What Is Chiropractic?

Chiropractic is a system of health care that releases one of the most serious forms of stress from your body: the vertebral sublux­ation complex can affect your nerves, muscles, internal organs, discs, bones and brain and weaken your overall health. Chiropractic has become the largest drugless health care profession in the world because it has helped millions of people recover from sickness, disease and disability and minimize the use of drugs and surgery in their lives!

The First Chiropractic Patient

Modern chiropractic began in 1895 when Dr. D. D. Palmer performed the first chiropractic "spinal adjustment" on his deaf janitor, Harvey Lillard. Lillard's hearing returned and Palmer thought he had discovered a cure for deafness. But as patients with digestive troubles, sciatica, menstrual troubles, migraine headaches, epilepsy, heart problems, back pain and many other conditions responded to spinal care, Palmer realized that he had discovered something more far-reaching indeed. Palmer also realized that his discovery was not new, as he wrote: "I am not the first person to replace subluxated vertebrae, for this art has been practiced for thousands of years." 1

What Your Chiropractor Does

Like Palmer, today's doctor of chiropractic locates and removes a severe form of spine and nerve stress, a condition that puts pressure on nerves, unbalances your body, lowers your resistance to disease and weakens you: the vertebral subluxation complex. It is a silent killer. Why silent? Because it is often painless. You may have one in your body and not know it. Why a killer? Because it can severely damage your health.

How Do I Get Spinal Subluxations?

From stress. It may occur in infancy from a difficult birth or from childhood falls. Later in life, emotional tension or stress can gradually damage your spine or violent injuries from automobile accidents or sports can suddenly knock you "out of whack."

Nearly everyone eventually gets vertebral subluxations. It is a "hidden epidemic" and it is for that reason that you need to have your spine checked for this condition by a doctor of chiropractic every once in a while-just as you get your eyes, teeth and blood pressure checked!

How Does The Chiropractor Help Me?

The doctor of chiropractic analyzes your body for vertebral subluxations using his/her hands and other analysis tools, and then corrects or removes any vertebral subluxations using various spinal adjustment techniques.

Chiropractic Today

Who do you see in a chiropractor's office? People with all kinds of problems such as colds or ear infections, PMS, spinal or disc problems, arthritis, insomnia, stress, vision problems, headaches,  allergies, bed-wetting, colic, high blood pressure-the list is long! And yet, please remember, the goal of your doctor of chiropractic is not the treatment of disease but rather the enhancement of health through the reduction of the vertebral subluxation complex

A Unique Place

Chiropractic occupies a unique place in modern health care. On the one hand, it draws upon modern scientific knowledge and techniques. On the other hand, it utilizes the ancient concepts of self-healing, life energy and natural healing. Chiropractic teaches us that the best way to improve our health is by removing the elements that interfere with normal body function. Along with vertebral subluxations these include drugs unnatural or damaging childbirth practices, unnatural foods, pollution, chemicals, excess tension and other forms of emotional distress. So if you're tired of being sick and tired of being told "you've just got to learn to live with it," and are looking for a natural method of regaining health and wholeness without polluting your body with chemicals, why not join the millions who have discovered the wonders of this amazing health care system?

Postscript

No matter what disease or condition you have, you can benefit from a healthy spine. Spinal health can be as important for your overall healing as proper nutrition. Are you and your family carrying the vertebral subluxation complex in your spines? Only a chiropractic spinal checkup can tell.

Among the many things contributing to your health: the quality of the air, food and water you take in; how you handle emotional stress; your inherited weaknesses and strengths; your use of drugs; exercise; and relaxation-a healthy spine is absolutely essential. In some people it is a major factor and can make the difference between a life of health, strength and vitality or a life of disease, weakness and disability. A healthy spine can improve your life-see your chiropractor for periodic spinal checkups.