Chiropractic is a healthcare specialty focused on the neuromusculoskeletal system. Without drugs or surgery, chiropractors restore and maintain proper function of the spine, joints, muscles, and nervous system. This helps eliminate pain, increase strength, improve energy, and optimize overall health and well-being.

Chiropractic care can help you prevent and get relief from symptoms of acute and chronic injury or illness. At LIVE LOUD Chiropractic headquarters in Lafayette, Colorado, we help manage symptoms related to everyday health issues, including:

Yes, a chiropractor is a doctor, a doctor of chiropractic. That’s why you see the letters “DC” after their names. 

Like medical doctors (MDs), chiropractors study pre-medical subjects in college. They then go to an accredited chiropractic college, pass 4 national board exams (+ physiotherapy boards), a national exam, and get licensed to practice in their home state. 

Drs. Nichelle and Antonio Gurule both attended Palmer College of Chiropractic in California and are licensed to practice in Colorado.

Fun Fact: Dr. Nichelle was valedictorian and Dr. Antonio was salutatorian of their graduating class.

Chiropractors recognize the role the spine and nervous system play in every aspect of your health.

The nerves running up and down your spine and out to each inch of your body control every movement you make, including involuntary reflexes like breathing and digestion. 

Joint dysfunction (also called subluxation) can compress or impinge upon those nerves, causing miscommunication between your brain and body, which leads to problems in organs and tissues.

Joint dysfunctions (often called subluxations but many chiropractors)  negatively affect our health and well-being. In medical terminology, subluxation means partial dislocation, which is why we at Live Loud use terms like joint dysfunction or joint restriction. We view the joint dysfunction as a result of tight muscles, which can influence the movement of the vertebra from a variety of causes such as injury, postural stressors, or overuse. These regions of joint restriction commonly are tender and can be painful with movement. These vertebral joints are not moving and functioning as optimally as they should.

Our nervous system is profound! We are constantly getting information from throughout our body sent to our brain to tell us the story of what is going on. When there is a joint restriction, the brain is not getting adequate feedback from the joint space and the surrounding muscles. By restoring the proper function and movement of different regions of the body, we improve the quality of sensory information the brain receives and thus improve how our brain then controls our body.  

If you’ve seen a chiropractor, you probably know they use manual techniques to adjust misalignments in the spine. 

In fact, the word “chiropractic” means “done by hand.”

Chiropractors use sudden, controlled force (usually with their hands), sustained pressure, stretching, and other therapeutic techniques to restore proper movement to your joints.

While a healthy spine and nervous system are the cornerstones of our profession, quality chiropractic shouldn’t end there.

Many chiropractors give quick 5-minute adjustments to hundreds of patients per week. Temporarily relieving pain has its place. If you’re in pain, you want and deserve the relief chiropractors can give. No argument there. 

But you also deserve a clinician who takes time to educate and empower you. First, so you understand the source of your condition. Second, so you can prevent it from forever controlling your life. 

Depending on the root cause of your pain or illness, LIVE LOUD chiropractors offer the following targeted services (beyond adjustments)  to guide your body back to peak health and performance naturally:

We’re leading a professional evolution in our field with next-level chiropractic that makes an impact because we believe families deserve more from their healthcare providers (it’s our purpose).

Chiropractic care is so much more than having your back cracked when you’re in pain. 

Yes, there’s a lot to be said about the relief a chiropractic adjustment provides. 

But the advantages of adding chiropractic to your family’s BIG picture approach to healthcare far exceed chiropractic’s powerful all-natural pain relief and include:

Your family’s health can benefit from regular chiropractic care. With a focus on achieving and maintaining whole-body health, chiropractors aim to keep you living an active lifestyle regardless of your age.

The LIVE LOUD movement of care is different. 

We don’t just treat your pain and injuries. 

We don’t just see your diagnosis. 

We care for YOU, the whole person, guiding you to achieve your highest health and fitness goals. 

Yes, you may need pain relief right away and come to see us for a chiropractic adjustment. But our care goes far beyond standard spinal manipulation. 

Many factors contribute to your health…exercise, environment, sleep, nutrition, heredity, and more.

We dig deep to find and correct the ROOT CAUSE of your condition.

With a treatment plan unique to your state of health and wellness goals, we optimize your body’s potential to restore health, reduce injury, and resist disease. 

Beyond that, at LIVE LOUD Chiropractic and Coaching in Lafayette, CO, we educate and empower you to take your health into your own hands.

That’s why many of our Boulder County patients choose to make LIVE LOUD chiropractic their primary health care option. 

Choose abundant health, happiness, and adventure for your family!