Chiropractic

from Greek chiros and praktikos meaning "done by hand" is a health care profession whose purpose is to diagnose and treat mechanical disorders of the spine and musculoskeletal system.

Over the past one hundred years of it’s development Chiropractic science has become a major stature in the art of healing and has reached millions of people world wide.

Today’s Chiropractor works both directly and indirectly with the nervous system. EVERY function of the body is under control of this system. Every organ, tissue, and cell is controlled by nerve impulses travelling from the brain to all parts of the body. Nerves make movement possible. Nerves make possible all sight, smell, taste, touch and hearing. Nerves maintain balance and keep the body temperature at 98.6. Nerves make it possible to swallow. Nerves make the bowels move. In fact, the nervous system is the master system which controls all other systems of the body, including: the glandular, reproductive, digestive, elimination, respiratory and circulatory. The nerves leave the spinal cord through openings between movable spinal bones called vertebrae. When vertebrae through injury or posture problems become dysfunctional they interfere with the normal function of these nerves. This joint dysfunction causes pain and malfunction of the nervous system and is called the vertebral subluxation complex.
The objective of chiropractic care is to determine, through x-ray films and a thorough chiropractic, orthopedic and neurological examination, the degree of the vertebral subluxation complex. Proper adjustments are given to reduce the cause of pain and malfunction. The result is optimal physical and mental performance.
It has been said that chiropractic care will often add life to years and years of life.