SCIENCE: Chiropractic
is based on the scientific fact that your nervous system controls
the function of every cell, tissue, organ, and system of your
body. Your nervous system consists of your brain, spinal cord,
and millions of nerves. While your brain is protected by the
skull, your spinal cord is protected by the 24 moveable bones
of your spine called vertebrae. Since these vertebrae were
designed by the body to allow motion, they are more vulnerable
to injury than the rigid skull. Therefore, we see that many
everyday activities can cause these spinal bones to lose their
normal position or motion. This can result in nervous system
dysfunction and ultimately, ill health. When a vertebra loses
it's normal position it can rub, choke, or pinch a nearby nerve.
We call this condition a Vertebral Subluxation (sub-luk-sa'-shun)
Complex (VSC).
The chiropractic approach to health is to detect, reduce, and help prevent
nervous system dysfunction.
ART: Chiropractic is the art of detecting
these Vertebral Subluxation Complexes which produce nerve interference
and correcting them. This is done with no drugs or surgery.
Chiropractic uses a hands-on method called an adjustment. A
chiropractic adjustment is the use of a specific amount of
force in a precise direction applied to the vertebra in the
spine that is causing nerve interference. Adjustments help
to return the bone to it's normal position, thus relieving
tension and pressure from the nerves. Chiropractic adjustments
are extremely safe and effective.
PHILOSOPHY: Chiropractic is also a philosophy.
It is a way at looking at health. Chiropractors realize that
doctors or drugs don't heal people; only the body can heal
itself. A properly functioning body will have the ability to
heal itself to a greater extent. All the drugs and antibiotics
in the world will not heal a cut on the finger of a dead person;
yet for a properly functioning body, a cut on the finger is
easily healed. When bones in the spine misalign and rub, choke,
or pinch nerves, this impairs the body to function at 100%
capacity. The Vertebral Subluxation Complex is the underlying
cause of many health problems. Instead of treating and masking
these symptoms like other types of doctors attempt to do, chiropractors
focus on detection and elimination of nerve interference. As
an example, if the oil light on your dashboard in your car
lights up, you can mask the symptom by covering it up with
black tape. Does this solve the problem? As a chiropractor,
we are interested in getting to the cause of loss of health
and correcting this. We understand that the body needs no help
to heal itself, just no interference.
How do I know if I have a Vertebral
Subluxation Complex?
The only way to truly know if you have a Vertebral Subluxation Complex is
to have a trained chiropractor evaluate your spine. A chiropractor uses
several methods to detect subluxations to be sure that you have one before
we treat you. First, using the latest in technology, Genesis Chiropractic
Clinic checks the spine for nerve interference and shows you exactly what
we have found. These screenings take around 1 minute and can tell you if
you might have a Vertebral Subluxation Complex. Next your spine will be
checked by hand to feel for a bone that isn't properly aligned. This skill
takes years of practice to master. Finally, x-rays are typically taken
of the spine to verify all of these findings.
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