| 10 signs that you should see your chiropractor | | | | How to choose a chiropractor |
| 1. Chronic pain in your joints, muscles or head | | | | When selecting a chiropractor, take time to find a |
| hasn’t improved withtraditional medical | | | | DC who: |
| treatments. | | | | 1. Is recommended by your physician, other |
| 2. Your job requires you to sit for long periods of | | | | health care professionals orfriends. |
| time or to perform repetitivephysical tasks. | | | | 2. Is licensed to practice chiropractic. |
| 3. An injury to a muscle, joint or spine hasn’t | | | | 3. Has experience treating your specific condition |
| healed with initial medicaltreatment, medications or | | | | or symptoms. |
| physical therapy. | | | | 4. Is board certified if you need specialized care in |
| 4. Sharp pain shoots from your hip down your leg. | | | | areas such as such aschiropractic neurology, |
| 5. Pain, achiness, a burning sensation or stiffness | | | | chiropractic rehabilitation, chiropracticorthopedics or |
| comes and goes in parts ofyour body, with no | | | | chiropractic pediatrics. Board certification indicates |
| explainable cause. | | | | the |
| 6. You want to address joint or muscle pain | | | | DC has completed studies and testing beyond |
| without drugs or surgery. | | | | those required to be a |
| 7. The soles of your shoes consistently wear | | | | Doctor of Chiropractic. |
| differently. For instance, the leftouter heel of | | | | 5. Is willing to work with your other physicians as |
| shoes for your right foot wears down more | | | | part of your medicalteam. |
| quickly. | | | | 6. Uses diagnostic tools such as x-rays, ultrasound |
| 8. The hem of your skirts or pants hangs | | | | and paraspinal digitalinfrared imaging. |
| unevenly. | | | | 7. Offers holistic, preventive care and counsel. |
| 9. Your head is positioned forward rather than | | | | 8. Will provide an initial consultation free-of-charge |
| directly over your shoulders. | | | | 9. Doesn’t claim that chiropractic treatment |
| 10. One of your shoulders is lower than the other. | | | | will cure an alphabet soup ofmedical conditions. |