Chiropractic
What is chiropractic?
Chiropractic is a profession primarily concerned with the health and wellbeing of the human frame. Originally founded in 1895 by D.D. Palmer, chiropractic has evolved considerably over the last 130 years to become a mainstream area of healthcare focused on musculoskeletal health and the resolution of pain and injury, but with a firm underpinning in the belief that a healthy and well-functioning body and spine results in a healthy and well-functioning human being.
While chiropractic is traditionally known for helping with back and neck pain, spinal issues, and headaches, the reality is that chiropractic can help with most painful conditions of the body, and it can also help to shift one’s functional state back to better working order and optimal balance, thereby promoting the health, healing, and wellbeing of the individual.
So, while most people may come through our doors looking to resolve a pain or injury, many will find that in the process of achieving that goal they also feel better, function better, sleep better, and have more energy and vitality. Their general health improves, they become more active, and they achieve better quality of life. As a result, many people will choose to use chiropractic as part of a regular and ongoing health routine in order to keep well, function at their best, and to support their active lifestyle and general wellbeing.
It’s about problem-solving the human body.
Chiropractic draws from many fields, including functional medicine, neurology, physiology, biomechanics, postural science and physical therapy – just to name a few. A skilled chiropractor will not only diagnose your pain or injury, they will look to identify the underlying cause of that problem, while also considering its impact on your entire body and on your general state of function and wellbeing.
While chiropractic is known for its expertise with joints and joint pain, it is actually concerned with the functional state of joint systems. This means your chiropractor is also looking at the surrounding joints, the muscles and soft tissues involved, and how the nervous system connects and coordinates these elements to ensure good function. Chiropractic also looks at what the body as a whole is doing to get into that painful or problematic state and what needs to be done to help correct the whole system, so that the resolution of your pain can be followed by a resolution of the actual problem.
It follows from this that your chiropractor will always look at the bigger picture. Once your pain is gone, we will focus on a more thorough resolution of the underlying problem so the chance of a relapse or recurrence is minimal and the long-term outcome is optimal.
How does chiropractic help?
Hands-on healthcare.
Chiropractic is hands-on healthcare. It blends joint and muscle techniques, many of which have a strong functional and neurological basis aimed at reducing pain and restoring normal function to an area of the body.
At the same time, chiropractic helps to shift the body and nervous system into an adaptive state that encourages the change of faulty patterns, the promotion of healing and sleep, the elimination of stress, and the return of balanced physiological function.
For many, this approach seems like a more natural alternative to the medical paradigm of using drugs, injections or surgery to deal with musculoskeletal pain.
A typical chiropractic journey usually consists of the following:
Get me out of pain please!
Fix / correct / resolve the underlying problem that caused the pain.
Restore my body to good alignment and good working order.
If I am so inclined, use chiropractic regularly and proactively to keep things pain-free and working well, whilst also enjoying the benefits of better health, less stress, active lifestyle, and optimal wellbeing.
Because chiropractors are trained in multiple techniques, we are always able to tailor the treatment approach to the individual, and can therefore help people of all ages, from the tiniest of babies to the more elderly, and everybody (every body) in between.