Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Life, Health, Chiropractic


Life, Health, and Chiropractic

Life is the expression of existence. According to the scientific explanation, life is the response to stimuli, the ability to grow and become, and the adaptation of one to his or her surrounding environment. However, beneath the surface, life is much more than that. Life is built and maintained by the emotional ties built with others. We all go through the process of birth and death, but what about the time in between, how is our life being measured? Is it by the quality of our expression of life, or the quantity of life expressed through years.

If asked to be described by a random individual, health would simply be “the absence of pain or feeling good every day”. Although feeling good is a start, that is only grazing the surface. A deeper approach that is consistent with the modern world addresses the bodies function and the individuals overall well-being. According to Dorland’s Medical Dictionary: health is a condition of optimum physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmities. The understanding of this modern definition is contrary to past flawed thoughts. This definition covers all levels of wellness: physical, mental, and social. They all must be expressed in a congruent manner for an individual to truly express health.

Chiropractic embraces the approach that your body has the ability to heal itself from the inside out, just as it was made intelligently enough to grow from the union of two cells to a complex organism with trillions of cells, and the intelligence to close an open wound without the facilitation of a mental thought process to guide our bodies through the procedure. This healing is facilitated by your nervous system including the brain, brainstem, and spinal cord. This is the system that controls the function of every other organ system, tissue, and cell in your body. In 100 words, what is chiropractic? Aches and pains are signs that your body isn’t working right. Your brain, spinal cord and all your nerves control how your body works. Physical, chemical or emotional stresses produce a defensive posture. Muscles contract, locking spinal joints that pinch or irritate nearby nerves. Lack of nervous system integrity sets the stage for disease and ill health. A thorough examination helps chiropractors find these subluxations. Applying a precise force to stuck spinal joints helps the body right itself. Health usually returns as repeated visits restore nervous system integrity. That’s why chiropractic care has helped millions get well and stay well.

How are they connected?

Chiropractic facilitates health by not simply waiting until the individual has already begun to express symptoms of a dis-eased body, but rather through the promotion of wellness, and the maintenance of the nervous system. This nervous system is regulated with precise spinal adjustments to remove any interference in the function of this delicate organ system. When this approach is taken, it allows your body the ability to work as it was designed without the addition of drugs or surgeries and gives you a better expression of health. Overall, your life revolves around your health and if your health is compromised then you can’t enjoy life to its fullest. In addition, a greater expression of health leads to a greater expression of quality and quantity of life.