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| What Does a Chiropractor Do? |
Chiropractors work with bones and nerves of the spinal column and spinal cord, respectively. Chiropractors spend years of highly specialized training in order to locate where misplaced spinal vertebrae are impinging the nerves which travel down the spinal cord and out through the spinal column to the muscles, organs and glands of the body. After locating the vertebrae impinging the nerves (subluxations) the chiropractor, using various highly specialized techniques, is able to replace the misplaced vertebrae and thus release pressure on the nerves. That is called a spinal adjustment.
Often people are totally unaware that they have subluxations in their spine. That is because many nerves send no pain messages and are not composed of sensory fibers. For example, you can feel when something happens to your skin (which is full of sensory nerves that send messages to your conscious brain), but not your liver (which has no sensory fibers going to the conscious brain). 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 disease or physical malfunction. That is why vertebral subluxations are often referred to as 'silent killers'.
The area fed by impinged (damaged) nerves may receive a faulty or improper nerve supply for years. All the while there may be no pain and you may be totally unaware of your condition. All the while your body may be weakening and actual damage to the spinal column, nerves and organs may be occurring.
In fact, people who have a neckache or backache are the lucky ones! They may know that it's quite possible that they have subluxations and they will hopefully do the smart thing: go to a chiropractor. Others may suffer from digestive problems, headaches, colds, menstrual cramps, depression, seizures, skin conditions and many other problems and not be aware that a realigned spinal column could greatly improve their health.
Millions of people are walking around with many subluxations but don't feel anything wrong in their backs or necks so they think their nerves are fine and they never get their spines checked by a chiropractor. How wrong they are! How do you know if you have a subluxation? You go to a chiropractor and get your spine checked and adjusted (if needed).
After all, you get your teeth checked, your eyes checked and your hearing checked occassionally - why not your spine? It takes a short time, it's fun and your whole nervous sytem and body will thank you for it.
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