What Does A Chiropractor Do and How Does He Do It?

Chiropractic specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions that are caused by mechanical dysfunction of the joints, and their effects on the nervous system. Chiropractors use their hands to adjust joints, the spine and other parts of the body where restricted movement is experienced. These adjustments improve mobility and relieve pain by restoring normal function to the patient’s body.

Chiropractic is the largest drug-free healthcare in the world. Chiropractors work with the bones of your spinal column and the nerves in and around your spinal cord. Hidden inside your body is the most powerful “mainframe computer” in the world — your brain. Your brain controls your body functions. It “talks” through a vast communications system of nerve “wires.” Nerves leave your brain and travel from your skull as a tightly knit bundle of billions of nerves – your spinal cord.

Nerves carry messages to and from your brain which s how your brain controls and coordinates the function of your body parts. Chiropractors spend years in highly specialized training to learn how to locate misplaced spinal vertebrae that are interfering with nerves around your brain and spinal cord. After locating spine and nerve stress caused by a vertebra impinging the nerves (subluxations), your chiropractor is able to realign your vertebrae and thus release pressure on your nerves and body structure. This procedure is called a chiropractic spinal adjustment.

When nerves not connected to the conscious brain are damaged, the brain doesn’t feel any pain – even though the nerve damage may be causing physical malfunction. The damaged nerves may receive an improper nerve supply for years. Subluxations may be undermining your health for years, while you are unaware there is a serious problem.

Is That Popping Noise The Sound Of My Bones Cracking?

No. The adjustment may cause a noise similar to “popping your knuckles”. This is not the bones cracking. The noise is the pressure (air) being released from between the misaligned vertebrae- much like the built up pressure being released from inside a pop can.