Perhaps this article is your first introduction to chiropractic as a health care profession. If this is the case, we are sure that you have some questions pertaining to what chiropractic is, and how the natural approach of chiropractic may aid in revealing many health ailments. Since these questions are normal and commonplace for a new patient, we will explain to you about chiropractic’s approach to health. We will also explain to you the application of chiropractic to your specific health problem.
Chiropractic is a branch of the healing arts, and as a science is based on the premise that good health depends, in part, upon a normally functioning nervous system. When body structures such as cells and organs are functioning normally, a state of health or normal physiology is said to exist. However, when the body’s physiology is abnormal, a disease state begins. Thus, we begin to understand that abnormal physiology leads to abnormal function, predisposing the body to disease process.
Your spinal column, or vertebral column, is a series of movable bones which begin at the base of your skull and end in the center of your hips. Although the spine is composed of 24 individual vertebrae, it functions as one dynamic organ upon which the structure is dependent for support and movement. These vertebrae are stacked up like building blocks, and between them are located fibrocartilages (or discs). These discs help o cushion shock, reduce friction and allow movement to occur.
The examination of your spine to evaluate structure and function is what makes chiropractic different from other health care procedures. Accidents, falls, uneven stress, tension, over-extension or any other factor may cause an inability of the spine to move as a dynamic organ, can result in minor displacements or derangements of one or more of these vertebrae, causing irritation to spinal nerve roots directly by pressure or indirectly through reflexes.
These irritations, in turn, may cause malfunctions in your body. Chiropractic teaches that nerve pressure, or nerve reflex can cause a disturbance of delicate body functions resulting in an increased susceptibility to disease processes. Alleviating the irritation to spinal nerves by re-establishing normal spinal mobility, the doctor of chiropractic seeks to cause your body to operate more efficiently and more comfortably.
Chiropractic can help with new innovations of treatment that can be found at RB Spine Center. We are the leader in progressive treatment of disc bulges, disc herniation, sciatica, low back pain and neck pain in Rancho Bernardo. Our San Diego specialists have technology and knowledge to help you out of pain fast and drug free. Our Rancho Bernardo Chiropractor has over 25 years experience in treating complicated spinal conditions from injuries related to auto accidents, sports or work injuries.