| Chiropractic
is based on the scientific fact that your nervous system controls
every cell, tissue, organ and system in your body. Your nervous
system consists of your brain, spinal cord and millions of
nerves. Your brain is protected by the skull, your spinal
cord, and by the 24 moving bones of the spine. Many everyday
activities can cause these spinal bones to lose their normal
position or motion. Specific
chiropractic adjustments will help return individual spinal
bones to their proper motion and position. A faint popping
sound may occur with an adjustment. This sound is created
by the shifting of gas and fluids in the joint, which is
normal. Because nerves are present in all parts of you body,
chiropractic adjustments of the knees, elbows, ankles, shoulders
and other areas may give relief to associated pains. Other
procedures may be suggested to help reduce inflammation,
provide relief or enhance the healing process. These may
include interferential therapy, ultrasound, moist heat or
cold packs.
Chiropractic
care is safer than aspirin, muscle relaxants and back surgery.
Some patients get results quickly, while others may take
longer. Chiropractic care is safe and effective for all
ages from infants to the elderly. Many patients get adjusted
on a regular basis as preventative wellness care. Professional
athletes such as Tiger Woods, Jerry Rice, Wade Boggs, Arnold
Schwarzenegger and Evander Holyfield, to name a few, receive
chiropractic care on a regular basis. Most Olympic and professional
teams have an on-staff chiropractor as well as other healthcare
providers.
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