Chiropractors first evaluate and diagnose the spine to find any mis-alignments in the spine.
These mis-alignments in the spine are commonly called “Subluxations,” in simpler terms, a “shift.”
We find these areas by using x-rays, other diagnostic equipment, and by palpating the spine using our hands to determine where and how the spine has been mis-aligned.
Chiropractic is a type of medicine based on the scientific fact that our nervous system controls or influences the function of every tissue and cell in your body. Interference of the nervous system will affect how the nerves communicate to every muscle, tissue and organ in our body.
By removing the interference of the nerve, the body will heal itself.
All body functions are controlled by the nervous system. Sometimes the spinal vertebras will get misaligned, which will cause pressure on the nerve and will lead you to feel discomfort/pain, at times even radiating pain to wherever the nerve is traveling.
Once the Doctor finds these areas of misalignments, the chiropractor will adjust these areas gently using his/her hands with synergistic technologies to remove the interference of the nerve, helping to reduce the pain or discomfort of the area in which the nerve is affecting.
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Fun Facts:
There are 33 total vertebrae in the spine and the first chiropractic adjustment was performed sept 18th, 1895.
Less than 10% of your nervous system perceives pain, the other 90% is responsible for allowing your body function properly; it is possible to have nerveinterference and feel perfectly healthy. How you feel is a poor judge of your health. By the time symptoms appear, many spinal problems are advanced.
Every pound we are over weight in 4 extra pounds of stress on our weight bearing joint like our spine, knee, and hips.