Wellness Supported byChiropractic

Your health is so important. But why would yousee a chiropractor when you are healthy?

“The preservation of health is easier than the cure fordisease”

- B.J.Palmer

So why would you see a chiropractor if you’re already healthy?

Then again what is healthy?

It’s an interesting question. People often respond with feeling good, looking good and being pain-free.

Now while I agree they are great measurements of health,unfortunately, it’s not that simple.

Only 10% of your nervous system has pain receptors, whichmeans a lot can be going on without, or before, you feel anypain. And at the beginning, all diseases start without anysymptoms anyway.

D. D. Palmer founded chiropractic in 1895 on the premise that“good health can be sustained naturally, without drugs orsurgery.”. In other words, a belief that your body has innatewisdom, and in the right environment will keep itself healthy.As we know, when you cut yourself and take the plaster off afew days later, it’s not the plaster that’s done the healing!

So how does that work?

Chiropractic looks at the relationship between structure (yourspine) and function (coordinated by your nervous system), andhow that relationship affects the restoration and preservationof your health.

Your brain and spinal cord make up your central nervoussystem. And all the nerves branching out from your spine (yourperipheral nerves), extend to every tissue, organ and system inyour body. Everything your body does, such as breathing,sleeping, digesting, growing and healing (just to name a few!)is controlled by your nervous system.

Your brain uses your spine as a channel of co

mmunication. Soif your spine isn’t moving well this creates a breakdown in thatcommunication and eventually a breakdown in the level yourbody will function at.

At FeelGood Chiropractic we improve thecommunication within your body, which improves your level ofhealth and function as your body is better able to accuratelyperceive what’s going on and respond appropriately.

A quote from B. J. Palmer (son of the founder) that puts it inperspective for me is:

“Many of us take better care of our automobiles than we doour own bodies, yet the auto has replaceable parts.”

Chiropractic can work with you to improve and maintain yourhealth and happiness, whatever your level at the moment.

By Shelley Smith