The Role of a Chiropractor in Personal Injury Matters

When you are injured in an automobile accident, the last thing you want to hear is that your insurance won't cover your medical treatment, or that you will not experience immediate relief from your pain. Though this is precisely what can happen if you do not follow the advice of your attorney. Many attorneys are now referring their personal injury clients to chiropractors for these two reasons: insurance companies pay for their services, and you will experience immediate relief from your pain after even your first visit.

The role of your chiropractor in your personal injury case may appear simple, however he is providing your attorney with valuable information on a regular basis about your injury, and any improvement you are experiencing, as well as his prognosis for your recovery time and any lingering effects that may remain after at the completion of your treatment period.

In the beginning, when your pain is at its worst, you will likely see your chiropractor up to three times a week. As your pain begins to lessen, and your injury improves, that may be decreased to as little as once a month and eventually, you will be ready to stop having treatments for your particular injury altogether. Although it is highly advisable to continue to have chiropractic adjustments periodically to maintain spinal and full body health, it will not be a requirement for your case to settle.

Your chiropractor may also give you some therapeutic exercises to help speed your healing process and may suggest massage therapy to help alleviate muscle tension. Follow his advice and instructions exactly, as doing more or straining yourself could result in further injury and discomfort during your healing process.

If you have questions about a spinal injury or have been involved in an accident of any kind, please feel free to contact me for more information.

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Dr. Stephen Estner is a Chiropractor in Rhode Island with office locations in Pawtucket and Cranston, Rhode Island. His offices offer chiropractic rehabilitation through acupuncture, massage therapy, and manipulation of the spine, joints, and muscles. Dr. Estner treats all spinal injuries, back pain, and symptoms including those due to automobile accidents, workplace and sports injuries, pregnancy, and provides general care and maintenance of the spine.

For more information or to schedule an appointment please visit: http://www.DrEstner.com.

RI Chiropractor Sees Personal Injury Patients in Cranston Office

A new personal injury patient at the RI Chiropractic office of Dr. Stephen M. Estner left a great testimonial....


"I believe Dr. Estner and his staff have lots of potential and customer satisfaction. The service here has been the best. I will highly recommend them to family and friends. Thanks!" ~ Gorgis

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Dr. Stephen Estner is a Chiropractor in Rhode Island with office locations in Pawtucket and Cranston, Rhode Island. His offices offer chiropractic rehabilitation through acupuncture, massage therapy, and manipulation of the spine, joints, and muscles. Dr. Estner treats all spinal injuries, back pain, and symptoms including those due to automobile accidents, workplace and sports injuries, pregnancy, and provides general care and maintenance of the spine.

For more information or to schedule an appointment please visit: http://www.DrEstner.com.

Chiropractor in RI Offers 5 Benefits

Everyone knows that chiropractic care is good for the spine right? Well, there are 5 benefits that go along with caring for your spine that are perhaps not as well known, though just as important to your overall feeling of health and wellness.

Having regular chiropractic adjustments can, and often does, eliminate minor issues from becoming major problems. If you are already experiencing pain however, chiropractic treatments will help to drastically reduce your discomfort by realigning the various nerves that have been displaced, and helping to strengthen the muscles of your back, providing better overall support for your entire body. If your spine is not aligned, the rest of your body will be ‘off’ as well.

Chiropractic medicine is a holistic approach to pain relief, body maintenance, injury repair, and overall wellness. As such, there are no harmful, chemical prescription medicines to take. This holistic approach allows patients to use chiropractic in combination with many other healing modalities with no adverse side effects of any kind.

Doctors of Chiropractic have a total body health approach to healing and treatment. Because of this, a visit to the chiropractor may reveal underlying causes for pain or problems that you may not have been aware of, and which can be treated with either chiropractic treatments alone, or any combination of medical procedures you choose.

Chiropractic treatments will severely decrease or eliminate any back, neck or other pain you may be feeling in your spine or certain other parts of your body as well. The pain relieving effects of chiropractic alone are well worth the visit.

And lastly, chiropractic medicine will help in keeping your immune system healthy and in top physical condition. In the majority of studies conducted regarding the effects of chiropractic treatments, patients who maintained a schedule of maintenance with their chiropractor saw a decrease in the duration of illness, or elimination of sickness completely.

Weight Loss as Care for the Spine

Very few people consider the fact that your spine upholds and maintains the health and posture of your entire body. The first thing people look at when they have back pain is something wrong with the spine, when very often chronic back pain is an indicator that there is something else going on in the body that is interfering with the maintenance of full body health, and the pain is just a by-product.

One very prominent issue that can contribute substantially to back pain, is excess weight. Carrying a few extra pounds is not the same as being overweight. Overweight persons place themselves at greater risk for developing many kinds of illnesses such as: disc herniation, hardening of the ligaments, spinal arthritis, and open themselves to greater risk for back surgery.

In these cases, losing weight becomes much less of a vanity issue, and much more a way to eliminate or decrease the incidence of further problems, and stop the chronic back or neck pain as well. A quick determination of your body weight using the body fat index will reveal whether you need to lose a few pounds. A visit to an Estner Chiropractic office in RI however, will not only determine whether the pain you are experiencing is coming from being overweight, but will also help you determine the best course of treatment to alleviate it.

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Dr. Stephen Estner is a Chiropractor in Rhode Island with office locations in Pawtucket and Cranston, Rhode Island. His offices offer chiropractic rehabilitation through acupuncture, massage therapy, and manipulation of the spine, joints, and muscles. Dr. Estner treats all spinal injuries, back pain, and symptoms including those due to automobile accidents, workplace and sports injuries, pregnancy, and provides general care and maintenance of the spine.

For more information or to schedule an appointment please visit: http://www.DrEstner.com.

Chiropractic Care Misconceptions

Chiropractic care is a holistic approach to total body health and wellness, and is typically characterized as an alternative medicine. Ongoing studies however, support the theories and practices upheld in chiropractic medicine as sound principles for maintaining spine and body health. Throughout the course of these studies, some commonly held misconceptions were cleared up entirely.

That chiropractic care benefits are only in the mind of the patient... Even without the various and numerous studies all over the world describing the very real results and health benefits that chiropractic patients receive as a result of their treatments, the testimony of the patients alone along with follow-up care information would prove that the process of chiropractic medicine is a sound and viable solution for many types of ailments and pain.

That damage can be done to the spine during chiropractic treatments and the sounds and techniques used appear painful... With proper information and education, even the most suspect patients can learn to relax their misgivings and trust that chiropractor's are highly trained, licensed medical professionals with a deep knowledge of the spine and human anatomy. In addition to the years of training and education involved in becoming a chiropractor, there is a requirement for continuing education and licensing in order to practice. Chiropractic care is a safer route to follow in the complete elimination of pain at its source, than taking prescription medicines to cover-up pain and disease.

That chiropractic treatment comes with uncomfortable side effects... In the replacement of prescription drugs and surgery, there is no safer alternative than chiropractic medicine. Some people experience mild side effects comparable to a slight headache or tingling sensation for a few hours after a treatment. This feeling is quickly replaced however with the relief of any pain that was experience before the treatment, and a feeling of well-being overall.

That chiropractors charge a lot for treatments... Chiropractic treatments, in comparison with traditional medicine procedures, are extremely affordable. And because the profession is seeing such amazing results, many insurance plans now cover treatment appointments.

Contact an Estner Chiropractic Care of RI in your area for more information and to schedule an appointment.

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Dr. Stephen Estner is a Chiropractor in Rhode Island with office locations in Pawtucket and Cranston, Rhode Island. His offices offer chiropractic rehabilitation through acupuncture, massage therapy, and manipulation of the spine, joints, and muscles. Dr. Estner treats all spinal injuries, back pain, and symptoms including those due to automobile accidents, workplace and sports injuries, pregnancy, and provides general care and maintenance of the spine.

For more information or to schedule an appointment please visit: http://www.DrEstner.com.

RI Accident Injury Patient Offers Chiropractic Support

A new accident patient at our Cranston Chiropractic office has this to share with us about his experience...

"Dr. Estner and his staff take excellent care of us. They are all very kind and gentle during treatment." ~ Christopher D.


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Dr. Stephen Estner is a Chiropractor in Rhode Island with office locations in Pawtucket and Cranston, Rhode Island. His offices offer chiropractic rehabilitation through acupuncture, massage therapy, and manipulation of the spine, joints, and muscles. Dr. Estner treats all spinal injuries, back pain, and symptoms including those due to automobile accidents, workplace and sports injuries, pregnancy, and provides general care and maintenance of the spine.

For more information or to schedule an appointment please visit: http://www.DrEstner.com.

Cranston Chiropractor Patient Testimonial

Our Chiropractic office in Cranston RI is in a great location for patients from all over the state. Occasionally we will have someone transfer from another chiropractor as well.


A new patient in our Cranston office said, "I really enjoyed my experience. I'm glad that I was able to transition into this new office as a patient." Natalie N.

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Dr. Stephen Estner is a Chiropractor in Rhode Island with office locations in Pawtucket and Cranston, Rhode Island. His offices offer chiropractic rehabilitation through acupuncture, massage therapy, and manipulation of the spine, joints, and muscles. Dr. Estner treats all spinal injuries, back pain, and symptoms including those due to automobile accidents, workplace and sports injuries, pregnancy, and provides general care and maintenance of the spine.

For more information or to schedule an appointment please visit: http://www.DrEstner.com.