What is chiropractic?
Your brain and nervous system coordinate millions of essential bodily functions. Nerve impulses/signals which control all of your bodys functions are sent back and forth between the brain and body via the spinal cord and nerve tracts.
Stress reactions in your body can lead to joint blockages and nerve dysfuntion which may impair your brains ability to communicate with the body via the nervous system. In other words, stress causes a nerve interference which triggers a miscommunication between the brain and the body.
If the signal cannot be relayed proficiently between the brain and the body, dysfunction occurs over time. These dysfunctions cause compensatory mechanisms in the body and can express themselves as symptoms.
Chiropractic eliminates these nerve dysfunctions in the spine through targeted, highly specific adjustments and supports the nervous system in rebalancing all bodily functions so that your body can once again perform at its best.
What causes subluxations?
In Chiropractic, we talk about 3 types of stress that can negatively impact your body and lead to spine and nervous system dysfunction. Examples of these may include but are not limited to -
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Physical
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posture
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sports
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pregnancy/birth
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physical trauma
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prolonged sitting
Chemical
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food
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medication / supplements
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drugs, alcohol, cigarette smoke
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air quality (smog)
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household chemicals
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hair/skincare products
Emotional
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emotions
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mental health disorders
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emotional trauma
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certain personality traits
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stress responses
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Most of the time our bodies are able to adapt to these types of stress. But when your ability to adapt is decreased, symptoms may start to appear.
If these stressors aren't reduced or corrected then dysfunction will keep showing up over time.
What is an adjustment?
I examine the individual intervertebral joints for subluxations and resolve these using a targeted impulse, known as adjustment. I only influence the joint within its anatomically intended framework so that no overstretching or injury can occur. The adjustment not only restores the correct movement of the joint, but, more importantly, stimulates the prefrontal cortex of the brain and thus contributes to a better functioning nervous system.