxations will lead to pain because of the compressed nerves and discs. If these aches and pains are left untreated, muscle spasms and increasing pain may occur. If left untreated for a long enough period of time, nerves can eventually die, which may lead to more serious consequences. We are here to rid your body of these subluxations and relieve your pain.

Specialized Chiropractic Care for Specific Conditions

Headaches

Headaches are considered to be a normal way of life for people today. What people don't know is that more than three headaches a year is not normal. There are many factors that can lead to headaches, such as loud noises, stress, or hunger, but it may not be the underlying cause.

The most common cause of headaches is muscular tension in the neck and shoulders. These tight muscles can cause stress on the surrounding vertebrae, which can lead to pain and headaches. Studies have found that 85% of all headaches can be traced back to the neck.

A cervicogenic headache originates from the neck. A person experiencing one is likely to feel throbbing, aching pain at the base of the head. The pain usually radiates into the forehead and temples, with pain behind the eyes. Chiropractic care relieves this tension and corrects neck structure to prevent future headaches.

Sciatica

One of the most common conditions suffered by middle-aged to elderly citizens is known as sciatica.

Sciatica occurs when the sciatic nerve that runs through the sacrum (tailbone) and down the back of the legs is irritated or pinched from a misaligned vertebra. Sciatica can be caused by a misalignment or due to a muscular problem. If a person has a disc issue or experiences muscle spasms in the lower back, their pain may be worse due to the increased pressure. Many people believe that their hip(s) may be the cause of this pain because of where the pain originates. The pain in the glute region is the sacroiliac joint, where the sacrum meets the pelvis. Those suffering from sciatica experience shooting, sharp, burning pains down the back of their leg. It is not very common to experience this pain in both legs simultaneously.

At Dunham-Fritz Chiropractic, we will properly treat this problem without surgery. We will also resolve the issue rather than mask the pain with medication. Call us today for a free consultation.

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Chiropractic care can reduce the repetitive stress on nerves and joints that causes Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, particularly in those who use computers frequently.

This occurs due to repetitive movements combined with poor posture. Most of the nerves in the body run through the spine, including the nerves that run into your fingertips.

Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is defined as chronic, widespread pain and affects almost 6 million Americans. Today, there is not a lot of knowledge as to what causes it, but the symptoms include pain throughout the body, especially the joints.

People suffering from fibromyalgia describe the pain as mild or severe burning, aching, sharp, shooting, and radiating. Because of this widespread, chronic pain, it is common for the condition to bring on headaches, depression, and/or anxiety. Today, there is no known cure, but research is showing that chiropractic adjustments have provided relief for those suffering from fibromyalgia. We perform a thorough exam and provide care that strengthens the entire body by relieving stress on the nervous system.

Pinched Nerves

Pinched nerves have been found to be the culprit behind many different conditions:

Headaches
Heart Attacks
Infertility
Widespread Pain

This happens because there are structural misalignments that compress the nerves that extend off the spinal cord. This compression not only affects the direct area, but it can extend further than that. A misalignment in the pelvis can create migraines. That is why we perform a complete examination.

There are many conditions that have been discussed that chiropractic care can help. Not only can chiropractic adjustments help alleviate pain and help conditions, but they can also prevent conditions through maintenance care. Regularly scheduled visits help maintain proper structure and mobility. Keeping your nervous system functioning helps keep your immune system, reproductive system, respiratory system, circulatory system, and much more functioning at its maximum potential!

Pediatric Chiropractic Care

From toddlers to teenagers, regular chiropractic care can help children manage the physical stresses of growing up, from falls to poor posture and even physically demanding activities.

Toddlers: Learning to walk and constant falling can impact spinal alignment.
School Age: Posture issues and heavy backpacks can cause misalignments.
Teenagers: Increased physical activity and stress from jobs can strain their bodies.

A pediatric chiropractor can offer unparalleled benefits. At Dunham-Fritz Chiropractic, we pride ourselves on ensuring that every child has a properly functioning nervous system, allowing them to go through healthy development. Most people are aware that children appear very durable, but not many realize the negative effects an improperly aligned spine can have on children as they grow. Kids are generally not good communicators about their pain or about realizing that they might have a significant discomfort that isn’t normal. A seemingly small and meaningless misalignment can turn into a serious condition as the child ages if not treated right away.

A child's body is always growing and, therefore, is under a lot of stress. Some misalignments occur while the child is still in the womb. A child is curled up inside the mother and then stretched and pulled during birth. This is a lot of force on such a small baby and can lead to an imbalance in their bone structure. There are many different conditions, and any interruption in the spine can interfere with the child's nervous system. A functioning nervous system is crucial to optimal health.

Chiropractic Wellness for Growing Children

Regular chiropractic care can be very helpful for your child. Following birth, there is a lot of physical stress in the baby's life. Toddlers learning to crawl and walk end up falling many times. There is a lot of trial and error that takes a toll on their young bodies.

From the toddler to child stage, poor posture, along with more physically demanding sports and heavier loads carry, is introduced into the equation. Children also deal with more and more stress as they grow. Soon enough your children will be getting their first job that, in a lot of cases, demands physical labor. They will grow up fast and their body will undergo more and more wear and tear.

We want to do our best to make sure your children can fight against sicknesses and stay healthy as they grow into adults. Our care is aimed at allowing your children to go out and have fun but also to have a body that is prepared and healthy to support all the tumbles along the way. We provide thorough examinations that are perfect for children of any age. Here at Dunham-Fritz Chiropractic, we are going to do all that is needed and offer a step-by-step treatment plan that can help your child remain in optimal health.

Prenatal Chiropractic Care

Commonly overlooked through the stressful times of pregnancy, chiropractic treatment can be the answer to your back pain and stress. Our trained chiropractic team is trained in helping you through your pregnancy and making it the healthiest pregnancy we can.

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Prenatal Wellness Chiropractic

In preparation for pregnancy, women will experience many changes. Weight gain and lack of balance are both common changes associated with pregnancy. Your back can curve as a result of an imbalance in weight, which puts abnormal pressure on your hips. Spending 9 months with these conditions can cause discomforting back pain.

Studies have shown that 7 of every 10 women experienced severe back pain during their pregnancy. The third trimester is when the baby weighs the most, resulting in the peak of back pain. Branching off from back pain, issues involving added weight include cramping and digestive issues.

Chiropractic Care During Pregnancy

With the experience and training necessary to pinpoint the issues for most pregnant women, our chiropractic team can lead you to a healthy pregnancy. Don’t hesitate to look for chiropractic care as it can be a very helpful factor in you and your baby's health.

With a proven track record, our chiropractic techniques are the best in delivering a healthy pregnancy. To guarantee safety for you and your baby, chiropractic treatment for pregnant women is specialized. A majority of pregnant women who are treated by our chiropractic care say they have avoided painkillers throughout their pregnancy. Studies have also shown that chiropractic treatment has resulted in a reduction of time in labor.

Call us today at (641) 752-3112 for your no-obligation consultation and get your body functioning at its maximum potential! Imagine the possibilities!