Commonwealth Chiropractic Center

Welcome to Commonwealth Chiropractic Center, located in Prestonsburg, KY. We serve the Prestonsburg area and surrounding cities, providing quality Chiropractic care for over 20 years. Our mission is to help make a change in people's lives by offering a clean, friendly, and caring environment. We strive to listen to every concern of our patients to ensure they feel comfortable expressing their health issues. Our advanced equipment and techniques, including digital x-rays, enable us to effectively treat a variety of conditions such as headaches, neck pain, back pain, arm and leg pain, carpal tunnel, and sports injuries. Dr. Salyers, our chiropractor, has completed an extra curricular sports program and is certified in chiropractic sports practice, ensuring we can effectively treat sports-related injuries. If you're looking to alleviate your pain and improve your health, please contact us to schedule an appointment.

The Benefits of Chiropractic Care

Chiropractic care is a non-invasive solution for pain relief, focusing on spinal alignment to alleviate a wide variety of physical ailments. It's often misunderstood as being only for back pain, but chiropractic treatment can be used to treat migraines and headaches, chronic pain, carpal tunnel, pain due to injury or muscle strain, and more. By adjusting the position of the spinal column to its proper shape, chiropractic care can provide relief from many physical issues.

The History of Chiropractic Care

The word "Chiropractic" comes from the Greek words "cheir" (hand) and "praktos" (done), meaning "done by hand." It was chosen by the developer of chiropractic care, Daniel David Palmer. In 1895, D.D. Palmer performed a chiropractic adjustment on a partially deaf janitor, Harvey Lillard, who later reported that his hearing had improved. This marked the beginning of chiropractic care, which has since helped millions of people prevent and cope with various physical ailments.

Training and Qualifications

Chiropractors undergo extensive training to ensure they have the skills and knowledge to effectively treat a wide range of conditions. Our chiropractor has completed advanced training in sports injuries and is certified in chiropractic sports practice. This ensures we can provide the best possible care for sports-related injuries and other conditions.