What Is Full Spine Chiropractic Care?
Full spine chiropractic care is a hands-on, drug-free approach to relieving pain and restoring how your body moves. Using precise spinal adjustments, Dr. Hansen corrects misalignments in the spine and joints that put pressure on nerves, restrict motion, and cause the aches you feel every day. When your spine is aligned, your nervous system can communicate the way it's supposed to, and your body is free to heal itself.
Every spine is different, so care is too. Depending on what your exam shows, treatment may include gentle spinal adjustments, focused upper cervical specific care for the top of the neck, therapeutic exercises, or mechanical traction to decompress the spine. It's gentle, non-invasive, and built around the whole person, because Dr. Hansen treats the cause of the problem, not just the symptom that brought you in.
Who It Helps
If you've been living with pain and hoping it would just go away, full spine chiropractic care gives your body a real chance to recover. Dr. Hansen cares for patients of every age, from newborns to adults in their 90s, and treats entire families across generations.
- Back and neck pain that won't quit
- Sciatica and radiating leg pain
- Frequent headaches and tension in the neck
- Poor posture from desk work or long days on your feet
- Recovery from an injury, accident, or flare-up
- Anyone wanting to stay healthy and move well for the long run
What to Expect on Your First Visit
Your first appointment takes about 45 to 60 minutes, and it's really a conversation as much as an exam. Dr. Hansen starts by listening: your history, what hurts, and what you've already tried. He then performs a thorough physical exam, and takes x-rays if necessary, to understand what's actually going on. He'll walk you through exactly what he found in plain language, so nothing is a mystery.
You'll get a personalized care plan tailored to your condition and your goals. No cookie-cutter scripts, no pressure, just an honest plan to get you out of pain and keep you there.
Techniques We Use
Dr. Hansen is trained in a range of adjusting techniques and chooses the right one for your body and comfort level:
- Diversified: the classic, precise hands-on adjustment
- Gonstead: a detailed, analysis-driven approach to alignment
- Arthro-Stim Instrument Adjusting: a gentle, low-force instrument adjustment
- Thompson Drop: a comfortable drop-table technique
- Upper Cervical Specific: precise, gentle care for the top of the neck (see our dedicated Upper Cervical Specific page)
- Flexion-Distraction: gentle decompression for discs and the lower back
- Mechanical Traction: steady stretch to relieve pressure on the spine
- Therapeutic Exercises: targeted movements to strengthen and stabilize between visits
- Vibration Platforms: whole-body vibration to support circulation and recovery
Conditions It Treats
Chiropractic care is especially effective for problems rooted in the spine, nervous system, and joints:
- Lower back pain and herniated discs
- Sciatica and pinched nerves
- Headaches, migraines, and nerve-related pain
- Shoulder, hip, and knee joint pain
- Neck stiffness and poor posture
- Whiplash and post-injury recovery
Why Hansen Chiropractic
For 30 years, Dr. Chris Hansen has helped Long Island heal naturally from his office in West Babylon. His whole-person approach means he looks past the symptom to find and correct the real cause, and he's earned Best of Long Island nominations for it.
He also knows exactly what it's like to be the patient. In 1987, a compression fracture and herniated disc left him in so much pain he couldn't put on his own socks for nine months. Conventional medicine offered him nothing but pills. Chiropractic care healed him in three months, with no drugs and no surgery, and changed the entire direction of his life.
"I know what it's like to be told nothing can be done. I refuse to say that to my patients. There is almost always something we can do to help the body heal itself." Dr. Chris Hansen, D.C.
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