Welcome to Whalen Family Chiropractic

Keeping your family in alignment in Spokane. Chiropractic for all your needs! Let us be your #1 Spokane Chiropractic choice always.

What is Chiropractic?

"Chiropractic" comes from the Greek word Chiropraktikos, meaning "effective treatment by hand."  Chiropractic stresses the idea that the cause of many disease processes begins with the body's inability to adapt to its environment.  It looks to address these diseases not by the use of drugs and chemicals, but by locating and adjusting a musculoskeletal area of the body which is functioning improperly.
 
Conditions which doctors of chiropractic address are as varied and as vast as the nervous system itself.  All chiropractors use a standard procedure of examination to diagnose a patients condition and arrive at a course of treatment.  Doctors of chiropractic use the same time-honored methods of consultation, case history, physical examination, and x-ray examination as any other doctor.
 
In addition, they provide a careful chiropractic structural examination, paying particular attention to the spine.  Doctors of chiropractic often use spinal manipulative therapy (or "adjustments") to treat conditions affecting the musculoskeletal system.
 
An "adjustment" as doctors of chiropractic use the term, means the specific manipulation of vertebrae which have abnormal movement patterns or fail to function normally.  Dr. Whalen has spent years learning diagnostic techniques such as motion palpation (the art of examining by movement or touch) and other forms of spinal examining procedures, so that he can administer specific and appropriate spinal adjustments.


Conditions/Treatment:

The conditions treated in Dr. Whalen's office vary as much as the nervous system itself.  Commonly diagnosed and treated conditions include but are not limited to: 

  • Headaches/Migraines
  • Back Pain
  • Shoulder Pain
  • Carpal Tunnel
  • Sport Injuries
  • Arthritis Pain
  • Neck Pain
  • Sciatica Arm Pain/Numbness
  • Work Related Injuries
  • Auto Accident Injuries  

Treatments often consist of spinal manipulation therapy, stretching and strengthening exercise, trigger point therapy and massage therapy.   All treatment options will be discussed with patients on an individual basis so that a treatment plan can be devised with full cooperation and consent of the individual patient.