Chiropractic Information

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	Welcome to Brastock Chiropractic Dr. Shauna Brastock *Board Certified Chiropractor
	Common Problems Treated by a Chiropractor	What is Chiropractic
	Back pain Headaches Painful joints Sciatica Neck, arm and shoulder pain. Numbness or tingling in arms, hands, legs and feet	The word chiropractic is of Greek derivation and, literally translated, means "done by hand". Chiropractic is a system of therapy that helps maintain a patient's health and well-being through spinal manipulation, which involves adjusting the vertebrae in the spinal column, without the use of drugs or surgery. Additional therapeutic procedures may include the use of ultrasound stimulation of deep tissue, massage, cold packs, heat and electrical muscle stimulation. The chiropractic approach to patient care recognizes that many factors affect health, including exercise, diet, rest, environment and heredity.
	A doctor of chiropractic is a physician concerned with the health needs of the public as a member of the healing arts. He/she gives particular attention to the relationship of the structural and neurological aspects of the body in health and disease. He/she is educated in the basic and clinical sciences as well as in related health subjects. The purpose of his/her professional education is to prepare the doctor of chiropractic as a primary health care provider. As a portal of entry to the health delivery system the chiropractic physician must be well trained to diagnose, including but not limited to, spinal analysis, to care for the human body in health and disease and to consult with, or refer to, other health care providers. Dr. Brastock graduated from Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, a chiropractic institution dedicated to the field of education, has the sole purpose of providing an unexcelled program to serve the members of the chiropractic profession and those who seek to enter the profession, Chiropractic has assumed the place as an honored, unexcelled and distinct profession in the field of healing on the basis of the principle of the supremacy of the neural control of physiological processes. Chiropractic has grown in number and prestige and has earned the right to be called a profession on he result obtained through manipulative techniques. Accreditation & Approval Los Angeles College of Chiropractic is accredited by the Commission of Accreditation of The Council on Chiropractic Education. The Council of Chiropractic Education is approved as the accrediting agency for chiropractic education by the United States Department of Health, Education & Welfare. The college is also accredited by COPA, The Council on Postsecondary Accreditation. The college is a member of the Council on Chiropractic. The college is approved by the California Department of Education. The college is approved and its graduates are accepted for licensure by the Chiropractic Examining Boards of every jurisdiction in the world.
	Dr. Shauna Brastock provides nutritional services as well as Chiropractic. Through the use of proper nutrition Dr. Brastock can help patients with their problems. Dr. Brastock also has an organ cleansing program that promotes a healthy body. These are special services that Dr. Brastock provides in addition to her Chiropractic training, but only at the patients request. Click on the Nutrition button at the top of the page to get more information.