Science of Chiropractic Care

"The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease." -- Thomas Edison

The Science & Philosophy of Chiropractic Care

The nervous system controls the function of every cell, tissue, organ, and system of your body. This fact is the basis of chiropractic care, which focuses on maintaining optimal function of the nervous system.

Everyone recognizes the importance of the brain, yet while the brain is protected by the skull, the nervous system that travels from the brain to the outer reaches of your body is much more vulnerable. The spinal cord is covered by 24 moving vertebrae. When these bones lose their normal motion or position, they can irritate and disrupt the healthy function of the nerves that radiate into every part of your body, undermining the function of the tissues and organs that the nerves control. This is called the Vertebral Subluxation Complex, or Subluxation Syndrome. Chiropractors are trained to locate these areas of spinal joint dysfuncton, correct them, and return them to normal function. When spinal function is improved, the nervous system is restored to healthy function.

Instead of covering up symptoms with drugs or resorting to surgery, chiropractic care aims to identify and correct the underlying causes. This conservative approach to healing has the advantage of working with the body's natural ability to heal itself. In stark contrast, the Journal American Medical Association has identified the traditional medical paradigm as contributing to about 250,000 deaths in the U.S. every year due to unnecessary surgeries, medication errors and complications, and hopital-related infections and errors. (JAMA, Vol. 284, July 26, 2000)

A Doctor of Chiropractic has received at least four years of post-graduate college education to master the art of chiropractic adjustment. After years of training and experience, chiropractic doctors become experts at using the right amount of force in the right direction to correct subluxations. This may require a quick movement, or in other instances a slow and constant pressure. The chiropractic adjustment is truly an art.

The philosophy of chiropractic care is to focus on reducing or removing any interferences to your own inborn ability to heal.