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The Goal of Chiropractic Adjustments

Spinal adjustments to correct subluxations are what make doctors of chiropractic unique in comparison with any other type of health care professional.  The term “adjustment” refers to the specific force chiropractors apply to vertebrae that have abnormal movement patterns or fail to function normally.  Ultimately, the goal of receiving  adjustments should be to restore the body to its natural state of optimal health.  In order to accomplish this , chiropractors can use and recommend a variety of natural healing methods, including adjustments, trigger point therapy, nutrition, exercise rehabilitation and counseling on lifestyle issues that impact your health.  the primary focus is simply to remove those things which interfere with the body’s natural normal healing ability.  The adjustment of the spine is the primary objective of a chiropractor.

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The Key to Your Health

Keeping your spinal column free from vertebral subluxations helps keep your natural immunity high.  Whatever else you do for yourself, it is necessary if you are suffering from the flu, colds, and respiratory problems, or sinus and allergy trouble, that the spinal column be healthy.  It could make the difference between a quick recovery or a lingering illness! Chiropractic care can help raise your natural resistance to disease by removing a serious interference to your proper body functions: Vertebral subluxations.  Natural resistance is the only reason why your cold “goes away” rather than lasting for weeks.  it is not usual to have our patients tell us that since they have chiropractic care” I haven’t had a cold, or if I get a cold, I get over it so much faster.” Vertebral Subluxations Vertebral subluxations are misaligned vertebrae in your spine that interfere with your nerves and the flow of information and energy between your brain and the rest of your body.  These subluxations lower your natural resistance to disease by unbalancing your nervous system.  Chiropractors perform detailed spinal examinations to detect and locate these subluxations in your body, and then correct them by spinal adjustments.  Keeping your spinal column free from vertebral subluxations helps keep your natural immunity high-the best defense against colds, flu and sinus problems.  If your body is working properly, your resistance to germs, dust, temperature changes, and other stresses is high.  Also, by relieving stress on the nervous system, your body works more efficiently and helps ensure that the skull bones “breath”, permitting the body fluids to drain without interference. We treat many sinus suffers, and have found that the combination of chiropractic adjustments and our natural Standard Process supplements is very effective.  One patient states ” I had one sinus infection after another, and one antibiotic after another, month after month, all year round.  Chiropractic care and the supplement, Thymex, have been the answer for me.  I’m not saying that my sinuses never bother me-sure I still have some bad days especially with weather changes.  But, I no longer need antibiotics, and the sinus headaches usually only last for a day, and are immediately relieved by an adjustment.”   Once the subluxations are corrected and the immune system is built up, the body can do what it does best…heal itself naturally!  Chiropractic really works!

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Posture, Applying Good Stress

Posture Posture ranks right up at the top of the list when you are talking about good health.  it is as important as eating right, exercising, getting proper rest and avoiding potentially harmful substances like alcohol, drugs, and tobacco.  Good posture is a way of doing things with more energy, less stress and fatigue.  Without good posture you cannot really be physically fit.  Without good posture, you can actually damage your spine every time you exercise. To illustrate this, think about carrying a briefcase.  If you had to carry a briefcase with your arms outstretched in front of you, it would not take long before the muscles of your shoulders would be completely exhausted.  This is because carrying the briefcase far away from your center of balance places undue stress on your shoulder muscles.  If you held the same briefcase down at your side, your muscles would not fatigue as quickly, because the briefcase is closer to your center of balance and therefore the weight is supported by the bones of the skeleton, rather than the muscles. Correcting bad posture and the physical problems that result can be accomplished in two ways.  The first is by eliminating as much “bad” stress from your body as possible.  Bad stress includes all the factors, habits, or stressors that cause your body to deviate from your structural center.  Bad stress can result from a poorly adjusted chair at school.  An improperly adjusted backpack, or even from carrying too much weight around in a heavy backpack. The second is by applying “good” stress on the body in an effort to move your posture back toward your center of balance.  This is accomplished through a series of exercises, stretches, adjustments, and changes to your physical environment, all designed to help correct your posture.  Getting your body back to its center of balance by improving your posture is critically important to improving how you feel.

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Adjustment of the Subluxation

Small Things Are Large A slip on the snowy sidewalk, in winter, is a small thing. It happens to millions.  A fall from a ladder, in the summer, is a small thing.  That also happens to millions.  The slip or fall produces a subluxation. The subluxation is a small thing.  The subluxation produces pressure on a nerve.  That pressure is a small thing.  The pressure cuts off the flow of mental impulses.  That decreased flowing is a small thing.  That decreased flowing produces a diseased body and brain.  That is a big thing to that man.  Multiply that sick man by a thousand, and you control the physical and mental welfare of a city.  Multiply that man by a million and you shape the physical and mental destiny of a state.  Multiply that man by one hundred thirty million, and you forecast and can prophesy the physical and mental status of a nation. The adjustment replaces subluxation.  That is a small thing.  The adjusted subluxation released pressure upon nerves.  That is a small thing.  The released pressure restores health to a man.  That is a big thing to that man.  Multiply that man by a thousand, and you step up physical and mental welfare of a city.  Multiply that well man by one hundred thirty million, and you have produced a healthy, wealthy, and better race for posterity.  So adjustment of the subluxation, to release pressure upon nerves, to restore mental impulse flow, to restore health, is big enough to rebuild thoughts and actions of the world. Best of Health, Dr. Daniel, Dr. Pete & Staff

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