| Many people don't fully understand the benefits of | | | | normal everyday lives, as we make physical |
| chiropractic treatment. A closer inspection of how | | | | movements the spine bends and twists as the |
| chiropractic care positively effects your nervous | | | | need arises. Sometimes, however, we put too |
| system will open your eyes to new possibilities | | | | much strain on our backs and end up causing a |
| for you and your family. Let's begin. | | | | muscle spasm. This spasm or tightness, over |
| The basic function of our nervous system is to | | | | time, can continue to pull on one of the vertebra |
| control the operation of all the cells, tissues, and | | | | and can eventually cause abnormal pressure on |
| organs in our bodies. While this is a very complex | | | | the nerve of that region. This can interfere with |
| task, to be sure, the nervous system, when | | | | the normal flow of information that travels from |
| working properly, does a fabulous job of keeping | | | | our brain to that specific area of our body. It can |
| our body in perfect working order. However, | | | | also cause that region to stop working properly. |
| when something happens that interferes with this | | | | Can you see how this chain of events can lead to |
| control system all sorts of health issues can crop | | | | certain parts of your body not functioning the |
| up. | | | | way it was designed? |
| We all realize that the brain controls the function | | | | In order to help this type of health concern, the |
| of our body. It gives many commands every | | | | doctor of chiropractic focuses on the use of |
| second of our lives. Some happen automatically, | | | | gentle techniques that help your spine return to its |
| and some are under our direct control. An | | | | normal functional state. This treatment can |
| example of an automatic command would be the | | | | effectively take pressure off of the nerve in |
| pumping of our heart. Whether we think about it | | | | question and help your body function in its natural |
| our not, thankfully, during our lives our heart | | | | capacity. Your condition will determine the |
| continues to beat, keeping us alive. An example of | | | | frequency, length, and type of treatment your |
| a command under our direct control would be the | | | | spine will require. |
| flexing of the biceps muscle in our arm. You "tell" | | | | Many patients choose to continue using |
| your arm to bend and sure enough, it bends. Now, | | | | chiropractic care even after their pain has |
| this is a much more complex chain of events, but | | | | subsided or is gone. The reason.... they now |
| for our discussion purposes, you get the idea, I'm | | | | understand that in order to have exceptional |
| sure. | | | | health one must have a proper functioning |
| If you were to look at a chart of the spine, you | | | | nervous system. Why wait until the pain comes |
| would notice nerves coming out of the spine and | | | | on? Why suffer with pain that you don't need to |
| going to very specific areas. For example, a | | | | deal with, lose time from work, and have more |
| specific lower back spinal nerve will not only go to | | | | medical expenses because you let a condition |
| the muscles of the lower back but also to the | | | | fester and become significant? Instead, keep your |
| small and large intestines. Others might go to the | | | | spine in peak functional condition and enjoy better |
| muscles of the buttock as well as the prostate in | | | | health. |
| a male, or the ovaries in a female. As we live our | | | | |