The actual profession of Chiropractic, as a distinct form of health care, dates back to 1895. However, some of the earliest healers in the history of the world understood the relationship between health and the spine. Hippocrates advised: "Get knowledge of the spine, for this is the requisite for many diseases."
Chiropractic is currently one of the largest primary-contact health care professions in Canada with over 6,000 practicing chiropractors. Approximately four and a half million Canadians use
the services of a chiropractor each year1.
Chiropractic care is centered on basic fundamental principle that every structure of our body is controlled by our nervous system and our entire nervous system is housed in our spine. This demonstrates why the condition of our spine may have a correlation with our health!
All the cells, tissues, and organs of your body are designed to resist disease and ill health. They are all controlled by the nervous system, and your spine is the lifeline of this system. When there is interference in your lifeline, you experience ill health and dis-ease.
Chiropractic care is focused on ensuring your spine is aligned and moving freely, removing any interference to your nervous system and thus ensuring your optimum overall health is expressed. A spinal bone which has lost its normal placement or alignment is said to be "subluxated." This subluxated vertebra can distort the impulses traveling along the nearby nerves. This is similar to a road block, preventing the instructions sent by your nervous system from effectively reaching its designated body part.
By removing interferences in your nervous system (subluxations) your body can heal and regulate itself!
Remember, we experience life through our nervous system. If you want to optimize your health, improve your function, stay vital and young, and provide the best health for your entire family, contact Origin Health today to schedule your spinal check-up!
1. Miller W. Use of Alternative Health Care Practitioners by Canadians. Canadian Journal of Public Health 1997; 88(3):154-58.