Greensboro Chiropractor for 37+ Years!
Welcome to our website! Central Chiropractic is located at 1313 North Elm Street, directly across the street from Moses Cone Memorial Hospital. Dr. Spell has been a Greensboro chiropractor since 1973, and Central Chiropractic is Greensboro's longest standing chiropractic clinic.
We Can Help!
Finding a Greensboro chiropractor can be confusing, as there are many to choose from...so allow us to tell you a little about your first visit at Central Chiropractic. First, a neck and/or back spinal screening by Dr. Spell will be conducted, including a motion palpation test to help diagnose the exact location of any loss of normal spinal movement. Motion palpation is a safe and painless testing procedure. Dr. Spell, standing behind you, uses one hand to move your spine through its ranges of motion. The other hand presses against each individual vertebrae. This allows him to locate the exact joint that is not moving and in which direction (flexion, extension, rotation, or lateral flexion) the joint has lost mobility. If a loss of spinal movement is not found, Dr. Spell will refer you to the appropriate health care professional.
What Is Chiropractic?
Spinal mechanics, including the vertebrae, corresponding nerves, muscles, and ligaments, play a primary role in the health of the whole body. Physical injury, repetitive motions, emotional stress, or chemical imbalance may not allow the spine to move properly within its normal range of motion. Spinal dysfunction can cause irritation to the delicate nerve tissue.
The primary treatment of chiropractic is spinal manipulation (frequently called an adjustment.) An adjustment is a gentle technique in which the chiropractor applies pressure by hand to a specific bone that has lost the ability to bend forward, bend backward, rotate to each side, or laterally bend to each side. The pressure is applied quickly and only in the direction in which the bone has lost its normal movement. This allows the joint to regain normal movement by realigning the injured soft tissue fibers (muscles, ligaments, and other connective tissue). Regained joint mobility can then reduce nerve irritation and joint inflammation.