What is chiropractic Care?

The aim of Chiropractic care is to allow the body to heal itself.

Chiropractic is the art, science and philosophy of adjusting the human body into correct alignment and function, to allow the body to heal itself.

The nervous system is the part of he body that controls all the functions of the human body. The brain initiates a signal and transmits it via the spinal cord and nerves to every cell, tissue and organ in the body. Without interference to this transmission the body should be able to heal itself when it is damaged or functions incorrectly. Unfortunately, due to the way we live our life, we are prone to damaging our body, which causes interruption in this transmission of information from the brain to the body. When this occurs at a joint, we call is a subluxation. The term subluxation, is purely a term Chiropractors use to explain an area of dysfunction in a joint, which causes altered nerve and muscle function. This is the "Philosophy" of chiropractic.... in other words this is why we do what we do!

The art of Chiropractic is the practical application of removing any of these areas of dysfunction (subluxation). Just like any profession or industry, many different ways have been developed to achieve this. Our Chiropractors are trained in a range of different techniques ranging from low force, or non-manipulative (no"cracking") techniques, to the more traditional manual manipulative techniques used for over 100 years. The practical techniques used to remove areas of body dysfunction are often called "adjustments", but often vary in technique.

This science of Chiropractic is the research behind what we do and why we do it. As with any research there are always flaws, however a good starting point for the research behind chiropractic is here, or here.

Numerous research studies have shown that regular chiropractic adjustments give the body the ability to express a greater state of health and wellbeing naturally, without the use of drugs or surgery.