Friday, January 4, 2013

What is Chiropractic? – Part 2

Chiropractic is a clinical discipline for health and a clinical science based upon:

The law of biology called Homeostasis.  This law states that there is born within an organism an ability to remain stable and healthy, within itself, and within its environment.

The theory of physiology that there is a system, called the nervous system, consisting of the brain, spinal cord, cranial and spinal nerves, autonomic nervous system, and other special sense organs, such as the eye and ear, whose function it is to control and coordinate all other organs and structures, and to relate the organism to it's environment.

The hypothesis that there is a relationship between the health, harmony and control of the nervous system, and health in the total body.

The premise or conjecture of a relationship between the musculoskeletal systems and the nervous system.  That is, faulty musculoskeletal relationships can cause faulty nervous system function, and thereby a loss of health.

To interpret – Chiropractic care is based upon the scientific principles:

The law that our body is designed to take care of itself.
The theory that the nervous system controls and coordinates all functions within the body.
The hypothesis that the body can only be healthy if the nervous system is functioning properly.
The premise that musculoskeletal problems can cause the nervous system to malfunction.

The medical and chiropractic paradigms are in complete harmony regarding these statements. The opinions differ over whether the musculoskeletal system problems can be sufficiently corrected by external influences to allow the nervous system to resume normal function.

As chiropractors, we find that a large majority of health problems include a component of spinal misalignment, and that when these areas are realigned properly the health problems are spontaneously healed, even in the absence of medications or surgery. At Val Vista Chiropractic our goal is for all of our patients to be healthy and pain-free, and to accomplish this in the least-invasive approach possible. Come in to Val Vista Chiropractic today to see how chiropractic can help you feel better.

Getting rid of your pain,
Dr. Steven Ray, Chiropractor
Val Vista Chiropractic

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