Monday, June 14, 2010

Can Chiropractic Help YOU?!


Chiropractic, the literal greek meaning of which is "Done By Hand", is a completely safe and natural form of health care that has been around for 115 years! It's focus is on the human body's nervous system that essentially controls everything from muscle contraction, to all FIVE of your senses, to all of which occurs at the cellular level including production of new cells, energy, or hormones. Your brain, spinal cord, and the nerves that relay messages to and from are what comprise the nervous system. Protecting the brain and spinal cord is the skull, the 26 bones of the spine called the vertebral column, and the surrounding musculature. Not only do these bones and muscles protect the spine, but they allow us to stand upright, twist, turn, bend, and walk. Can you imagine the stress we put our spines through each and every day with holding our body weight, jumping, running, poor postures, injuries, accidents, etc.?

Chiropractic aims to treat SUBLUXATIONS of the spine. What are these? Subluxations are misalignments within the spine that cause irritation to the nearby exiting nerves. This irritation can cause many symptoms, the most common of which is pain. Headaches? Low Back pain? Each benefit greatly from chiropractic ADJUSTMENTS. What is this? Adjustments, sometimes referred to as manipulations, are the active treatment of chiropractic. Chiropractors use their hands to detect and diagnose specific conditions, and correct the misalignments in the spine by using a high velocity (speed), low amplitude (force) adjustment and to re-align the spine.

Besides headaches and low back pain, chiropractic can be used to treat an endless list of conditions including asthma, shoulder pain, bedwetting, colic in babies, carpal tunnel, postural problems, injuries and accidents, fatigue, and sleep disorders to name a few. Chiropractic is entirely natural and does NOT involve any drugs! It is safe for ALL ages so stop wondering if chiropractic can help YOU and start acting!

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