Question: What do chiropractors do? 

Answer: The Chiropractic professions is about serving others to improve their health.  Chiropractors take a natural, preventative approach to health care, without the use of drugs or surgery, helping patients achieve good health and function at their optimum capacity.

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Question: Why is our nervous system so important? 

Answer: Your brain, spinal cord, and nerves coordinate and control every cell, tissue and organ in the body and adjust them to their internal and external environment. If the nervous system is not responding accordingly, the body will not perform at 100% as nature intended. How will this affect me? Reduced immune function, disease, fatigue, premature aging, stress, poor metabolism, hormonal imbalance, difficulty concentrating, muscle and joint dysfunction. Essentially ALL body function.

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Question: What is a subluxation? 

Answer: Interference to the nervous system caused by chemical, emotional, and physical stress leading to the body’s inability to regulate, heal, repair, and regenerate its cells, tissues, and organs for optimal function.  This term and concept is a major premise of the chiropractic profession and was first used in 1895.

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Question: Are you against drugs and surgery? 

Answer: No. There is a time for both. Just remember, we are more interested in finding and correcting the cause of a problem rather than covering up the symptoms with a toxic chemical experiment that may cause deadly side-effects (just listen to the drug commercials!) We say, "why not try conservative and non-invasive procedures first?"  Surgery is financially, emotionally, and physically taxing and should be used only as a last resort.

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Question: I heard that chiropractic treatments cure diseases. Is this true? 

Answer: The body heals itself when it is given the tools it needs for healing, namely proper nutrition, adequate rest, physical exercise, mental and spiritual balance, and a nervous system that is working properly. Nerves control the immune system, skeletal system, respiratory system, reproductive system, digestive system, hormone (endocrine) system, literally every cell in the body. Chiropractic facilitates healing because it restores proper nerve function. As a chiropractor, we remove the interference to the nervous system. We allow the body to do what it is innately supposed to do when the channels of communication are clear. Doctors do not cure anything, the body cures itself if free from interference.

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Question: How long will it take for my body to heal? 

Answer: It depends on your personal history, genetics, current physical condition, level of stress, and how well you follow the chiropractic recommendations. Your body has tolerated physical, chemical, and emotional stress for years. It took years for your body to get to its current level of dysfunction. Healing is a process, and like every process in nature, healing takes time.  Our goal is to help restore your health as quickly as possible.

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Question: Do I have to get chiropractic care for the rest of my life?  

Answer: You do not have to do anything for the rest of your life-it is your choice. You can choose not to brush your teeth, not to change the oil in your car, not to make repairs to your home, not to eat a healthy diet, and not to exercise. However, there are consequences to your actions. If you want to get the most mileage out of your body, then yes, you must take care of it for the rest of your life. The spine and nervous system is no exception.

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Question: When should someone start chiropractic care? 

Answer: As soon as you’re born. The point is to maintain health for your whole life, not to abuse or ignore your body for decades and then put out fires when you are in physical distress. The spine and nervous system are subject to trauma from day one until death, twisting of the neck during the birth process; falling while learning to walk and while playing; sports injuries; carrying heavy backpacks, purses, laptop computers; poor posture; driving; sitting all day; inadequate exercise; gravity; pregnancy; carrying and lifting car seats and strollers; osteoporosis; emotional stress; chemical interactions. It is never too early or too late to start chiropractic wellness care.

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Question: What is the education of Doctors of Chiropractic, D.C.?  

Answer: Four years of undergraduate study followed by four years of demanding studies at a Chiropractic College accredited by the Council of Chiropractic Education under the auspices of the U.S. Office of Education. Dr. Lim and Dr. Krakos both attended the prestigious first college of chiropractic, Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa,  www.palmer.edu. The attainment of the D.C. degree requires clinical internships and state and national board licensure.  Doctors of Chiropractic are licensed in the State of Virginia by the Medical Examining Board, and have mandatory continuing education requirements. Drs. Lim and Krakos are licensed in the State of Virginia and are members of the Virginia Chiropractic Association, www.VCA.org .