Chiropractors dedicate their careers and their lives to helping others. Whether it’s alleviating chronic pain, helping with recovery following an injury, or correcting a misalignment, being a chiropractor is a diverse and demanding occupation. Sometimes, though, misconceptions and myths about being a chiropractor can cloud reality.

We’re here to talk about some of these myths and clear up any confusion they may cause. Read on for the truth about chiropractors.

Chiropractors do not Experience Muscle Strain

Manual adjustment has long been the primary treatment method used by doctors of chiropractic. While effective and a valuable skill to perfect, there are drawbacks to this tried-and-true chiropractic technique, especially when used over the course of a career or relied on too heavily during long work hours.

The muscular fatigue that accumulates on both a daily basis and as the years progress can lead to injury, reduce the potency of your treatment, and otherwise prevent you from giving your clients the help they need. Ultimately, it can cut your career short. Supplementing manual adjustment with multiple impulse therapy, chiropractic tools, and visualized instrument adjusting can help prevent this fatigue, extend your career, and greatly benefit both you and your patients.

Chiropractors are Only Lower Back Doctors

There is a common misconception that chiropractors work exclusively on backs, especially lower backs. While this is a major part of chiropractic care—misalignment in the back often manifests itself in issues elsewhere in the body—it is still a myth. Chiropractors help people overcome a myriad of challenges, including headaches, fatigue, and stress.

Chiropractic tools play a big role in treating these and other issues. For example, PulStar can treat both soft tissue and spinal issues, as well as work with a joint throughout its range of motion. Adjustment tools like PulStar unlock the full potential of chiropractic practice, making it a comprehensive form of physical healthcare.

Only Adults can Receive Chiropractic Care

Thanks to advances in instrument adjusting, chiropractic care is suitable for people of all ages, including elderly and younger patients. A significant part of this broad age-appropriate spectrum is the adjustability of chiropractic tools like PulStar. By increasing or decreasing the intensity of the impulses, chiropractors can easily adapt their treatment to people of various ages and body types.

Chiropractors are not Real Doctors

The myth that chiropractors are not real doctors has long permeated people’s perceptions of them. However, this claim is simply not true. Chiropractors must earn a Doctorate of Chiropractic degree from an accredited university in order to claim their title. Additionally, a Doctor of Chiropractic can be licensed as a primary care doctor.

Where confusion abounds is in the technicality of Medical Doctor versus Doctors of Chiropractic. While chiropractors are not MDs, they are every bit as much of a doctor as a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Doctor of Optometry, Doctor of Dental Medicine, and so on.

Spinal Adjustments Hurt

People are often concerned that spinal adjustments will hurt. Perhaps it’s due to viral videos of chiropractors performing adjustments accompanied by loud popping. Maybe it is simply hesitation associated with a new, unfamiliar experience. Either way, we have good news—spinal adjustments almost never hurt.

In fact, they often have the opposite effect. Most patients feel less pain after a few visits, allowing them to live freer, more pain-free lives. This is especially true when PulStar is used, as the precise, gentle impulses delivered via the PulStar is softer and less jarring than manual adjustment tends to be. Additionally, the accurate, controlled nature of PulStar reduces the possibility of mistakes and malpractice, meaning that everyone wins.

PulStar – Dispelling Chiropractic Myths

With these and other myths about chiropractors swirling about, PulStar is doing its best to set the record straight. By bringing unparalleled innovation to the chiropractic sphere, PulStar is revolutionizing the industry and dispelling myths on a daily basis. If you would like more information about PulStar or have heard other chiropractic myths that sparked your curiosity, feel free to reach out to us.