Chiropractic is a form of health care that prevents disease and maintains a patient’s health and well-being through spinal and extremity adjustments. Based on the theory that our nervous system is the key to maintaining a healthy balance in our bodies, Chiropractic focuses on the relationship between the spinal column, the nervous system, the circulatory system, and a patient’s nutrition, exercise, and other lifestyle choices.
A key difference between wellness care and standard medical care is that wellness care seeks to assist the natural healing ability. Wellness care does not introduce a substance to the system; instead it seeks to remove any interference with normal function. Wellness care enlists the body’s own abilities and intelligence in knowing what to do if nothing were interfering with it.
The Power of Touch is rooted in both the body’s physical and emotional response. When the body is touched, pressure receptors below the skin are stimulated, causing an increase of activity in the nervous system. This, in turn, causes the body to relax…the heart slows, stress hormones are reduced and serotonin increases regulating moods and emotions.
—Hippocrates
