Our Approach: Chiropractic 101

We all experience life and health in 3 dimensions. Those dimensions are physical (how you use your body), bi0-chemical (what your put in or onto your body), and psychological (the mind-body connection).

All of these areas of health and and life are experienced through our nervous system. In other words, you live your life through your nervous system. Your brain, spinal cord, spinal nerves, and the trillions of nerve cell synapses control and coordinate every function and system in your body. All systems are under neurological influence. This includes your immune system, endocrine system, digestive system, everything.

Your nervous system is the first system to develop in the body and is the only system that is covered in protective armor (bone)! It is very important... The skull protects the brain and cranial nerves, the 24 bones of the spine protect the spinal cord and nerve rootlets while allowing great movement and flexibility. Our posture, exercise habits, sleeping positions, sports injuries, and car accidents all are physical stresses that test our body's alignment and function.

The foods we eat provide raw materials and nutrients to build cells, create hormones, transmit neural impulses, and at the same time can provide toxins that inflame our tissues and joints, change our internal bio-chemistry, and interfere with proper neurological and muscle function. These are all bio-chemical stresses.

The thoughts we think and the stress that wears us out affects muscle tone, sympathetic fight or flight responses, and can influence posture. These are all psychological stresses.

If you overstress your body in any or all of the 3 dimensions your nervous system must adapt and filter that stress. Our bodies have an amazing ability to do so, but at times the stress can become too much for the body to filter and process and it becomes overwhelmed. Doctors of Chiropractic call this a subluxation. A subluxation occurs when your nervous system is interfered with and cannot properly process stress. This of course is very important because you nervous system controls everything in your body. If your nervous system is not healthy then you cannot be 100% healthy.

Are you subluxated? How is your posture? Do you have energy all day or are you dead tired at 3pm? Does your neck, back, head, or other body parts hurt everyday and you think it is a normal part of life? Do you look full of life and vigor or are you weary and tired? Think about it, the human body when subluxated is like a plant that needs water, soil, and sunlight!

Our main goal is to locate areas of nerve tension called subluxation. We use the latest technology to help us achieve our goals including x-ray, and computerized assessments of the spine (see above picture) and nervous system. Our adjustments are gentle and low-force. We are specific with our technique and we use advanced adjusting instruments to deliver the fastest and most effective adjustments possible.

Because we view wellness and health promotion as a major goal of our care we also address other lifestyle factors that may be affecting your health. We measure you and assess you in 3 dimensions, physical, bio-chemical, and psychological. We then provide you with solutions to effectively address those areas of stress with nutrition, exercise, coaching, and other lifestyle products and services.

So who needs chiropractic? Everyone with a nervous system and stress in their lives needs chiropractic. If you are suffering we will do our best to help you get back to better health, if you are already healthy we will give you the solutions and strategies to improve to the next level.