What is Chiropractic?

Chiropractic is a natural form of healing that looks at the structure of the body in order to improve the function of the body.  Meaning structure effects function.  What makes chiropractic unique is the “chiropractic adjustment.” What we do is to remove interference to the nervous system. We correct subluxations (misalignment’s) along the 24 movable vertebrae in your neck, your back and your spine.  And we do this with a very specific chiropractic adjustment, which is a painless procedure that you can do on a 2-week old baby or a 95 year old woman with osteoporosis. It’s perfectly safe and effective. The good news is there are no side-effects, as we don’t use drugs or surgery. The only side-effect  really is  side-benefits.

We are nervous system (brain and spinal cord) doctors. We are more than just back doctors. Of course we look at your back in order to get to the nervous system. It just so happens that your nervous system is in your back. You live your life through your nervous system. If you have a pain, pins and needles, numbness or burning it’s usually due to a pinched nerve. This means you need a chiropractic adjustment to take pressure off the nerve, hence relief of the symptom.

The nervous system is the master system in the body. Meaning every cell, organ, muscle, and tissue is controlled by the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). The good news is chiropractic isn’t just good for only  your pain,  as chiropractic helps your overall health. It also helps your functioning and performance. Most pro-athletes receive chiropractic care to keep them performing at 100% capacity. Your immune system is a circulating nervous system. Meaning they’re wired together. So therefore when you get a chiropractic adjustment, you raise your immune system anywhere from 200-400%. That’s why the chiropractic kids are the healthiest kids around. We know that your body can produce it’s own drugs, by giving the body the raw materials (nutrition) in order to do this.

We know that the body heals itself. How? By first removing the interference in the nervous system. Also diet, exercise, habits and nutrition is important for health and wellness also. Life heals! We believe the body has an Innate Intelligence, which helps regulate the body and maintain health and homeostasis. We believe that it is better to have a spine free from interference versus a spine with interference.

Did you ever hear of the expression- ”Oh he’s just a bundle of nerves.” Well it’s true, because if you took all the nerves in your body and you layed them end-to-end, they would go around the globe 2 1/2 times! When God created the human body, He did it with chiropractic in mind. Why?  Because He gave you 24 movable vertebrae in your back, and you can’t adjust yourself. We believe anyone can heal at any age, because where there’s life, there’s hope.

Chiropractic promotes health versus suppress symptoms with drugs. We get to the the underlying root cause of why you have the symptom, and we correct it and fix it through, chiropractic, physical therapy, acupuncture, diet, life-style change, exercise, and nutrition. These modalities are what heals the patient.

What makes Chiropractic Different?

What makes chiropractic different and unique is that we take a holistic approach to health.  Meaning we treat the whole person. We believe that disease means-dis-ease, or not at ease. We find out why you’re not at ease and we correct it, we fix it. We can actually adjust any joint in your body, including:wrist, ankle, elbow, jaw, knees, and shoulders. I see this as “one-stop shopping.”  People don’t realize that you don’t lose energy because you get old, because you get old by first loosing your energy. So, how do you lose it and how do you get it back? Your diet, life-style, nutrition and structure. Which means chiropractic fruits and vegetables, exercise, and whole food supplements.

Think of chiropractors as dentists for the spine. We’re D.C. meaning Doctor of cause, Doctor of cure, Drug-less care, Drug-less cure.  Also Doctor of connection and Doctor of communication. You brush your teeth so you teeth don’t fall out, so you adjust your spine so your spine doesn’t fall out.

We work with you brain and spinal cord. Your spinal cord is just an extension of your brain. Think of your brain as the computer chip and your spine is the soft-ware. So when you receive a chiropractic adjustment, we just upgraded you to Windows 7!

The chiropractic adjustment is like a “tune-up” for the body. We also can adjust your hips, which is like a front-end alignment for your car. The knees are like the tires of a car, so when you get the hips and pelvis adjusted this automatically helps the knees (tires). We can even give you an oil change (Omega 3-EFA).

Think of your spine like the circuit breaker in your house. If all the lights on one side of your house went out you wouldn’t change the bulbs, you would check the fuse-box.  We check your fuse-box, we check your circuit breaker (the spine). Your body is very electrical. The wires are your nervous system. That’s how you are able to get an EKG (heart),  or an EEG(brain).

We say in chiropractic:”As above, so below.”  Meaning you’re connected by muscles, ligaments and tendons from your top cervical vertebrae (Atlas) to your Achilles tendon. There’s a symmetry and a geometry to the body. You’re a single, synchronized functioning unit. The left affects the right and visa versa, and the front affects the back and visa versa.

To prove that chiropractic isn’t just for pain, the first chiropractic adjustment was given to Mr. Harvey Lillard a deaf janitor in Davenport, Iowa. After getting his first adjustment, Mr. Lillard  exclaimed-”I can hear Dr. Palmer,  I can hear.” That’s how chiropractic was discovered in 1895. Chiropractic was discovered in 1895 and X-Ray was discovered in 1895. The two both go together. Chiropractic, to me is the natural way to maximize your health and vitality. How do I know. Because I’ve been under chiropractic care for 39 years and still going strong. I don’t take any drugs at all, either over-the-counter or prescription. That’s my definition of a science. If it works, it’s a science. What we do works! As Dr. Francis Peabody said a century ago, “The secret of patient care, is caring for the patient.” I would agree with that 100%.

Dr. Goldberg discusses Chiropractic Care:

Give Wellness Associates a call at:412-367-3778, to see if you are a candidate for a Holistic approach to health. Health and Wellness, without a prescription. Let us sow you the power of Chiropractic Care.

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