Frequently Asked Questions in Belvidere IL

Chiropractic is a system of healthcare that detects and releases the vertebral subluxation complex (VSC) from your body by adjusting the spine.

Subluxation is a spinal distortion that can affect your nervous system, musculoskeletal, and organ systems causing dysfunction in the body.

A Doctor of Chiropractic is specially trained to analyze your body for subluxations. Using chiropractic spinal adjustments, your chiropractor safely and gently corrects subluxations riding your body of nerve interference which allows the body to work as it should.

Chiropractic is widely recognized as one of the safest drug-free, non-invasive therapies available for the treatment of musculoskeletal complaints. Although chiropractic has an excellent safety record, no health treatment is completely free of potential adverse effects. The risks associated with chiropractic, however, are very small.

Many patients feel immediate relief following chiropractic treatment, but some may experience mild soreness, stiffness, or aching, just as they do after some form of exercise.

There are a variety of techniques in the chiropractic profession. Dr Javurek mainly utilizes manual adjusting, drop table adjusting, and the arthrostim (low force adjusting tool) to deliver the adjustment.

No, a variety of adjusting techniques are used in the office to get the best results for the individual patient. Dr. Javurek has found that everyone does not respond the same way, so he finds which technique the patient benefits the most from.

It varies depending on your insurance coverage or if you are a self-pay patient. All patients are charged the same fees, but out-of-pocket expenses may be different depending on the insurance company's reimbursement rates. If you are a self-pay patient and a member of Chiro Health USA (CHUSA) then a 25% discount is offered to CHUSA members.