What is Chiropractic?
Chiropractic is a branch of the healing arts which is based upon the understanding that good health depends, in part, upon a normally functioning nervous system. Chiropractic stresses the idea that the cause of many disease processes begins with the body's inability to adapt to its environment. It looks to address these health care problems not by the use of drugs and chemicals, but by locating and adjusting areas of the body which are functioning improperly.
Doctors of Chiropractic use the same time-honored methods of consultation, case history, physical examination, and x-ray examination as any other doctor. In addition, they provide a careful chiropractic structural examination, paying particular attention to the spine and nervous system.
Your spinal column is a series of movable bones which begin at the base of your skull and end in the center of your hips. The nerves leave the spine and form a complicated network that influences every cell, tissue, muscle and organ of your body. The examination of the spine to evaluate structure and function is what makes Doctors of Chiropractic different from other health care providers.
Accidents, falls, stress, tension, overexertion, and countless other factors can result in spinal bones losing their normal motion, causing irritation to spinal nerve roots. These irritations are often what cause malfunctions in the human body. Chiropractic care reduces or eliminates this irritation to spinal nerves allowing your body to operate more efficiently and more comfortably.
Chiropractic also places an emphasis on nutrition and exercise programs, wellness, and lifestyle modifications for optimal physical and mental health. While chiropractors make no use of drugs or surgery, Doctors of Chiropractic do refer patients for medical care when those interventions are indicated. In fact, chiropractors, medical doctors, physical therapists and other health care professionals now work as partners in occupational health, sports medicine, and a wide variety of other rehabilitation practices.
Doctors of Chiropractic use the same time-honored methods of consultation, case history, physical examination, and x-ray examination as any other doctor. In addition, they provide a careful chiropractic structural examination, paying particular attention to the spine and nervous system.
Your spinal column is a series of movable bones which begin at the base of your skull and end in the center of your hips. The nerves leave the spine and form a complicated network that influences every cell, tissue, muscle and organ of your body. The examination of the spine to evaluate structure and function is what makes Doctors of Chiropractic different from other health care providers.
Accidents, falls, stress, tension, overexertion, and countless other factors can result in spinal bones losing their normal motion, causing irritation to spinal nerve roots. These irritations are often what cause malfunctions in the human body. Chiropractic care reduces or eliminates this irritation to spinal nerves allowing your body to operate more efficiently and more comfortably.
Chiropractic also places an emphasis on nutrition and exercise programs, wellness, and lifestyle modifications for optimal physical and mental health. While chiropractors make no use of drugs or surgery, Doctors of Chiropractic do refer patients for medical care when those interventions are indicated. In fact, chiropractors, medical doctors, physical therapists and other health care professionals now work as partners in occupational health, sports medicine, and a wide variety of other rehabilitation practices.
