The Science Behind Chiropractic Healing

The first Chiropractic adjustment was delivered by DD Palmer in 1895. Since that time Palmer college has been trying to find out how Chiropractic works. Below is an account of what we know:

Your brain regulates and controls everything in your body. It does this by sending 17 trillion messages a minute to all organs and other tissues via the spinal cord. All of these messages are needed to control your bodies daily functions. The cord is encased in bone. It has to be due its sensitivity and amount of information it carries, it has to be secured. Problems arise when the spine changes its posture or position. This causes stress to the spinal cord and not all information is delivered to its intended destination. Also the mechanics are changed and joints are stressed.

In order to correct the spine you have to address not only the bone but ligaments & muscle. The ligaments and muscle stabilize and give your spine function movement. Below is a general picture of how this is done.

1. Mirror Image adjusting – using digital X-Ray we calculate the exact misplacement of your spine. The we adjust your spine through time tested techniques to correct your spine back to normal.
2. Spinal molding- Customized supports are used to gently stretch your spinal posture back to its natural state. Digital X-Ray and its accompanied software give the best assessment of what type and size of supports to use. This is done in a weight bearing position to show where your spinal misalignments are located and to what degree.
3. Muscle function- proper muscle movement is restored through progressive exercises customized to your imbalances. Muscle memory is instilled back into your core muscles so that you stabilize your spine.