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While you may think of chiropractic care
for a backache or stiff neck, chiropractors
can help ease a variety of ailments.
primary care physician and can serve as a avenues for treatment, and as such, should
gateway doctor,” he explains. Medical doc- always be considered first. Dr. Dandrea says he
tors and chiropractors often work together often receives referrals from progressive sur-
to tackle everything from arthritis to carpal geons and pain management specialists who
tunnel to fibromyalgia. believe the patient failed to exhaust all of the
One thing a chiropractor won’t do, howev- more conservative options.
er, is pull out a prescription pad or check a “Years ago, medical doctors and chiro-
patient into the hospital for surgery. Instead, practors were like oil and water, but now,
chiropractic adjustments are a means of pro- they’re really working together,” Dr. Clarke
viding people who are suffering from pain a explains. “There are times when a patient
more natural way to alleviate their symptoms does need medication, but if they don’t,
and improve their daily lives. maybe a chiropractor can help. Physical ther-
“It’s a good time for chiropractic in New apists, medical doctors, and chiropractors
Jersey; people are starting to try to move away are now all working together for a common
from medications and see what else they can goal: the patient.”
do to maintain a high quality of life,” Dr. Miller Because of this collaboration, more and more
says. With the skyrocketing cost of health care, children and families are occupying the wait-
studies are proving again and again that ing rooms of chiropractic offices, and OB/GYNs
because chiropractic treatments eliminate the are sending their mothers-to-be for chiropractic
need for pricey injections, tests, surgeries, and adjustments during their pregnancies.
prescription drugs, your chiropractor might just Whether a patient comes in and complains
be the answer to your prayers when it comes of headaches since beginning a stressful new
to lowering your overall medical costs. job, are suffering from discomfort after a
Technology continues to transform the recent fender bender, or injured themselves
industry and, in many ways, make it even more while playing their favorite sport, a chiro-
possible for patients to feel good without tra- practor ensures that the body is properly
ditional medication. Dr. Dandrea regularly uses aligned and can thus heal itself and function
a variety of treatment options, including spinal at its highest capacity.
decompression therapy, a non-surgical “I believe that this collaboration is the
approach to spine and disc problems; low-level future of health care—where the patient is
laser therapy to reduce pain and swelling; and the big winner,” Dr. Dandrea concludes.
Power Plate whole vibration therapy to assist “Looking ahead, I see chiropractic becom-
patients with everything from weight loss to ing an integral part of every family’s health
core stabilization and muscle toning. care paradigm.”
“We see the benefits of [chiropractic treat-
ments] and how they really change people’s To learn more about the Association of NJ
lives and patients say, ‘wow, I really can feel Chiropractors, log on to njchiropractors.com.
better without medication,’” Dr. Clarke adds. For more information about Monmouth Spine
In addition to chiropractic, acupuncture, & Rehabilitation Center, Dr. Dandrea can be
physical therapy, and other natural forms of reached at info@monmouthspine.com, or
healing are considered the most conservative visit www.monmouthspine.com.
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