Maintenance

Many times the chiropractic patient is one who has been walking around with an unhealthy body for years, even decades. Most of these patients wish that they had known then what they know now about their health and how to maintain it. It is these patients that the chiropractor hopes will bring in friends and family, as they know that a lifetime of pain can be avoided through regular chiropractic maintenance.

Spinal Nerve Stress

Uncorrected vertebral subluxations can cause a weakening of the spinal muscles, stretch and deform the spinal column. Cartilage, discs and vertebrae. This causes a lack of energy, early aging and fatigue. But the most prevalent result of spinal nerve stress is the irritation of the nervous system and brain stem.This irritation is an interference that interrupts the information and energy flow to the various parts of the body and lowers our natural resistance to sickness and disease. Chiropractors are trained to locate and correct vertebral subluxation through examination and spinal adjustment. The adjustments relieve the nerve stress and assist in restoration of body function. Proper functioning of the nervous system through chiropractic treatment is one of the best defenses against conditions and diseases that one would normally not be susceptible to.

You may suffer from spinal nerve stress for years before a symptom appears, but while symptoms are absent the damage to the body is being done over time.  This is why a chiropractic check-up and maintenance is very important. A vertebral subluxation, diagnosed in its early stage is easier to correct than a subluxation that has progressed to the point of actual symptoms. Just as we should see our dentist regularly, we should see our chiropractor regularly.  Like dental care, if a cavity is located when it is small it may be filled, but if one waits until pain is noticed that cavity may have already damaged the tooth beyond repair, the same holds true for vertebral subluxation.

Some of the first symptoms of spinal nerve stress are fatigue, moodiness, sleep disorders and depression. When these symptoms are noticed they should be listened to, as your body is warning you of a problem. Unfortunately, in our busy lives, we tend to ignore these symptoms until pain begins. True health means that your body is functioning to its fullest capacity, it does not mean that you are just pain free.

The Chiropractic Approach

Chiropractic is not a treatment for disease, however it does assist in raising resistance against the sickness and disease. Spinal nerve stresses damage the nervous system and can lead to disease of all kinds.  Chiropractors locate and free the body from spinal nerve stress. Studies have shown that there is a direct relationship between a healthy nervous system, a healthy body and a healthy mind.  Chiropractic should be used as a tool for total health, including physical and mental well-being.