Chiropractic Basics Tour

Health Comes From Above/Down, Inside/Out.

You may ask "What does Above/Down, Inside/Out mean?"
This metaphysical premise of chiropractic suggests: ?There is a universal intelligence in all matter and continually gives to it all its properties and actions, thus maintaining it in existence.?
Observers through the history of mankind have noted this Intelligence and have referred to it in many ways. This is the ?Above/Down? component. We are connected to the Universal Intelligence, which flows Above/Down and expresses from the Inside to the Outside. (Health comes from within)

How does this Intelligence flow through the body?...
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The Controller Of Health In Our Body Is The Brain And Nerve System.

The brain and nerve system control and co-ordinate life energy and therefore all of our functions, including our digestion, circulation and respiration.
Mental impulses flow from the brain, down the spinal cord, out between the moveable spinal vertebrae in the spinal nerves to all parts of the body. There is a reciprocal flow that comes back from all the organs and cells of the body to the brain, telling the brain what is happening.

So how do we get sick?...
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Disease Doesn't Just Happen...It Develops For A Reason.

When we encounter stressors, our nerve system is the first to respond. If our body can?t adapt, the nerve system responds by ?short circuiting? less important areas for the good of the important areas. Commonly this short-circuiting process involves a subluxation (we?ll discuss subluxations shortly).
compromised position sets the scene for a state of dis-ease. As dis-ease continues, a state of symptomatic expression starts to manifest. Welcome to the pathological chain of events that leads to ?named? conditions and sickness.
Disease, even though often classified as such, is not an entity.
Disease could be compared to darkness ? it is a lack of something ? a lack of health.

What are these stressors?...
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This Is The True Cause Of Lost Health.

We live in a world that includes many stressors. These stressors come in one of three forms:

1. Physical ? Birth trauma, slips falls, accidents, poor seating.
2. Chemical ? Nutritionally deficient food, drugs, pollution.
3. Mental/Emotional ? Negative thoughts, feelings, environmental influences.

When the stressor exceeds our body?s ability to defend against it, we succumb.

When are we most susceptible?...
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The Formative Years

Outside of major traumas in our life (car accidents, falls, poisoning etc), our bodies are most vulnerable to external stressors when the body is rapidly growing. (The first two years of our life is our most rapid neuronal growth phase).
It would seem that from conception to post-puberty, our bodies are most susceptible to the influences of our environment.

But I'm not sick!...
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If We Are Feeling Well Are We Healthy?

Dorland?s Medical Dictionary states that, ?Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.?
There is more to being healthy than just feeling good. We can feel well along the path of dis-ease (lack of ease) before we begin to experience symptoms. Remember, if you have been experiencing life at a compromised level since birth, you have no standard of good health against which to measure up how you feel.
How you feel therefore is not a good indicator of how you are.

How Can Chiropractic Help?...
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So What Is Chiropractic?

Chiropractic is that clinical science that is based upon the observation that inborn into all living things is the yearning and drive to grow and floursih.

And?...
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Chiropractic Draws On The Fact Of Physiology

That the nervous system (consisting of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves and special sensory organs) controls and co-ordinates all other organs and structures in the body and relates it to its environment.
Chiropractic?s clinical intent is removing interference to this master control system thereby allowing the body to heal itself and giving the optimum conditions for life and health.

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There Are Four Fundamental Premises That Chiropractors Work With:

1. The body is a self healing and self regulating mechanism.
2. The nerve system is the master controlling and organising system in the body.
3. Anything that interferes with normal nerve function is destructive. These interferences are known as subluxations.
4. Anything that reduces disturbances in the nerve system is constructive.

How Does My Spine Affect My Health?...
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How Can Your Spine Affect Your Bodily Health?

As you can see, any interference with your nerve system will result in you functioning at a lower level than you could.
**Fix Link** Read an article about the relationship between spinal misalignments and disease (This links to the article below)

Henry Windsor, MD in Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA dissected a total of 75 human and 22 cat cadavers. He found that 221 structures other than the spine were found diseased. Of these, 212 were observed to belong to the same sympathetic (nerve) segments as the vertebrae in curvature.
The diseases he examined are as follows:
Stomach Disease ? All 9 cases of spinal misalignment in the mid-thoracic area (T5-T9) had stomach disease.
Lung Disease - All 26 cases of lung disease had spinal misalignments in the upper thoracic spine.
Liver Disease - All 13 cases of liver disease had misalignments in their mid-thoracic (T5-T9).
Gallstones - all 5 cases with gallstone disease had spinal misalignments in the mid thoracic.
Pancreas - All 3 case with pancreatic disease had spinal misalignments in the mid thoracic.
Spleen ? All 11 cases with spleen disease had spinal misalignments in the mid thoracic.
Kidney - All 17 cases with kidney disease had spinal misalignments in the lower thoracic.
Prostrate & Bladder Disease ? All 8 cases with kidney, prostrate and bladder disease had the lumbar (L2-L3) vertebrae misaligned.
Uterus - The 2 cases with the uterine conditions had the L2 misaligned.
Heart Disease - All 20 cases with heart and pericardium conditions had the upper five thoracic vertebrae (T1-T5) misaligned.

This may seem like convincing and ground breaking research that would quickly turn the detractors and limited thinkers around. Not the case. Dr Windor?s results are published in The Medical Times in November 1921, that?s correct. 1921.

This Interference Is Called Subluxation...
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What Is A Subluxation?

In simplest terms, a subluxation (a.k.a. Vertebral Subluxation Complex or VSC) is when one or more of the bones of your spine (vertebrae) move out of position in a direction which the body is unable to self-correct. VSC creates irritation to the spinal nerves and the spinal chord. Spinal nerves are the nerves that come out from between each of the bones in your spine. This pressure or irritation on the nerves then causes those nerves to malfunction and interfere with the signals travelling over those nerves. Spinal chord pressure restricts movement from the sacrum (base of the spine) through to inside the cranium (skull).
Any blockage to these functions may diminish health, happiness and productivity.

How Does That Affect My Body?...
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What Happens When Your Body Subluxates?

Your nervous system controls and coordinates all the functions of your body. If you interfere with the signals travelling over nerves, parts of your body will not get the proper nerve messages and will not be able to function at 100% of your innate ability. In other words, some part of your body will not be working properly.

Are Subluxations Really That Bad?...
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Subluxations? How Dangerous Are They

Subluxations compromise your body's function (lowered immunity and increased toxicity). Subluxations reduce your vitality making a breeding ground for disease. This situation can certainly be dangerous for your health.

What Does A Chiropractor Do?...
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What Does A Chiropractor Do?

It is the responsibility of the Doctor of Chiropractic to locate subluxations, and reduce or correct them. They also facilitate ways of living that enhance life and health.
This is done through a series of chiropractic adjustments specifically designed to correct the vertebral subluxations in your spine.
Chiropractors are the only professionals who undergo years of training to be the experts at correcting subluxations.

But Does It Hurt? Is It Safe?...
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Safety And Gentleness

Is the preferred approach of the chiropractors affiliated with this website. Modern chiropractic techniques accentuate the importance of allowing a person's body to do the correcting, where possible. You will find the techniques used are safe, gentle and very effective.

When Is The Best Time To Check For Subluxations?...
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When Is The Best Time To Be Checked By A Chiropractor?

Based on what you know so far, when do you think would be the best time to check a person for subluxations?
1. Before conception
2. During Pregnancy
3. After Birth
4. As A Teenager
5. When Symptoms First Show
6. When Nothing Else Will Help

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