What Is Chiropractic Care?

According to the Association of Chiropractic Colleges, "Chiropractic is a health care discipline which emphasizes the inherent recuperative power of the body to heal itself without the use of drugs or surgery. The practice of Chiropractic focuses on the relationship between structure (primarily the spine) and function (as coordinated by the nervous system) and how that relationship affects the preservation and restoration of health." Chiropractors consider that life is the intelligent expression of force in matter. The intelligence of the body utilizes forces in the matter of the body to provide the conscious experience known as life. These forces are governed by a Universal Intelligence (power that acts with natural law through everything that is, was or will ever be known)and an Innate Intelligence (power existinging all living beings that drives the functions of existence). The purpose of the Chiropractic adjustment is to remove the obstruction to healing and allow the body's innate intelligence to heal the body/mind. The power that made the body heals the body within the time frame that nature has chosen.

Three Stages of care

1. Relief Care - Symptomatic relief is the primary goal of the acute inflammatory phase (up to 72 hrs)of care. The subacute phase or repair phase is 72 hours to 14 weeks after an injury.Treatment is focused on the reduction of pain and inflammation. Frequent visits are required at this phase of care.

2. Corrective Care -This is the remodeling phase of corrective care. It takes place from 14 weeks to 12 months or more after an injury. This phase is primarily concerned with improved joint function and the strengthening of supportive structures such as muscle, ligaments and tendons. Discontinuing treatment prematurely delays full recovery and can cause a relapse of the original complaint.

3. Wellness Care - Once proper spinal Biomechanics have been restored, periodic checkups are advisable to avoid relapse or further degeneration.

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