Chaparral Chiropractic

read moreLocated in the heart of Scottsdale, AZ, the leading health professionals at Chaparral Wellness Clinic offer quality and affordable chiropractic care. We are dedicated to help you resolve your wellness objectives. With 19 years of experience, Dr. Christi Chism utilizes a variety of therapeutic modalities including, Activator Method & Impulse Chiropractic treatment, Acupuncture, and Spinal Decompression Therapy to help you meet your wellness needs. We treat patients who suffer from various conditions including back pain, sciatic nerve pain, headaches, neck pain, migraines, neuropathy, spinal stenosis, plantar fasciitis and many other ailments.

read moreChiropractic care is like building a house - certain things have to happen in a particular order in order for everything to stand strong and work correctly. When building a house, if you tried to put up your walls before you had a solid foundation, your walls would be weak and eventually collapse. If you tried to put on your roof before the walls were ready, you would run into the same problem. The same is true for your body. Your body has to go through a particular plan of care in order to repair itself correctly and fully.

read moreUpon entering our office our receptionist will greet you and welcome you as a member of our family. We will request you fill our patient forms located in the New Patient Center. The paperwork provides us with general information about yourself and your condition. Next you will have a consultation with Dr. Christi Chism to discuss your health-related problems, concerns, as well as potential treatment options. Your first visit is designed for Dr. Christi Chism to learn more about you, your condition and your expectations to determine whether chiropractic care will you meet your goals.

read moreOnce your body has fully healed, routine chiropractic care can help ensure that your physical problems do not return, and keep your body in optimal condition. Just like continuing an exercise program and eating well in order to sustain the benefits of exercise and proper diet, it is necessary to continue chiropractic care to ensure the health of your musculoskeletal system. When you make routine chiropractic care a part of your lifestyle, you avoid many of the aches and pains that so many people suffer through, your joints will last longer and you will be able to engage in more of the activities you love.

read moreWhiplash is a common result from car accidents and should be addressed as soon as possible. Most collision accidents with a moving or stationary object hit from behind or from the side cause side effects of whiplash. Typical whiplash occurs upon impact causing your head to move backwards as your body naturally contracts the muscles in the front of your neck to counter the "whipping" of your head. This sprains/strains the muscles and ligaments in your neck causing the neck pain, headaches and pinched nerves.

read moreMost people are under the assumption that if they don't feel any pain that there is nothing wrong with them - that they are healthy. Unfortunately, pain is a very poor indicator of health. In fact, pain and other symptoms frequently only appear after a disease or other condition has become advanced. For example, consider a cavity in your tooth. Does it hurt when it first develops or only after it has become serious? How about heart disease? Regardless of whether you are talking about cancer, heart disease, diabetes, stress or problems with the spine, pain is usually the last thing to appear.

read moreContinually wearing the wrong items, such as a heavy backpack or bag on one shoulder, can cause injury to your health. You probably wouldn't connect getting ill with what you wear, but perhaps you should. When it comes to being healthy, you probably don't give your clothes or accessories a second thought. The reality is that what you wear or carry could play a crucial role in your health, even making you ill if you continually wear the wrong items, such as a heavy backpack or bag. Clothing fit is also an important consideration for health.

read moreChiropractic Care can help with your headaches naturally instead of taking medications which only covers up the pain rather than fixing the problem. Chiropractic Care treats the underlying cause of headaches through adjustments to the cervical vertebrae (neck area). When the spine is misaligned it puts pressure on the nerves that go up to the head and causes pain. It also causes the muscles around the area to tighten up which causes stiffness and pain. With regular adjustments to the neck, headaches can be alleviated.