What is Chiropractic?

Chiropractic is a form of healthcare. Chiropractic may very well be one of the least understood philosophies of life and health. It is based upon a few very simple ideas.

The body is designed with an inborn ability to maintain itself in a state of proper function. A newborn baby may seem small, fragile and helpless, but within that body is the ability to make food into living tissue, to heal cuts and bruises, to adapt to changes in the environment, to produce the chemicals necessary to perform every bodily function, to fight off invading organisms, and to live as much as 100 or more years. In short, to lead a healthy, productive life.

The brain and nervous system are the primary tools by which we attain proper function; what we commonly call “health.” Every organ, gland and cell in the body depends upon messages carried to and from the brain to function in a coordinated manner so that each part can benefit the whole body, producing a full and healthy life.

Interference in the nervous system reduces the body’s ability to function in a coordinated manner. A corpse has a brain and nervous system, but it does not have life. There is no power or energy flowing over the nervous system. Similarly, a paralyzed person has lost function due to injury to the nervous system. Even slight damage to the delicate and vital nervous system can reduce the body’s ability to function at its fullest potential.

A spinal misalignment that interferes with the nervous system (called a “vertebral Subluxations”) creates a reduction in coordinated function. Slight misalignments of the bones of the spine caused by everyday, common activities can interfere with the ability of the nervous system to carry messages that are necessary for the successful accomplishment of those everyday activities, not the least of which is the attainment of maximum health.

Chiropractors correct vertebral Subluxations. In our office, the single objective of the chiropractor is to locate and correct vertebral Subluxations in adults and children so that families and entire communities are able to express life at a higher level.

If you and your family are not seeing a chiropractor regularly, you are not doing all you should for your life and health. It’s as simple as that!