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What is chiropractic?
Chiropractic is a form of health care that believes that
good health and well-being are the natural disposition
of the body.
An
essential part of good health is the proper alignment of
the spine. In some cases pain is derived from the
misalignment of the spine, also called subluxation. The
chiropractic physician removes the cause of pain and
allows the body to heal itself by correcting the
subluxations of the spine.
Chiropractic is non-invasive and conservative in its
approach to health. It does not utilize drugs or
surgery, but rather enhances the body’s ability to heal
itself.
What is
subluxation?
A subluxation is when one or more of the bones of your
spine move out of position and interrupt the proper
function of the nerves running down the spine.
This
irritation interferes with the communication of the
brain and the rest of the body, thereby leading to
dysfunction and disease. Doctors of Chiropractic
work to locate subluxations and correct them.
How do you correct subluxations?
A chiropractic adjustment can come in many forms.
Most frequently, this correction is a gentle technique
used to restore proper position to the vertebrae and
alignment of the spine.
The
chiropractor usually accomplishes the adjustment by hand
or by a hand-held device while the patient is lying on a
specially designed table.
The
doctor applies pressure to areas of the spine that are
subluxated. After the adjustment, the chiropractic
physician confirms that the correction has been made and
that the vertebrae now move correctly within the normal
range of motion. These techniques are learned
through years of study.
ACUPUNCTURE
What is acupuncture?
Acupuncture is a 5,000 year old Chinese system of
natural healing (No drugs...No surgery), which is
concerned with restoring proper energy flow to the
various organs, glands and tissues of the body on the
premise that most diseases are the result of malfunction
due to disrupted energies.
Where does the interruption of energy flow occur?
In either or both locations: (1) in the channels
of energy flow, which are located throughout the body,
just beneath the skin surface; (2) In the spinal column
where vertebrae may become misaligned, thereby
compressing vital nerve trunks.
Are there other causes of disease besides those
associated with the interference of the transmission of
energy flow?
Yes, of course. Psychosomatic states, hereditary
factors, poisons, adverse environmental conditions,
injury, germs, malnutrition, etc..., are all disease
producing.
How do you detect the disturbance in energy flow
within a patient?
By many methods, including certain signs, symptoms, pain
spots, organ reflex points, and by pulse or instrument
findings.
Assuming I'm going to take acupuncture treatments, how
are they performed?
First, the related skin points are determined.
Then they are appropriately treated by one of over
thirty methods of stimulation some of which are:
1) Long needle insertion (especially done in acupuncture
anesthesia for surgery); 2) Short needle penetration; 3)
Non-piercing needles; 4) Finger tip pressure (called
shishin or "finger needles"); 5) Metallic balls taped to
the points; 6) Electric stimulation; 7) Moxibustion (the
burning of herbs over the points).
What are some of the conditions commonly treated
by acupuncture?
Textbook listed conditions run into the thousands.
Typical ailments usually responding to acupuncture
health care including: neuralgias, headaches, trigeminal
neuralgia, tics, spasms, muscular rheumatism, neuralgia
of the shoulders and arm, tennis elbow, osteoarthritis,
rheumatism, ulcers, stomach problems, diarrhea,
hepatitis, asthma, bronchitis, shortness of breath,
coughs, certain types of heart trouble, abnormal blood
trouble, abnormal blood pressure, hemorrhoids, lumbago,
bladder irritation, bed wetting, certain kidney
problems, female disorders, impotence, glaucoma
(sometimes), weak eyesight, hay fever, loss of smell,
tonsillitis, loss of hearing, skin conditions, and even
nervous or psychiatric factors based on the fact that
often mental problems arise from physical disorders.
The above list may seem long as though acupuncture were
a panacea. The truth is that most textbooks list
over two thousand diseases. Please be mindful of
the fact that acupuncture is not like one drug used for
one condition, but on the contrary, it is a complete
healing art within itself, concerned with the systems of
the body such as nervous, circulatory, digestive,
respiratory, eliminatory, reproductive, hormonal,
musculoskeletal, etc. and seeks to correct health
problems within those systems.
Out of, say, 10 patients accepted for
acupuncture healthcare, how many usually respond
favorable?
Eight out of ten patients
respond to the satisfaction of both the doctor and the
patient, one in ten get better but not totally and the
other doesn't respond for unknown reasons.
Are spinal adjusting treatments necessary with
acupuncture?
Absolutely. Spinal adjusting is part of the acupuncture
health care. World authorities, including Feliz Mann,
M.D. of England, Paul Nogier, M.D. of France; and Kunzo
Nagayama, M.D. of Japan are very emphatic on this aspect
of "getting well." Dr. Mann states that many
internal diseases are cured by the spinal adjustment
alone. Leaving the adjustment (chiropractic) out
of the treatment plan invites failure.
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