Frequently Asked Questions

On this website, we cannot give a complete picture of Chiropractic. We can provide you with an introduction to Chiropractic and what we do. Chiropractic may be new to you. And like anything new, many questions arise. Here are a few of the most common questions people have. If you have any other concerns or want further explanations, please feel free to contact the office by phone or email.

Q: What is Chiropractic?

A: Chiropractic is a science by which the doctor locates and removes a cause of nerve disruption. For every nerve disruption, there is a cause. As long as you have a cause you will have a disruption. Removing the cause removes the nerve disruption. An analogy: You are in the yard watering your lawn with a hose and a rock falls across the hose. It may disrupt the flow of water to where there is only half the original amount coming to and out of the nozzle. Do you work on the nozzle? No, you go to the hose and remove the cause, the rock. That is what Chiropractic is about, locating and removing the cause. What follows is Health. For more information, check out my blog post: “Chiropractic: 101”

Q: What is Upper Cervical Specific Chiropractic?

What Makes Specific Chiropractic, Specific?

What is a Vertebral Subluxation?

What Causes a Vertebral Subluxation?

Q: Does Chiropractic always work?

A: No, Chiropractic doesn’t always work. The same as the water hose situation: If the rock caused too much damage to the hose then the removal of the rock is not going to make water flow freely. Or, if you keep twisting or pulling on the hose it may interfere with the flow. The same holds true in your own body. The Chiropractor may remove the cause, but there can still be too much damage done to restore that body to perfect health. Chiropractic will work, does work, and has worked. It will restore health if there hasn’t been too much damage and you cooperate.

Q: Why Take X-rays?

For more information, check out my blog post: “X-ray Analysis: HIO Series”

Q: What is an adjustment? 

A. The HIO Specific Adjustment is unique and singular to the Chiropractic profession. Chiropractors are the only healthcare professional trained to adjust vertebral subluxations. An adjustment is a quick, light and specific force applied to the misaligned vertebra that is producing nerve disruption at the brainstem level.

Q: Can infants get vertebral subluxations? 

Q: Do I get adjusted each visit?

A: It is impossible to predict in advance the number of adjustments any given case requires. No two people in this world are alike. Not one individual can compare with another. The speed with which people recover depends on several factors:

1. How much damage has been done?

2. Age of patient?

3. How long patent had disorder?

4. If interference is kept removed.

5. Patient’s cooperation with Chiropractor.

No two spines are alike and the neurocalometer predetermines whether nerve disruption exists. If it does, you receive an adjustment. If the instrument indicates no disruption, nothing will be done. That is exactly what the previous adjustment accomplished. If you have to be adjusted again, that means that disruption returned. Disruption has to stay out if health is to be the result. IT IS NOT HOW MUCH WE DO, BUT HOW RIGHT THE LITTLE IS THAT WE DO.

Q: I’m in no pain, I must be healthy…right?

Q: How does Chiropractic support my immune health?

Q. How does Pediatric Chiropractic help support my child’s brain development?

Q: What is Salutogenesis?

For more information on Salutogenesis, check out my blog post: “Health, We Salute You!”

Q: Do you take insurance? 

A. Here at OHIO Specific Chiropractic, we don't bill insurance directly. A direct pay system is in place to compete with insurance company deductibles and plans. When comparing “paying out of pocket” to the consistently increasing deductibles and ever-changing insurance plans, it is quick to see that a direct pay plan is beneficial to your healthcare, not your “sick care”. For a more in-depth answer, check out my blog post: “Direct Payment vs. Sickcare Insurance”