What is Chiropractic Care?

Although different chiropractors offer different services, there is a simple, unifying philosophy driving us all. To make it easy, what a chiropractor does can be explained using the acronym CHIRO: 

Communication: Chiropractic care is all about the communication between the brain and the rest of the body. The brain is the most important organ, and the nervous system controls and coordinates all the other systems in the body. When communication is flowing properly between the brain and body, people tend to be healthier and happier. 

Health is an inside out process: When the nervous system is functioning properly, people have a much better chance at being truly healthy. Chiropractors believe the body has the ability to heal itself from the inside out, provided it is given the right conditions. We need to eat well, move well, think well, and get adjusted—from cradle to grave—ideally as a tune up and not just a symptom fixer! 

Interference: Unfortunately, we don't always give the body the right conditions. The stresses in our life (whether they are physical, mental, emotional, or chemical) can cause interference in the communication between the brain and the rest of the body. Interference is bad and can contribute to many of the aches, pains and dysfunctions that we experience. For example, if there is interference in the nerves going to the digestive system, would it be surprising if things weren't working well and you had some symptoms? 

Reconnection: Chiropractors use different techniques to analyze the body and locate areas of interference in the nervous system. A Chiropractic Adjustment is delivered to gently provide a force to the body to reconnect and restore the communication between the brain and rest of the body. 

Optimal function: Chiropractic's goal is to maximize the function of the nervous system and, thus, the whole body. Chiropractors want patients to feel better, but it is much more important that their bodies are functioning better. A healthy nervous system is vital to good health, and improving nervous system function has helped with symptoms related to pain, digestive issues, colic, balance, vertigo, high blood pressure, and many others dysfunctions of the body. 

Ultimately, chiropractic is pretty simple to understand. The brain is the controller and the rest of the nervous system is the information highway to and from everything else, so chiropractors work to keep the information highway open and free of interference!