The Basis of Chiropractic

Structure Governs Function

 The intention of chiropractic is to work with and enhance the body's natural ability to heal itself without drugs or surgery. It concerns itself with the relationship between the structure (primarily the spine) and function (coordinated by the nervous system) of the human body, and how that relationship affects restoration and preservation of health.

Interruption or interference to brain-body communication caused by vertebral misalignment we call a vertebral subluxation!

The body needs no help in looking after itself, it just needs no nerve interference!

Chiropractic centres around 3 simple understandings:

MASTER CONTROLLER: Through your nervous system you coordinate all of your body’s functions and movement, adapt to stress, sense the world, think and express emotion. 

Your nervous system keeps you alive and healthy. 
Your spine encases the main column of your nervous system. 

VERTEBRAL SUBLUXATION: Tension, misalignments or altered movement of your spine, called vertebral ‘subluxations’, distort the essential information and energy travelling throughout your nervous system, and body. 

This can have dramatic effects on your health and wellbeing. 

CAUSES: Subluxations are formed in response to physical, mental emotional and chemical stress. 

This is exacerbated by the many stresses in modern daily life. 
 

Causes of Chiropractic Subluxation: (3 Main Groups)

> Physical

Injuries, accidents, slips, falls, the birth process, prolonged ‘abnormal’ postures or repetitive movements.

> Mental and Emotional

Upsets, arguments, personal traumas, work pressure, life or career changes.

> Chemical

Toxins, additives and chemicals used in food production, cigarette smoking, medications and other pollutants in our environment.

Holistic Chiropractors are trained at identifying vertebral subluxations and making small adjustments to the spine to remove them! Allowing for the body’s innate ability to heal itself.

The body needs no help in looking after itself, it just needs no nerve interference!