Back To Health Chiropractic

Back to Health Chiropractic has been in Fort McMurray since 1998.
Here to meet your health needs.

FEEL BETTER. MOVE BETTER. LIVE BETTER.

Each year close to one million Albertans find relief from pain and lead healthier, more active lives thanks to chiropractic care. Alberta’s licensed Doctors of Chiropractic, or chiropractors, are specifically educated and trained to diagnose, treat and prevent conditions related to the spine, nervous system and musculoskeletal system.

What is Chiropractic & What do Chiropractors do?
Chiropractic is a health care profession encompassing a range of health care practices that diagnoses, treats and helps prevent disorders and conditions related to the spine, nervous system and musculoskeletal system (including back, neck and head pain).
Like physicians, chiropractors are trained to diagnose as well as treat conditions and disorders.
Chiropractors are experts in caring for the spine, nervous system and musculoskeletal system. Chiropractors believe in treating the individual as a whole and focus on how a patients’ musculoskeletal and nervous system function in relation to the whole body.

What does chiropractic do for patients?
People who suffer from work accidents, sports injuries, stress and even everyday activities seek chiropractic care for pain relief. Chiropractors work with patients to resolve pain, discomfort and restricted range of motion that can happen when you injure yourself. Once patients are back to feeling better, many continue to see their chiropractor to help prevent further injury.

Chiropractors are also trained to recommend therapeutic and rehabilitative exercises, as well as provide nutritional, dietary, and general health and wellness counseling. Chiropractors will also consult with and refer to other health care providers to serve the best interests of their patients.
What happens during a chiropractic treatment?
On the first visit, patients fill out a health history form and review their history and current health with the chiropractor prior to the initial assessment.

The chiropractor will then use a variety of diagnostic techniques, including physical examination; ultrasound and x-ray. When the patient’s condition is assessed, the chiropractor will recommend treatment.
The primary treatment is a chiropractic adjustment, a gentle, controlled and directed pressure that helps to restore the spine’s ability to function and relieve nerve interference. Chiropractors will also use therapies including mobilization, massage, heat, cold and laser as treatment methods; they do not treat patients with drugs or surgery.