Chiropractic is a health care discipline based on the premise that good health depends, in part, upon a normally functioning nervous system. When the body’s cells and organs are functioning normally, a state of health or normal physiology exists (also known as homeostasis). Abnormal physiology and function may predispose the body to disease. It is the primary role of the nervous system to control and coordinate the cells, tissues and structures of the body and to relate the individual to his or her environment.
The spinal cord, a key component of the central nervous system, is encased within the backbone or spinal column, which is made up of hard bony structures of vertebrae. The spine provides mobility and weight bearing support for our upright posture. In addition, the spine offers protection to the delicate spinal nerves that exit the spinal column to branch and re-branch to serve and direct the organs and structures of the body.
Chiropractic principles hold that irritation to the spinal nerves and joint nerve receptors may result when spinal biomechanics are compromised and are not working properly, thus affecting health and healing. The role of the doctor of chiropractic is to recognize altered joint function through hands-on clinical assessment, and to address spinal and related joint mechanics through skilled manual adjustive procedures. For more information on what kind of schooling and training one must go through to become excellent in rendering this highly specific kind of care;
go to the American ChiropracticAssociationwebsite:url www.americanchiropracticassociation.org, and search the site for educational requirements, and chiropractic curricula.
There is no such thing as a “simple chiropractic adjustment.” Artful, elegant and evidence-based, this approach to healing requires extensive schooling, and an internship. This fascinating profession is fast-growing around the world, with schools in Japan, England, France, and Canada to name a few. Chiropractic is
practiced in 88 countries. For more information on the World Federation of Chiropractic click on www.wfc.org. It is working in concert with the WHO; World Health Organization, right now in the Bone and Joint Decade.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 06:50PM