Chiropractors use hands-on adjustments to reduce pain and help your body heal itself. They often focus on issues dealing with the spine. Research has found that chiropractic adjustments may be an effective treatment for various forms of neck or back pain. Seeing a chiropractor may also lower your need to take pain relievers or undergo more invasive treatments like surgery A chiropractic adjustment can help reduce pain, correct your body’s alignment and how your body functions physically. The most common reasons for a chiropractic adjustment include: Lower back pain. Neck pain. Muscle pain. Headaches. In addition, chiropractors can treat musculoskeletal pain anywhere in your body: in your head and jaws, shoulders, elbows and wrists, hips and pelvis and your knees and ankles.