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Dr. John Helton, D.C.

Chiropractor Portland OR

Chiropractic Healing Hands For You

Dr. Helton, our Portland OR chiropractor, has been providing chiropractic health care and treatment for accident injuries for over 44 years. Dr. Helton specializes in and is an expert in the evaluation and treatment of injuries from auto accidents. He has passed advanced certification training and testing by the Spine Research Institute of San Diego in the evaluation, treatment, and management of injuries from whiplash and brain traumatology.

How Can Chiropractic Care Help You?

Dr. Helton offers wholesome, non-invasive chiropractic treatments for patients of all ages. He uses many different adjusting techniques, depending what is appropriate for each patient. In addition, he offers wellness evaluation with laboratory testing of blood, saliva, and urine; testing for foundational nutritional needs; weight management programs. He utilizes a functional neurology and functional medicine approach in his treatment programs.

A fundamental goal in Dr. Helton's therapeutic approach is to reduce stress and the adverse effects of stress to the brain and nervous system, recognizing the creative intelligence that creates and sustains the body, also, heals the body, especially if interference to the nervous system from physical traumas, mental, emotional, and chemical stresses are reduced.

Dr. John Helton has been voted as one of the top Portland, OR Chiropractic practices.

At Chiropractic Healing Hands For You, we offer the following treatments for our patients:

  • Chiropractic Adjustments
  • Massage Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Cold Laser Therapy
  • Electrotherapy
  • Herbal, Homeopathic, Whole Food Nutritional Supplements, Essential Oils
  • Cranial Facial Release
  • Probalance Training/Evaluation
  • Balance and Cognitive Therapy
  • Sports Performance Therapies
  • Mechanical Motion Treatment for sports performance enhancements and rehabilitation

chiropractic care may help

Man holding his neck in pain.

Auto Injury

Woman holding her head in pain.

Cranial Facial Release

A woman getting a back massage.

Massage Therapy

A woman with neck pain.

Mechanical Motion Therapy

A woman holding her forehead.

Neurocognitive Recovery

A man balancing in his living room.

Pro-Balance Athletic Training

Chiropractic Explained

If you are looking for an explanation of how chiropractic care works this paragraph is for you. A concise scientific explanation of chiropractic is that adjustments directly affect muscle and bone structures by reducing pain and increasing joint motion.

That's a lot to take in, but it is the explanation as to why some chiropractic patients in Portland OR report improvement in body function. This is not a claim that chiropractic adjustments help disease, but it does suggest that some people will see improvements in conditions that are outside of the area.

The Education of a Chiropractor

Most patients don't realize how much education chiropractors in Portland OR have. Chiropractors are held to some of the most intense educational standards in any health field. In fact, their education standards are very comparable to that of a medical doctor. After completing a strong emphasis of basic sciences in college, chiropractors attend a four-year chiropractic college. This means that chiropractors are primary care physicians. In other words, you don't have to have a referral to see a chiropractor.

Is chiropractic care right for you? Call our team at Chiropractic Healing Hands For You in Portland OR. We will do our best to help you reach your goals.