What is the Nervous System?

To control and organize your growth, the nervous system, consisting of your brain, spinal cord, and all the nerves of your body were the first formed a few days after conception. Your nervous system controls the function of every cell, tissue, organ, and system of your body.

Your brain is protected by the skull. The vital communication pathway of the spinal cord is vulnerable, covered by 24 moving bones of the spinal column. Pairs of nerve roots branch off the spinal cord from between each spinal joint to service the organs and tissues of our body. Because of the way your spine is designed, improper motion or position of spinal bones can irritate or choke delicate nerves- interfering with the function of the tissues they control. Doctors call this a subluxation.

Trauma, which may occur to the spine from the birth process, is often the first source of nervous system interference. Car accidents, stress poor diet, long periods of sitting, and many other everyday activities can cause the bones that cover your spinal cord to lose their normal position and motion. Without a normal nerve supply, affected organs and tissues are more susceptible to disease, often producing the symptoms of pain and ill health. Headaches and low back pain can often be traced back to spinal malfunction and nervous system interference.

Doctors of Chiropractic are specialists in the detection, reduction, and prevention of nervous system interferences. After completing their undergraduate studies, today’s Doctors of Chiropractic receive an additional four years of professional degree college education. Before starting practice they pass rigorous National Board Examination and meet stringent licensing requirements.

To determine the cause of your health problem, chiropractic doctors examine your spine to locate any areas causing nervous system interference. You’ll be shown the exact locations of any nervous system interference and get specific recommendations for your chiropractic care program. Your doctor will use carefully controlled pressure to return malfunctioning spinal bones to their proper motion and position, reducing nerve interference. This procedure is called a chiropractic adjustment. There are many ways to adjust the spine. Adjustments feel good. Millions of chiropractic adjustments are safely delivered every day. In fact, chiropractic adjustments are safer than back surgery, muscle relaxers and aspirin. So safe, even newborns can receive chiropractic adjustments.

Regardless of the type of doctor you consult, doctors don’t heal. Only your body can heal itself. The chiropractic approach to better health is to remove interference to your own inborn healing ability. Chiropractic makes sense. It’s scientific. It’s provided by well-educated doctors. It’s safe, It’s natural, It looks to correct the underlying cause(s) of your problem. And most important- it works. It’s as simple as that!