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Home Self Improvement Advice Should I Be Seeing A Bellevue Chiropractor?
Should I Be Seeing A Bellevue Chiropractor? PDF Print E-mail
Written by Dr. Michael Weir   
One question that I hear all the time from my patients is "how does my wife or husband know if they should be seeing a chiropractor?" There are multiple ways to know if you should be seeing a chiropractor and not all of them have to do with pain and discomfort. I have developed a test for the neck to determine if you are a candidate for chiropractic care called the "head turn test".
by Dr.MichaelWeir


One question that I hear all the time from my patients is "how does my wife or husband know if they should be seeing a chiropractor?" There are multiple ways to know if you should be seeing a chiropractor and not all of them have to do with pain and discomfort. I have developed a test for the neck to determine if you are a candidate for chiropractic care called the "head turn test".

The head turn test is exactly as it sounds, your ability to turn your head with out pain or restriction. Simply turn your head as far as you can to the left, and then to the right. The first thing to look for is if either of those motions are difficult to perform. Normal range of motion is the ability to turn your head either direction parallel with your shoulders, or 90 degree's. The second thing to look for is if there is any pain when you do these motions.

When you do the head turn test, and you feel pain or restriction during the movements this can be a possible sign that you have dysfunction in the bones and joints of your neck. When you work at a desk all day or simply sleep in a poor manner this can put a tremendous amount of stress on your neck. Even worse may be old and new injuries, such as falls, or car accidents that can literally tear the structures of the neck and make it even more susceptible to pain or restriction.

A doctor of chiropractic is trained specifically in diagnosing the causation of why you might be experiencing pain or reduced range of motion. Most often, in my patients, this type of neck is caused by bones and joints of the neck getting stuck in a position that is out of its neutral position. This type of condition is most prevalent in cases of whiplash, and poor ergonomics.

A person with a neck like this may already have neck pain, headaches, pain in their shoulders, arm and hand pain, but they also may not have any pain at all. Even if you are one with out any current pain, if you are presenting with a positive head turn test, it is my experience that the reason for this is probably that you have vertebral subluxation, or bones and joints in your neck being out of place.

About the Author:

Michael Weir, D.C. is a Bellevue Chiropractor and clinic director at Back in Action Chiropractic Center. To makean appointment with Dr. Weir please call is office at 425-635-0495.. This article, Should I Be Seeing A Bellevue Chiropractor? is released under a creative commons attribution license.

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