What Is Chiropractic?

One reason the health and well-being of the public suffers today is that most people do not truly understand what health really is.

Dorland’s Medical dictionary, and the definition that we abide by in our office, defines health as the optimum state of functioning physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally, and not merely the absence of sickness or disease. Only through understanding the true meaning of health can you begin to develop a strategy for your own health and the health of your family, a strategy that not only gets results but also prevents sickness and disease.

Chiropractic was founded on the philosophy that God created your body as a self-healing, self-regulating organism capable of not only staying well, but overcoming any disease or illness known to man. All the healing power is in the human brain. The brain’s only job is to keep every organ, cell and tissue functioning and healing for up to 120 years. The brain sends signals that travel through the brain stem, down the spinal cord and over the nerves to the body. The nerve system (brain, brain stem, spinal cord and nerves) is the only organ in the entire body encased in bone.

The skull wraps the brain along with 24 moveable vertebrae shielding the spinal cord and nerve roots. When the spine is in its proper alignment the nerve system is protected, allowing for 100% communication from the brain to the organs. For you to be truly healthy there must be a brain-body connection with no obstruction. When an obstruction exists, it interferes with the life giving signals that your body needs to function, heal, and operate. This interference is called subluxation. By removing the interference, your body is capable of healing without drugs or surgery.

Through carefully applied pressure and adjustments of the vertebrae and joints, pressure and irritation on the nerves are relieved and joint mobility is restored, allowing your body to return to its natural state of balance, called homeostasis. Put another way, when the bones in your spine are allowed to go back to their proper positions, the nerve energy can resume its normal flow and your body’s natural healing processes can function properly, restoring life to all areas of your body.