Chiropractic neurology is an advanced specialty field within general chiropractic.
Chiropractic is neurology. It is not about bones. It is about the brain, spine, nerves, and nervous system receptors located in the joints and soft tissues. It is about the integration of structure and function. It's about increasing function of the brain and body.
Chiropractic neurology addresses spinal manipulation done in a biomechanically correct and safe fashion. There are
no rotary neck adjustments which can stress the
vertebral artery. Joints are moved in the manner in which they were designed to move.
The side of the spine to treat or not treat is also clinically very important. Simply adjusting both sides of the spine may increase or decrease function. It's important to know what clinical windows to look into in order to determine this.
A chiropractor with post graduate training in neurology will use what is called afferent stimulation to improve function. Afferent stimulation is the use of physical stimuli which may include chiropractic adjustments, brain exercises, light, heat, water, and sound, all of which are non-surgical and non-invasive.