Chiropractors In Norfolk, Virginia

Patients seeking treatment at Capitol Rehab of Norfolk with Dr. Elliot Sherman D.C. are assured of receiving only the finest quality care through the use of modern chiropractic equipment and technology. Dr. Sherman holds a Doctorate of Chiropractic degree from Life University College of Chiropractic in Atlanta, Georgia. He completed his undergraduate degree and is an alumnus of The Ohio State University.

Capitol Rehab of Norfolk

1900 Monticello Ave
Norfolk, VA 23517
(inside Gold's Gym)
757-200-0955
757-200-0957 Fax

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Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression helps chronic pain sufferers leave their pain behind!

Spinal decompression therapy is a proven treatment for the relief of lower back pain. Depending on your condition, studies and our own experience have shown significant pain reduction success for between seven and nine out of ten decompression patients. You can find out if you're a good candidate through our online screening assessment questionnaire.
The therapy works best for those who suffer chronic pain from:


- herniated or bulging discs

- degenerative disc disease
- posterior facet syndrome

- sciatica

- acute or chronic lower back pain

Non-surgical disc decompression is non-invasive and typically does not involve pain medications.

It is not only safe and painless, but is also comfortable and relaxing (many patients fall asleep during treatment). The course of therapy includes approximately 15-24 treatment sessions and is completed in about 4-6 weeks. Each 30 minute session is performed on our DRS System, Model ABS decompression unit by a certified clinician specializing in back pain care.

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What is chiropractic care?
There's nothing mysterious about chiropractic. It's a natural method of health care that focuses on correcting the causes of physical problems, rather than just treating the symptoms. Chiropractic is based on a simple but powerful premise. With a normally functioning spine and healthy nerve system, your body is better able to heal itself. That's because your spine is the lifeline of your nervous system. It controls feeling, movement, and all function through your body.

How does chiropractic work?
Chiropractic works by restoring your body's inborn ability to be healthy. When under the proper control of your nervous system, all the cells, tissues, and organs of your body are designed to resist disease and ill health. The chiropractic approach to better health is to locate and remove interferences (subluxations, misaligned vertebrae) to your nervous system. With improved spinal function, there is improved nervous system function. The goal of the chiropractor is to remove interference that may be impairing normal health through specific chiropractic adjustments, allowing your body to heal itself. A healthy spine and a healthy lifestyle are your keys to optimal health!

What type of education do chiropractic doctors receive?
Doctors of Chiropractic are well-educated. Chiropractic education and medical education are similar in many respects and different in others because chiropractors do not prescribe drugs or perform surgery, and medical doctors do not correct vertebral subluxations. After graduating with a Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) Degree, each candidate passes the demanding four part National Board Examinations. Then, doctors apply to a governmental or professional licensing board and pass a still more difficult test before being granted the privilege to practice. A chiropractor's education, however, never ends. Most doctors complete regular postgraduate instruction for license renewal and to stay current on the latest research and adjustment techniques.

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"Regular running slows the effects of aging, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine that has tracked 500 older runners for more than 20 years. Elderly runners have fewer disabilities, a longer span of active life and are half as likely as aging nonrunners to die early deaths," the researchers found.

The most interesting point of this research is what the expectations were when the research began. In 1984, the common thought was that "vigorous exercise would do more harm than good". But as is often the case with "common thought" the opposite proved to be true. Dr. James Fries, an emeritus professor of medicine at the medical school hypothesized that by keeping the body moving, you may not necessarily increase longevity, but you would shorten the period at the end of ones life when people couldn't maintain their own activities of daily living. A concept he coined as "the compression of morbidity theory."

To summarize, people who move and exercise have a higher quality of life for a longer period of their life.

Rest assured, this is a common theme that I will try to echo in future articles.

Capitol Rehab of Norfolk

1900 Monticello Ave
Norfolk, VA 23517
(inside Gold's Gym)
757-200-0955
757-200-0957 Fax

Office Hours:
Mon, Wed, Fri : 9am - 1pm, 3pm - 7pm
Tuesday : 3pm - 7pm
Saturday: by appointment

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