What is Chiropractic Care?

Chiropractic is based on the scientific fact that your nervous system controls the function of every cell, tissue, organ and system of your body. Your nervous system consists of your brain, spinal cord, and millions of nerves. While your brain is protected by the skull, your spinal cord is protected by the 24 moving bones of the spine.

Many everyday activities can cause these spinal bones to lose their normal position or motion. This can result in nervous system dysfunction, and ultimately in ill health. The chiropractic approach to better health is to detect, reduce, and help prevent nervous system dysfunction.

A chiropractic adjustment is the use of a specific force in a precise direction, applied to a joint that is fixated, "locked up" or not moving properly. Adjustments help return bones to a more normal motion or position, relieving pain and ill health.

Adjustments help normalize spinal function and joint mobility. When nervous systems function improves in this way, the body can begin the natural healing process. Chiropractic adjustments are safe, even children and newborns can receive adjustments to repair the damage caused from the birth process, learning to walk or other childhood trauma.