What Do Chiropractors Do?

Chiropractic is a natural form of healthcare that attempts to support the body’s inborn ability to heal itself. Chiropractors do this by limiting stress to the body. The stress that chiropractors predominately focus on comes in the form of a condition known as vertebral subluxation complex (VSC). Chiropractors also provide education and empowerment through the proper techniques and benefits of exercise, diet and stress management.

A vertebral subluxation complex has three main components. The first component is a joint that has become misaligned. The second component is that the misaligned joint does not move as well as it normally should. The third component that occurs due to this lack of motion is the reduction of the nervous system function. This process may occur with the creation of symptoms or it may be completely asymptomatic. That is why it is important to be checked for subluxations on a regular basis in a similar fashion as having your teeth checked by a dentist. By incorporating chiropractic care into your lifestyle along with eating healthy foods, getting adequate exercise and managing your stress from home, work and school you give yourself the best opportunity to live a healthy life. For more information on chiropractic or on lifestyle coaching please go to www.sheafamilychiropractic.com

Surface Healing vs. Core Healing

The most common thing that patients come into the office with are symptoms of pain. Their pain may be in the neck or back, down the legs or arms or even in the hands and feet. The great thing is that chiropractic is able to help to relieve these symptoms almost every time. The sad thing is that people believe that this is the most important and only thing that chiropractic can do for them. This is sad because this is the thing that chiropractic can do the least for them. Keep in mind that the goal of the adjustment is to allow the nervous system to function properly again. This enables the body's inborn ability to heal itself to be expressed or enhanced. This is where chiropractic can do the most for people. Unfortunately, most people do not understand this concept and feel as if once their symptoms subside that they are done with chiropractic. Nothing could be further from the truth. This short time spent using chiropractic and then stopping it would be the same as doing 20 push-ups today, then stopping, and thinking that you will be healthy the rest of your life because of those 20 push-ups. Chiropractic, just like eating properly, exercising, managing your stress, sleeping well and having your teeth checked is a lifestyle choice that is a part of your daily, weekly, monthly and yearly regiment. For more information about chiropractic, it's philosophy and how to incorporate it in your life check out www.sheafamilychiropractic.com

Body Compatible vs. Body Incompatible Care!

The most effective health care strategy known to man is to encourage the body's own healing capabilities. Therefore all health care treatments should be focused solely on doing just that. By helping to supply the body with the things it needs in order to express health we actually tap into this amazing healing capacity. Ensuring purity and sufficiency in exercise, nutrition and stress management we are able to do exactly this. These types of treatments are known as physiologically compatible health care. On the other hand, drugs and surgery, especially on a prophylactic basis, are examples of physiologically incompatible health care. Medication especially, has a goal of treating symptoms only. The goal of medication is not to rid the body of the cause of the problem, nor does it help to encourage the body's healing ability. The best and most effective way in which to create health in a human being is to supply physiologically compatible health care. Chiropractic is an excellent example of this type of health care because we are not taking anything out of the body, nor are we putting anything into the body. The goal of chiropractic is to improve overall body health. To learn more about body compatible care please go to www.sheafamilychiropractic.com or call (858) 668-1700 to schedule an appointment today!