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Chiropractic is a branch of the healing arts which is based upon the
understanding that good health depends, in part, upon a normally functioning
nervous system (especially the spine, and the nerves extending from the
spine to all parts of the body). "Chiropractic" comes from the Greek word
Chiropraktikos, meaning "effective treatment by hand." Chiropractic stresses
the idea that the cause of many disease processes begins with the body's
inability to adapt to its environment. It looks to address these diseases
not by the use of drugs and chemicals, but by locating and adjusting a
musculoskeletal area of the body which is functioning improperly.
The conditions which doctors of chiropractic address are as varied and as
vast as the nervous system itself. All chiropractors use a standard
procedure of examination to diagnose a patient's condition and arrive at a
course of treatment. Doctors of chiropractic use the same time-honored
methods of consultation, case history, physical examination, and x-ray
examination as any other doctor. In addition, they provide a careful
chiropractic structural examination, paying particular attention to the
spine.
The examination of the spine to evaluate structure and function is what
makes chiropractic different from other health care procedures. Your spinal
column is a series of movable bones which begin at the base of your skull
and end in the center of your hips. Thirty-one pairs of spinal nerves extend
down the spine from the brain and exit through a series of openings. The
nerves leave the spine and form a complicated network which influences every
living tissue in your body.
Accidents, falls, stress, tension, overexertion, and countless other factors
can result in a displacements or derangements of the spinal column, causing
irritation to spinal nerve roots. These irritations are often what cause
malfunctions in the human body. Chiropractic teaches that reducing or
eliminating this irritation to spinal nerves can cause your body to operate
more efficiently and more comfortably.
Chiropractic also places an emphasis on nutritional and exercise programs,
wellness and lifestyle modifications for promoting physical and mental
health. While chiropractors make no use of drugs or surgery, Doctors of
chiropractic do refer patients for medical care when those interventions are
indicated. In fact, chiropractors, medical doctors, physical therapists and
other health care professionals now work as partners in occupational health,
sports medicine, and a wide variety of other rehabilitation practices.
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