About Chiropractic
Introduction
Chiropractic is a professional, valuable and natural treatment option offered to all Australians to improve quality of life. The primary focus of Chiropractic is the restoration of function. Chiropractors assess and diagnose the problem, then plan and administer treatment programs that aim to restore function or minimise dysfunction after disease or injury.
Chiropractors strive to improve an individual's quality of life by physical means. A combination of manual and gentle manipulative therapy, movement training and exercises all help to achieve this. Chiropractors also offer you personal advice on stretching and strengthening exercises, posture, diet, lifting procedures and stress management.
Adequate education provided to Australians will lead to the prevention of many physical problems and this is a priority area for Chiropractors.
What is Chiropractic?
Chiropractic is based on the scientific fact that your body is a self-regulating, self-healing organism. These important functions are controlled by the brain, spinal cord, and all the nerves of the body.
The skull protects the delicate tissues of the brain. The moving bones of the spine protect the vulnerable communication pathways of the spinal cord and nerve roots. If the nervous system is impaired, it can cause malfunction of the tissue and organs throughout the body.
Chiropractic doctors call this the Vertebral Subluxation Complex. Vertebral, meaning the bones of the spine.
Subluxation, meaning the less than a total dislocation, and Complex, meaning consisting of more than one part.
Chiropractic is the science of locating offending spinal structures, the art of reducing their impact to the nervous system, and a philosophy of natural health care based on your inborn potential to be healthy.
What are vertebral subluxations?
A vertebral subluxation is the result of spinal bones with improper motion or position affecting nerve communications between your brain and your body.
sub = less than | luxation = dislocation
A vertebral subluxation is a stress response. Muscles go into spasm. Spinal bones lock up. And adjacent nerves are choked or chaffed. This interferes with the control and regulation of your body. This garbles communications between the brain and parts of your body.
A dropped mobile phone call is irritating. But dropped communications between your brain and your body can seriously impair your health!
Distorted nerve is an underlying cause of many health problems beyond headaches and back pain. For example. Interfere with nerve impulses going to or from your stomach: stomach problems.
Your nervous system controls every cell, tissue, organ and system of your body. These nerve impulses travel through your spine. So having a spine free of vertebral subluxation is essential for optimal health.
Only a chiropractic examination can detect vertebral subluxations. And only chiropractic adjustments can reduce their effect to your nervous system, naturally.
Find out if you have vertebral subluxations before they become more serious and more difficult to correct, suggests Dr. Michael Haworth.
Chiropractic adjustments can be the most essential part of your care.
Spinal joints that arent moving correctly can choke or irritate nearby nerves. Chiropractic adjustments add motion to these stuck joints, reducing nervous system distruption. Then, health can return.
Like lifting a heavy rock off your toe, our patients report a pleasant sense of release directly following their adjustments.
Many Techniques
Sometimes a specific, highly-accurate thrust is used. Or an instrument delivers carefully directed energy. Or a slow, constant pressure is used. Several areas may be adjusted, or just one. Sometimes a popping sound is heard. You can go to our About Us page to see some of the chiropractic techniques we use.
Feels Great
Most patients report a sense of well-being and ease. After all, if adjustments weren't pleasant, our patients wouldn't return for the multiple visits needed to retrain their spine!
Everyone May Benefit
Newborns, infants, children, seniors and even back surgery patients can get adjusted. Naturally, says Dr. Michael Haworth, adjustments are tailored to your size, age and health issue, for example, the pressure used to adjust a small child is about the same as that you would use to check the firmness of a tomato.
Find out for yourself by scheduling a no-obligation consultation to discuss your problem.
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