Church Road Chiropractic Clinic

Description

Chiropractic focuses on ensuring that your bodys nervous system works at its best as the nervous system controls everything in the body The nervous system consisting of the brain spinal cord peripheral nerves and special sensory organs controls and coordinates all of your bodys organs and structures and relates you to your environment Chiropractic removes any interference to the nervous system allowing your body to heal itself giving the best possible conditions for life and health

What truly differentiates doctors of chiropractic from any other healthcare professionals is the fact that chiropractors are the only professionals who are trained to diagnose and treat what are called spinal subluxations The word subluxation comes from the Latin words meaning somewhat or slightquot sub and to dislocate luxate So the term vertebral subluxation literally means a slight dislocation or misalignment of the bones in the spine Vertebral Subluxations disturb the nervous systems ability to regulate every cell in your body and has therefore been proven to have a negative effect on ones health

When a subluxation occurs a chiropractor can correct the misaligned bone and allow it to return to its proper position This procedure is appropriately called an adjustment and the adjustment enables the body to heal The chiropractic adjustment is a quick thrust applied to a vertebra for the purpose of correcting its position movement or both Adjustments are often accompanied by an audible release of gas that sounds like a crack The sound sometimes shocks people a little bit the first couple times they get adjusted but the sensation is usually relieving Occasionally minor discomfort is experienced especially if the surrounding muscles are in spasm or the patient tenses up during the chiropractic procedure There are times when the audible cracking does not occur This is often due to either significant muscle tightness or that the patient may be having a hard time relaxing during their adjustments However the chiropractic adjustment is still important The leak is fixed The wiring is fixed Information is flowing again To keep the wiring fixed and the information flowing several adjustments over a course of time may be necessary in addition to massage physical therapy stretching exercises or strengthening exercises In the chiropractic world keeping the problem fixed and preventing its reoccurrence is just as important as the initial remedy