Maybe you’ve heard about chiropractic care through a friend or did some research online. Maybe you’re just tired of living in pain. If going to the chiropractor is a new experience for you, don’t worry! We’re here to help you shed your pain and get back on your feet. Your first visit to our practice will be about getting to know your chiropractor, and a chance for us to get to know you!
New Patients
Appointments at our office typically begin with a bit of paperwork, as you no doubt would expect. Your skilled chiropractor will perform a physical examination, and take any necessary x-rays to learn more about the cause of your pain. We’ll also discuss your current condition and your goals.
We will take a look at the overall results, and, together, come up with a plan of action specifically for you. We will talk about the type of treatment you will be receiving, any preparation necessary before beginning treatment, and when you can expect to see results. We will also discuss any lifestyle changes that may help you with your goals. As your partner in improving your health, your chiropractor will be with you every step of the way during your treatment.
If you have any further questions, call our practice today!
Dr. Gilbert and the rest of the friendly team at Gilbert Chiropractic Wellness Center are dedicated to finding solutions to each patient’s road blocks to optimal health. If you are suffering from neck and back pain, headache or just plain old muscular tightness and tension, we are here to help! Dr. Gilbert also manages and treats injuries from auto accidents, falls and sports-related complaints.
Dr. Gilbert takes the time to do a comprehensive chiropractic and physical exam and detailed case and history review. If you want to improve your overall health, Dr. Gilbert will review lifestyle issues and include body specific nutritional and metabolic assessments. A plan of action will be developed that is specific to your condition and health goals.
"Dr. Gilbert: It has been a few months since I slept well. Last night's sleep was great. Thank you for yesterday's first treatment and I'll see you next week."
"Dr. Gilbert has good listening skills that help ensure that my needs are being met. She is empathetic and can understand what treatment I need. She provides a relaxed treatment environment and her skills are first class. During our discussions, I found her very knowledgeable about new research and techniques in chiropractic."
"My wife and I have been receiving therapeutic massage from Debby Lowe Cummings at Dr. Bright's office for nearly two years now. In our view, Debby is a valuable asset in the patient care provided by Dr. Bright's practice.
Debby has an impressive knowledge of anatomy and has, in our case, always been able to use that knowledge to effectively treat our specific complaints during a visit. She has an amazing ability to provide massage therapy at the level we have needed, not too light, not too heavy. Having experienced many massage therapists over the years, Debby is exceptional and we highly recommend her to our friends. She's great."
"Sue Steffy has been my massage therapist for more than decade and I don’t think I could survive very long without her. Her knowledge and skills are wide and deep and she has an uncanny ability to find kinks and sore spots I didn’t even know were there. She uses various techniques including shiatsu and deep tissue work and can be very gentle when necessary. I was blessed to discover massage therapy many years ago and have benefited from the work of many therapists – from students at training academies to tiny elderly Orientals who walked on my back and spine! – but none approach the skill and touch of Susan Steffy."
"Observational study found that low back pain patients receiving chiropractic care, which typically includes spinal manipulation, are more satisfied than those receiving medical care."
-New England Journal of Medicine
The primary goals of Gilbert Chiropractic & Wellness LLC, P.C. are consistently superior treatment and superior support. This entails physical modalities and hands-on chiropractic adjustments, so your therapy is always provided by a physician or therapist. Without charging concierge rates, we provide concierge services. Anytime you want, you can call or text to schedule an appointment or to speak with a doctor. Just a few of our areas of expertise include vehicle accidents, headaches, neck discomfort, and back pain.
Chiropractic treatment goes beyond only treating back and neck issues. Chiropractic care is an excellent approach to maintain your body operating at its best since it combines nutrition, adjustments, and overall wellness. Additionally, studies have shown that chiropractic care is helpful for a variety of conditions, including diabetes and fibromyalgia.
Seeing a chiropractor is not only for back pain and neck pain. Chiropractic care is an excellent way to keep your body at its peak performance through nutrition, adjustment and overall wellness. In addition, chiropractic care has been known to help a wide range of conditions from fibromyalgia to diabetes.
Chiropractic helps to remove postural imbalances and structural misalignments that can accumulate in our bodies over time. Chiropractic works by restoring your own inborn ability to be healthy. For your body to remain healthy, your nervous system must function well. For your nervous system to function well it must be free of interference. By restoring spinal function with Chiropractic adjustments, nerve interference by misaligned vertebrae is removed, thus allowing optimal nervous system function and improved health.
When a vertebrae becomes misaligned or moves out of its normal position, this is referred to in the chiropractic profession as a subluxation. Subluxations can be caused by a wide range of issues ranging from a minor slip or bump to a car accident or any sudden trauma. When a vertebrae is subluxated, it begins to put pressure on nerves, blood vessels and everything around it. This pressure comes with a price. The subluxation interrupts the natural pathways that the messages sent from the brain need to be clear in order to be completed properly.
Chiropractic is an overall way of looking at the human body. It's based on the idea that the body is self-sustaining and self-healing. The body is in essence completely controlled by the brain through its connection via the spinal cord and the vast networks of nerves that make up the body. When this system is not functioning at its peak, the overall performance of the human body is lacking.
In the chiropractic world, drugs and medicine are not utilized as a form of treating a patient. While supplementation and nutrition are almost always a part of the bigger picture, drugs and prescriptions can be viewed as band-aids to treat symptoms rather than going to the source and treating the real problem.
While it's often perceived that the chiropractor is solely here to treat back and neck pain, this is simply a small piece of what the profession really is capable of handling. Chiropractors not only treat soft and hard tissue problems such as sciatica and joint pain, but are largely called on to deal with more significant issues. Some of these issues include fibromyalgia, allergies, insomnia, headaches and many more.
Adjustments, or manipulation as they're sometimes referred to is the minor movement of vertebrae in the spine. The objective of this movement is to realign vertebrae that have moved out of place for a number of reasons ranging from normal daily activity to trauma such as a car accident.
When these vertebrae are out of place, it has an overall systemic effect from muscular to the central nervous system. Without proper alignment and flow of all nerves and systems in the body from the brain, we can't function at our peak.
An adjustment is often a pressure from the chiropractor utilizing the hands or an instrument to move a vertebrae back into place. This happens with a quick movement and is often without discomfort. You may hear a noise that sounds like you're cracking your knuckles referred to as joint cavitation. It is the release of gases such as oxygen and nitrogen from the joint.
Going to the Chiropractor is a new experience for many of us. Maybe we've heard through a friend or have done some research online. It's possible that you are just fed up with living in pain and it's time to do something about it. In either case, your first visit to the chiropractor will really be about getting to know the chiropractor and discussing your history, current condition and goals.
Chiropractic is based on the idea of removing imbalances both structural and postural in an effort to allow our body to heal itself. For this to happen the network of nerves and signals from your brain, down your spinal cord, to the network of nerves must be allowed to flow freely without any interruption. Chiropractors have the ability and skill to remove these interruptions or misalignments and allow the body to perform as it was meant to.
If you've ever been in a car accident, played a sport, fell down or just bumped into something too hard, it's very possible that you are not functioning at your best due to a misalignment. While there are many potential mechanical or structural causes for misalignment, there are also chemical reasons. For instance, if you smoke or drink excessively or even just have a poor diet, the chemical issues in your body can eventually cause underlying conditions and disease to appear.
Allowing a chiropractor to get you back on track both chemically and structurally will bring your body back to the proper state it should be in to perform at its peak.
Address: 1504 S St Francis Dr, Santa Fe, 87505, Santa Fe, NM, United States
Email: gilbertchiro365@gmail.com
Phone: 505-984-1222