#27
– Dropping 420 lbs on your head at the Olympics. Can you imagine gold
medalist weight lifter Matthias Steiner's next Chiropractic visit… 'hey
doc, my neck’s sore and I’ve been getting these bad headaches. Think it
could be my pillow?”
The
father of Chiropractic, D.D. Palmer recognized 3 ‘T’s as being the major
cause of nerve interference (aka Subluxation): Trauma, Toxins and
Thoughts. The first 'T' is pretty obvious, but many patients overlook
the last two. TOXINS come in the form of pesticides, artificial
additives in our food, cigarette smoke and the most common of all,
pharmaceuticals (yes, drugs are foreign to the body and put added stress
on your nerve system). Constant THOUGHTS of fear, worry and
depression can also weaken your sensitive nerve system and make it
harder to heal.
Many
patients believe it’s only physical things like car accidents, bad pillows
and the occasional ‘400 lbs barbell on the head’ that can cause nerve
interference, when in reality it’s the daily bombardment of hidden food
toxins and stressful thoughts that commonly do the most damage.
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Correction Chiropractic vs. Traditional Chiropractic
Traditional Chiropractic
Traditional Chiropractic focuses on goals such as decreasing muscle spasms, increasing range of motion, and the temporary reduction of pain. This is how most chiropractors practice and most of them do a great job. However, it falls under the category of symptom relief/ symptom management aka “band aid” care.
Correction Chiropractic
At True Chiropractic, our focus is on NeuroStructural Correction. Think of your spine as the foundation for a building. If the foundation was off, would you expect the floors to creak, the walls to creak, and for the windows to not close properly?
Now you can spend time patching all the damage, but you would be doing so with the expectation that in a short time the problems will have to be… repaired again and again.
NeuroStructural Correction looks for the underlying NeuroStructural Shifts in the spine that might be causing your foundation to be off. In the vast majority of cases that make their way to our practice, often as referrals from other chiropractors or medical doctors in the area, is a significant NeuroStructural Shift. These NeuroStructural Shifts are the underlying causes that often reveal themselves as “symptoms”- or what we refer to as Secondary conditions.
Get Back to Normal
Rather than constantly repairing the damage, at True Chiropractic, we focus on correcting the underlying NeuroStructural Shifts and help you reach Normal Structure.
Our services are not for everyone. However, if you are tired of constantly patching the problem and you are looking for a long term solution that you can both feel and see for yourself, then True Chiropractic may be the right place for you.
What is a NeuroStructural Shift?
While no one is structurally perfect, there is a normal healthy range. In the same manner, we can understand what a fever is because we know what the normal temperature is, or what constitutes high blood pressure because we are aware of the normal range. There are established normals everywhere we look, including gauges and warning indicators on the dashboard of your car… letting you know when things are abnormal.
At True Chiropractic, we are looking for a significant three-dimensional shift of the spine away from normal. If the lower back or hips shift, it will cause the shoulders to twist, and the head and neck to shift forcing the entire spine out of alignment. These shifts cause the muscles to spasm, the ligaments to deform, and it disrupts the NERVES traveling down the spinal cord. In other words, the main communication system that connects your brain to your body can be disrupted causing the body to fail to adapt properly.