Frequently Asked Questions

We accept most major insurances. What each plan actually covers varies, so give us a call at (248) 590-0253 with your card handy and we will check your benefits before your first visit.

No! Not only is chiropractic care less expensive, people tend to get better more quickly than they would in a DO, medical, or physical therapist's office.

Access to managed chiropractic care may reduce overall health care expenditures through several effects, including positive risk selection, substitution of chiropractic for traditional medical care (particularly for spine conditions), more conservative and less invasive treatment profiles, and lower health service costs. Systematic access to managed chiropractic care not only may prove to be clinically beneficial but also may reduce overall health care costs.

In one randomized controlled trial on neck pain, after seven and 26 weeks researchers found significant improvements in recovery rates in the manual therapy group compared to the other two groups. At week seven, 68% of the manual therapy group had recovered from their neck pain vs. 51% in the physical therapy group and 36% in the medical care group.

Unless you just had direct trauma to the area of concern or are recovering from an intense exercise session, your muscle ache is most likely a secondary problem. Remember, nerves control muscles — your muscles cannot control themselves.

When your spine lacks the proper structure, nerves tell your muscles to compensate and tighten up in order to stabilize your body and guard from movements that would further injure your spinal joints and/or nerves. If you are just sore from a workout or did have a trauma, we offer massage therapy to help prevent inflammation, increase your range of motion, and reduce muscle tension!

Chiropractic care is in fact the most efficient and cost effective way to remedy neck pain, headaches, back pain, and other musculoskeletal issues. Today, about 80% of the population will suffer from back pain at some point in their life. Detecting a spinal problem before it starts to hurt pays dividends in the future, especially with younger populations like children and infants. Early detection and care will:

• Reduce future wear and tear of the spine and other joints • Reduce overall medical costs • Improve and maintain range of motion • Increase brain function • Allow for better growth and development of the body and nervous system • Reduce colic, ear infections, and constipation in children and infants • Maintain a higher level of health through a child's formative years

Actually just the opposite! Chiropractic care restores motion into your joints, whether spine or any other joint in your body. This restoration breaks up scar tissue and adhesion around the joint and does not allow calcium to deposit and solidify. It is the solidification of scar tissue that becomes a "bone spur."

Bone spurs are osteoarthritis and, contrary to popular belief, this is NOT hereditary but brought on by improper spinal structure (posture) and movement patterns. Osteoarthritis or spinal degeneration can never be reversed, but the joint can be maintained and kept from getting worse.

Today's medical model has trained us to seek care only in times of pain. In many cases that problem has been brewing for some time and you only take notice once it has gone too far — use a tooth cavity or a heart attack as examples. Your spine is incredibly similar.

As our bodies accumulate stresses we compensate for aches and pains by assuming a posture that makes us feel better, and they seemingly go away. In a compensated state our bodies are breaking down; by maintaining proper posture and spinal alignment we allow our bodies to work more efficiently. A person who catches a spinal problem early on needs fewer adjustments in the majority of cases.

For those whose pain has resolved through chiropractic care, the idea is to maintain the results you have worked to achieve. Periodic visits before you start hurting again will maintain your healthier state and ensure you don't fall back into the same issues.

At Optimum Chiropractic we have the ability to change our adjusting style to meet your concerns. Want to be adjusted without the "pops" and "cracks"? No problem!