What is Chiropractic
Chiropractic is a natural health care profession that focuses on the relationship between the spine and the nervous system. Chiropractic is one of the largest and fastest growing health professions in the world as it concentrates on keeping people well.
Every message to and from the brain from the bodys parts travels via the nervous system (brain, spinal cord and spinal nerves). The nervous system acts like an information super highway that delicately balances the self regulating and healing mechanisms in your body.
The spine protects and houses this precious and vital system and is made up of moveable parts called vertebra. Due to different internal and external stresses these vertebrae can misalign and cause nerve interference. This is a condition named by chiropractors as a vertebral subluxation. Causative stresses which lead to vertebral subluxation can be either Physical (ie trauma, postural, repetitive injurys or strains), Chemical (ie metabolic disorders, medication, alcohol, smoking) or Emotional (ie anxiety, depression, grief).
A Chiropractor focuses on correcting these areas of dysfunction and fixation through a procedure called an adjustment. Adjustments restore proper joint function by returning vertebrae to more normal positions, releasing irritations to the spinal cord or spinal nerves and therefore supporting the nervous system.
An adjustment is a very specific force applied to a joint to restore proper function and mobility. Chiropractic helps people maintain optimal health while avoiding unnecessary drugs or surgery by reducing pain, increasing movement and improving performance.
Back pain is the most common reason patients seek the expertise of chiropractors, but chiropractic care accomplishes farmore. It helps patients with acute or chronic issues, including headaches, neck pain, sciatica and spinal dysfunction that may result from car accidents, sports injuries, increased demand such as pregnancy or other hereditary causes.
Many symptoms may be relieved when restoring proper function to the spine:
Low back pain
Neck pain
Headaches or migraines
Sciatica
Sensations of numbness/tingling in the arms/legs
Chest pain due to rib involvement
Compromised health ie indigestion, reflux, irritable bowel
Chiropractors provide safe, effective treatment, using a wide range of techniques. Having a wide range of techniques means than a Chiropractor can employ that which suits the individual and their unique needs. Thus allowing people of all ages and states of health to be treated safely and comfortably. Chiropractic care is tailored to suit the specific needs of each person to maximise function and relieve pain and address specific conditions.
Because chiropractic healthcare is holistic care, people look to chiropractors for general wellness too. Prevention in healthcare is amongst the most important.
Chiropractic care is about helping the body so it can heal itself, essentially by restoring proper function to the spine chiropractors allow the nervous system to function more optimally.
Everyone from the very young to the elderly benefits from Chiropractics. If you have spine then Chiropractic is for you! Anyone wanting to better their health and prevent disease or injury.