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About Chiropractic
While the brain is protected by the skull, the spinal cord is more vulnerable, covered by 24 moving vertebrae. When these bones lose their normal motion or position, they can irritate the nervous system. This disrupts the function of the tissues or organs these nerves control, and is called the Vertebral Subluxation Complex.
Chiropractic is the science of locating these areas of spinal malfunction, the art of correcting them, and the philosophy of things natural.
The Art of Chiropractic
After a thorough examination and a review of your health history, your chiropractic doctor will recommend a specific care program. If yours is a chiropractic case, this will include specific spinal adjustments.
The word adjustment describes hundreds of ways of using carefully directed and controlled pressure to restore spinal bones to a more normal position and motion. When spinal function is improved, nervous system function (health) can improve too.
After years of training, chiropractic doctors become experts at using just the right amount of force in the right direction. This may require a quick movement or in other instances a slow and constant pressure. Chiropractic is truly an art.
The Philosophy of Chiropractic
Besides the science and art, chiropractic has a philosophical aspect. Chiropractic doctors recognize that regardless of the type of doctor you consult, doctors don't heal, only the body can heal itself. So your chiropractic doctor's main purpose is to reduce interference to your inborn healing ability.
The warning signs are aches and pains, which gradually get worse as one continues with the activity. The most vulnerable parts of the body are knees, the back, wrists, neck and shoulders.
Repetetive strain injuries cannot usually be exercised away, neither does resting resolve the injury. An evaluation by your chiropractic physician will determine the best course of care for rehabilitation of your injury.
REFERENCES
Barge, F. H., Life Without Fear, Bawden Brothers Printing, Inc., 1990.
Chapman-Smith, D., The Chiropractic Report, Vol. 2, No. 3, March, 1988.
Gray, Henry, Gray's Anatomy; Anatomy of the Human Body, 30th edition, Lea and Febiger, edited by Charles Mayo Gross, M.D., Philadelphia, 1985.
Haldeman, S., D.C., M.D., Modern Development in the Principles and Practice of Chiropractic, Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1980.
Kirk, R., D.C., Lawrence, D., D.C., Nila, V., D.C., States' Manual of Spinal, Pelvic and Extravertebral Technics, 2nd edition, National College of Chiropractic, 1985.
Leach, R., The Chiropractic Theories; A Synopsis of Scientific Research, 2nd edition, Williams and Wilkins, 1986.
Lewitt, K., MUDr., Doc., Dsc., Manipulative Therapy in Rehabilitation of the Motor System, Butterworth, 1987.
Maynard, J., D.C., Healing Hands, 4th edition, Jonorm Publishing Company, 1991
Netter, Ciba Collections: The Nervous System, Volume 1, Part 1, Anatomy and Physiology, 1986.
Tickel, W., D.C., Down Right! Up Right!, M and D Printing, 1987.
Walton, L., M.D., Essentials of Neurology, 6th edition, W. B. Saunders, 1989.
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