Health Conditions
A Gonstead Chiropractor adjusts your subluxations. In other words, we correct small, often un-noticed misalignments of your spine that cause irritation and disfunction of the nerves around your spine. Below is a list of the most common symptoms a subluxation can cause:
While not every case of these conditions is caused by a subluxation, the chiropractic health paradigm looks to the body's function FIRST to determine if something is not working correctly with your nervous system. The body is its own physician. It knows what to do for you every second of the day. It is constantly multitasking for you and can manufacture whatever chemical you need to stay healthy.
Each organ in your body such as the heart, lungs, or stomach function not only for themselves but for the benefit of the whole body. The function of all organs and tissues of your body are controlled by the nervous system which has your brain as the "main frame" computer and your spinal chord and nerves as the "connecting wires" to every cell. These messages are sent back and forth between the brain and body tissues at up to 200 times per second to keep you functioning in a healthy state. A subluxation INTERFERES with this communication by altering the proper biomechanics, chemistry and vascular balance of that communication.
Specific spinal adjustment assists the body by restoring motion biomechanics to the subluxated segment. Many common symptoms of poor health are a manifestation of malfunction of the nervous system. Chiropractic adjustments along with good nutrition, exercise, and stress management are a logical preventative measure to maintain a healthy body. By understanding the function of the brain and nervous system, it is evident that symptoms such as those listed above can be caused by subluxation. Therefore, many patients find relief from the symptoms listed through chiropractic care and through following sound and logical health advice that we have to offer.