What is Chiropractic Care?

Chiropractic care is the third largest primary health care profession in the world. It offers a noninvasive, nondrug alternative to some of the significant health care problems plaguing the world today.

Chiropractic care is based on the premise that good health depends in part upon a normally functioning nervous system.

Chiropractors understand that many of the body's dysfunctions can be linked to nerve interference, caused by abnormal pressure or irritation of the spinal nerves. By relieving this pressure and restoring proper nerve flow, symptoms can often be relieved and good health can often be restored.

Chiropractors base this knowledge on years of study and research into the biomechanics of the human body and the cause and effect that injuries have on the spinal system, as well as the overall health of an individual.

Chiropractic research and its effectiveness in treating many common problems is readily documented. In addition, chiropractic has undergone six formal government inquiries during the past 20 years. These inquiries have found contemporary chiropractic to be health care safe, effective, and cost-effective in treatment of many musculoskeletal problems.

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Results from one of many resent government sponsored studies:
"We are satisfied that spinal manipulation therapy can be beneficial... and that chiropractors are the practitioners best qualified to administer it. We are further that treatment by a trained chiropractor carries minimal risk - less risk perhaps, than spinal manual therapy administered by other practitioners because of the intensive training that only chiropractors undergo. We are satisfied that although the chiropractors may not cure life-threatening diseases, he certainly improves the daily lot of many people. Without him, the quality of life of many would be less bearable" (Chiropractic in New Zealand Report).
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Chiropractic in New Zealand Report, Government Printer Wellington, New Zealand.

Every cell in your body has a nerve that goes to it. The same nerve that goes to a muscle or skin cell also goes to the organs, glands, tissues and blood vessels in that area. Your brain and central nervous system control how all parts and systems of your body perform their functions. Irritation to nerves can cause functional problems like headaches, fatigue, sinus allergies and sleep problems, irritability and digestive problems. It can cause sensory problems like pain, tension, tingling and numbness.

How chiropractic works is similar to removing a pebble from a shoe.
Have you ever had a pebble in your shoe?
A tiny pebble, because of its constant irritation of a nerve, can drive you crazy.
At first it feels like a pressure, then an irritation, and finally, pain.
What happens if you move the pebble around in your shoe, but you don’t remove it. It hurts everywhere it goes, doesn’t it? That’s because there is a nerve to every cell in your body.
So what did you do about the pebble? You took your shoe off and took it out, right?
If someone else had a pebble in their shoe and told you they were taking medication for the pebble irritation, that would be ridiculous, wouldn’t it?
It is not logical to treat a physical problem with a chemical solution!
If they performed surgery on their foot for pebble irritation, that would be extreme, wouldn’t it?
The correct thing to do would be to remove the pebble from the shoe.
It’s a physical problem causing the irritation. And that’s what chiropractors do.

Chiropractors are nerve doctors. They treat your nerves without drugs and surgery. They are trained to locate tiny areas of irritation to your nerves and remove them safely and painlessly. By removing irritation, chiropractic allows your body to function properly and to heal itself.

Chiropractic has not changed in it's concepts of health care and preventative care since its inception because the human body has not changed. The laws that govern our physiology, chemistry and biology have been and will be the same, and it is these laws that ensure the effectiveness of Chiropractic care.

The incredibly powerful science of Chiropractic is founded in its ability to help your body reconnect with its innate, or inborn, potential to heal itself. Your brain controls all the daily functions of the body, whether awake or sleeping. Millions of chemical reactions and bodily functions to all of your organs are controlled by the brain and communicated through the spinal cord every minute. Your spinal column, your backbones, are the protective encasing for the spinal cord as well as the structural framework for all of you muscles ligaments and tendons to attach to. It is the alignment, positioning, and function of the joints that directly affects the flow of nerves from your brain to all parts of the body. That is why chiropractic care is the forefront of preventative health care.

"The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease."- Thomas Edison

The doctor of the future is the Chiropractor. No other health care practitioner will help your body prevent the onset of disease and spinal decay like your Chiropractor. Much like your dentist helps prevent disease of the mouth and decay of teeth and gums, the Chiropractor will help prevent the degeneration of your spine and the nerve interference that comes along with it. Everyone knows they are supposed to go see their dentist once a year for x-rays and several times a year for cleanings and check-ups. Doesn't it make sense to have your spine screened and checked for possible problems? Most of the disorders that the Chiropractor must tend to are preventable problems that could have been avoided with early detection.

Play it smart, have your spine and those of your loved ones checked today!

We hope you will be proactive with your health and do the things necessary to help your body stay healthy and last longer. After all, you only have one body. If you wear it out, where are you going to live? Our goal is to give you the information and treatment necessary to help you live a longer, healthier, more enjoyable life.

Dr. Waldren

Well Adjusted Chiropractic and Acupuncture Clinic, p.c.