There is nothing mysterious about Chiropractic. Chiropractic is
a natural method of health care that focuses on treating the causes of
physical problems and injuries, rather than just the symptoms. Chiropractic
is based on a simple but powerful premise: With a normally functioning spine and nervous system, your body can heal itself. That's because
the brain and spinal cord (which is protected by the spine),
is the main pathway of your nervous system and controls every feeling,
movement, and function throughout your body.
When the nervous system is impaired by an injury, stress, or illness
it can cause muscles, joints, and organs throughout the body to function
poorly. This is why the spine is so important in maintaining "pain
free" good health. Your spine is designed to support your
weight and protect your spinal cord, the vital link from your brain
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| rest of your body. Since your spinal nerves affect all parts of
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Vertebrae are the bones that are within the spine and can become misaligned, irritating your spinal nerves or causing muscles to
stretch unevenly. Facet joints where vertebrae connect can lock up, causing
neck and back pain. Nerves that carry messages from the brain to
the rest of your body can become irritated, pinched or stretched, especially
during injuries from auto accidents. This can cause pain, numbness, or
tingling in your neck, back, arms, or legs. Discs act as cushions
between vertebrae and, when injured, can bulge or rupture. This may put
pressure on nerves or the spinal cord, leading to pain, numbness or tingling
in your neck, back, arms or legs. Muscles and Ligaments that support
the spine can become stretched, torn, or out of balance causing movements
of the spine to become restricted.
Because chiropractic treats the underlying causes of these problems
rather than just relieving symptoms, your body's natural healing processes
begin to work better for you. The chiropractic approach is to locate
and help correct misalignments of the spine that may cause interferences
to the nervous system causing the body to not function properly. These misalignments are corrected with gentle adjustments of the
spine. Adjustments is a term that describes manipulative techniques
to the vertebrae to restore normal position and motion to the spine. Adjustments can improve your spine's balance, mobility, and strength, while relieving
pain and stiffness.
Numerous government and private studies have found that, not only is chiropractic care the preferred and most effective form of initial
care for spine related injuries and problems, it is the safest.
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