What is Chiropractic and chiropractors?
Doctors of chiropractic are specialized
in spinal care. Their main concern is the relationship between
spinal column and its discs at one end and spinal cord and nerves at
the other end.
Chiropractors do not utilize drugs or surgery in their practice.
However, there are times when a chiropractor will recommend that the
patient consult another practitioner if these or other methods of
treatment.
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What is Spine, nervous System and its relation to health?
Your nervous system controls and coordinates every function of
your body. It is your nervous system that allows you to adapt to,
and live in your environment. A large portion of your nervous system
passes through the spine, it is your spinal cord that acts as the
major cable exiting your brain, travels down inside your spinal
column and branches off into spinal nerves at various levels of your
spine. These spinal nerves then exit between individual spinal
vertebrae and go to the various parts of your body.
To be healthy it is essential that your nervous system function
properly and free from any interference caused by subluxations. This
subluxations can cause interference to the nervous system at any
point along the spine where the nerves exit. This can adversely
affect the function of various parts of your body, and ultimately
your health.
As everything we do depends on getting a proper supply of nerve
energy throughout our body. This energy is The life force that is
vital to every aspect of our existence.
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The table below shows nerve distribution to each part of our body.
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Upper Cervical Spine
Upper Neck
C1 - C2 |
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Head, face, upper neck, inner &
middle ear, sympathetic nerve system, sinuses, eyes,
auditory nerves and more. |
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Cervical Spine
Mid and Lower Neck
C3 - C7 |
Neck, shoulders, thyroid,
tonsils, teeth, outer ear, nose, mouth, vocal cords, and
more. |
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Thoracic Spine
Mid Back
T1 - T12 |
Arms, hands, heart, coronary
arteries, esophagus, trachea, lungs, bronchial tubes,
gallbladder, liver, stomach, pancreas, spleen, kidneys,
ureters, adrenal glands, small intestines, and more. |
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Lumbar Spine
Lower Back
L1 - L5 |
Large intestines, appendix,
abdomen, bladder, reproductive organs, lower back, lower
extremities, ankles, feet, and more. |
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Sacrum and Coccyx
Base bone or Tailbone |
Hip bones, tail bone, buttocks,
rectum, anus, and more. |
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What is a Subluxation and what does it do to me?
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Subluxation is when one or more of the bones of spine (vertebrae)
move out of position and create pressure on, or irritate spinal
nerves. Spinal nerves are the nerves that come out from between each
of the bones in the spine. This pressure or irritation on the nerves
then causes those nerves to malfunction and interfere with the
signals traveling over those nerves, which disrupt the normal
transmission of nerve energy.
If happen
our body can’t function at peak performance.Sometimes, this will
cause outward symptoms such as pain or illness. At other times, it
can decrease resistance in an organ or system.
Or, it can produce a
general decline in physical, emotional or chemical efficiency.
As the
nervous system controls and coordinates all the functions of our
body, If interference
with the signals traveling over nerves takes
place, parts of our body will not get the proper nerve
messages and
will not be able to function at 100% of their innate abilities.
Since each
individual is unique, the effect of spinal nerve interference is
different for each person.
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What are causes for the subluxation?
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When
accidents, falls, tension, over-exertion or other injuring
mechanisms occur,the inability of
the spine to compensate can
result in minor displacements or derangement of one or more
vertebrae, causing irritation to spinal nerve roots directly by
pressure or indirectly through reflexes.
This type
of injury may call for consultation with a chiropractor.
Chiropractors are the only professionals
who undergo years of
training to be the experts at correcting Subluxation. This is done
through
a series of specifically designed to correct the vertebral Subluxation in your spine.
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