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Chiropractic Terminology Guide

Understanding your care is part of feeling confident in it.

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Common terms you may hear

Adjustment, alignment, range of motion, acute injury, radiating pain, treatment plan, thoracic spine, sacrum, disc bulge, ultrasound therapy, X-ray, CT scan, trigger point therapy, soft tissue, rehabilitation, chronic pain, inflammation, cervical spine, lumbar spine, disc herniation, EMS therapy, combination therapy, MRI, myofascial release, and therapeutic exercise.

Questions about a term?

Your care team can explain the language used in your plan and what it means for your next step.