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VERTIGO / DIZZINESS
THYROID
HEADACHES
CONCUSSIONS
MOVEMENT DISORDERS
ADHD
AUTISIM / ASPERGER'S
OBSESSIVE COMPULIVE DISORDER / OCD
DYSLEXIA
AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS
GASTROINTESTINAL PROBLEMS
INSOMNIA / SLEEP DISORDERS
DISTONIAS / TICS and TREMORS
FIBROMYALGIA
OSTEOPOROSIS / OSTEOPENIA
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What is a Chiropractic Neurologist?
Within the chiropractic profession, there are specialists in radiology, orthopedics, neurology, and physical rehabilitation. A chiropractic neurologist is a licensed chiropractor who has completed an additional 3-year course of study in neurology, including coursework and residency-based clinical training, and has passed a comprehensive certification examination administered by the American Chiropractic Neurology Board. There are currently only about 400 board-certified chiropractic neurologists in the world.
A chiropractic neurologist is qualified to diagnose and treat a range of nervous system disorders, just as is a regular medical neurologist. An important difference between the two is that the therapies a chiropractic neurologist prescribes do not include drugs or surgery.
Typical dysfunctions treated by a chiropractic neurologist include a variety of movement disorders, including the painful involuntary muscle contractions known as dystonia, stroke, hemispheric brain lesions, and radiculopathy, commonly known as a “pinched nerve.” In addition to providing therapies and treatments, a chiropractic neurologist can provide counseling about diagnostic dilemmas and offer advice about the appropriateness of care a patient may already be receiving.
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