Basic information describing the art, science, and philosophy of chiropractic.
Autonomic Nervous System
Health is not an absence of symptoms but rather your body functioning at its optimum potential. Chiropractic advocates prevention of disease by addressing underlying causes of illness before they become symptomatic. Chiropractic is the largest and most popular drug-free healthcare system in the world. Many different health issues may actually be caused by misalignments of the spinal column which are called subluxations.
What is a Subluxation
A subluxation of the vertebrae in your spine irritates your nervous system resulting in overall malfunction of the body. Subluxations affect the health of your nerves, ligaments, discs, and joints as well as weaken your muscles and most importantly, alter the flow of energy from your brain to the rest of your body. Your brain and body cannot communicate properly if there is interference on your nervous system from a subluxation.
Causes of a Subluxation
You may ask, "What causes a subluxation?" Well, the answer is divided into 3 parts:
PHYSICAL STRESS
car accidents, sports injuries, and poor posture.
CHEMICAL STRESS
junk food, medications (prescription and over-the-counter), as well as caffeine, alcohol and nicotine.
EMOTIONAL STRESS
work, home life, or finances.
Because none of us live in a bubble, we all have an assortment of these different stresses in our lives that negatively impact our health. Once a subluxation occurs, the only way to correct the injury is through chiropractic manipulation which corrects the misalignment of the spine freeing your body from structural distortions and nervous system stress. In essence, chiropractic treatment allows your body to heal itself as our bodies are amazing self-healing machines. Health comes from the inside out, not outside in!
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How You Can Avoid Drugs & Even Surgery
Unfortunately, when some people begin to suffer from health problems, they take medications which may only mask the symptoms rather than fix the underlying cause of the disease process. That allows the health concern to actually worsen because the cause is not being addressed and can lead to chronic health issues. Many chiropractic patients have been able to avoid drugs or even surgery by having their subluxation corrected with spinal manipulation. I recommend that for most health issues, try chiropractic first as it is very conservative, non-invasive and safe before proceeding to drugs or surgery. Also, people who absolutely must be on medications, like cancer patients, still benefit from the immune-boosting potential of chiropractic care, making it a wonderful adjunct to traditional medicine.
How Hoboken Chiropractic & Wellness Can Help Your Entire Family
In my office, I treat the entire family as my patients are of all ages, from infants to elderly. People with all kinds of health problems including colds, flu, allergies, hearing problems, ear infections, spinal or disc problems, pain, whiplash, arthritis, insomnia,
