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How Chiropractic Care Works
Two questions come up more than any others: what is actually being done to my spine, and how long will this take? These pages answer both — the individual therapies on one hand, and the stages care moves through on the other.
What each therapy does
Spinal manipulation and adjustment
The main treatment a chiropractor performs, and what it is for.
Spinal decompression
Traction used to open space between vertebrae and relieve disc pressure.
Therapeutic ultrasound
Sound waves that warm soft tissue to ease pain and tightness.
Therapeutic massage
Targeted work on specific areas of muscle tension.
The stages care moves through
Care here is not open-ended. It has phases, and each has a different goal.
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Patient Education Library
Our written patient education is grouped by the question you are asking: what chiropractic is, what we treat,…
Services
Everything we treat with at our Saco, Maine practice, in one place — adjustments, spinal decompression,…
Your First Visit
Every first appointment at our Saco office follows the same path: forms, a consultation with Dr. Brent…
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