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| Chiropractic
Aches
and pains tell us when something is wrong. Chiropractors use
specialised techniques to find the cause. Often that cause
may be a subluxation in the spine interfering with the nervous
system. Because the nervous system controls every other system
of the body, the effects of subluxations can vary greatly.
Some people may get back pain, others headaches or high blood
pressure. Specific adjustments are made to remove the cause
of the problem, the subluxation, and allow the body to recover
using it's own natural recuperative powers. This is how chiropractic
has worked for over one hundred years.
Subluxations
 Subluxations
are problem areas of the spine that affect your entire nervous
system. In these problem areas the spinal bones are misaligned
or have lost their normal range of movement. This irritates
or puts pressure on local nerves which interferes with the
communication between your brain and body, and vice versa.
The stresses
and strains of everyday living such as housework, gardening,
desk work lifting, or even sleeping on the couch can cause
spinal problems. So can falls, accidents (especially car accidents),
sports activities and injuries. In children, subluxations can
initially occur during the birth process, learning to walk,
in play and from everyday childhood activities.
Symptoms such as headaches, back pain, neck stiffness, pain
in your shoulders, arms or legs, numbness in your hands or
feet, or nervousness are the most common signs of subluxations.
But like a tooth cavity, most people will have a subluxation
long before they notice any symptoms.
Chiropractors reduce and correct subluxations with highly
skilled adjustments to your spine. If the subluxations have
been present a short time, you may only need a few adjustments.
However long-term, chronic subluxations will require more
frequent adjustments to retrain the problem areas of the spine
to hold the vertebrae in their normal, healthy positions.
As subluxations are corrected, your nervous system starts
to function properly again and your body heals itself.
If you want to keep subluxations from reoccurring, or new
ones from developing, it’s best to have periodic adjustments.
Combined with a sensible diet and moderate exercise, chiropractic
care can help you enjoy the best of health for the rest of
your life.
Adjustments
 To
correct subluxations and allow the body to recover chiropractors
use adjustments. There are many different ways of adjusting
the spine. Dr Simon Porteous uses a variety of techniques,
such as diversified manual adjusting, sacro-occipital technique,
activator, drop-piece adjusting and massage to help you reach
your health goals. We consider the type of subluxations you
have, your age, the health of your bones and joints plus many
other factors when deciding which techniques to use.
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