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Welcome to Back Into Health Chiropractic
Your Spine
Your spinal column is made up of 24 bones called vertebrae, and they are stacked on top of a triangular bone, the sacrum. Two pelvic bones attach to the side of the sacrum, and the coccyx attaches to the bottom. Between each vertebra is a disc, which absorbs shock and aids spinal movement.
The spine is designed to protect the delicate structures of your nervous system, while still allowing movement. The spinal cord is inside the column formed by the vertebrae. The brain is in the cranial bones that form the skull. This central part of the nervous system, is the only system in the body important enough to be fully encased and protected in bone.
Your nervous system controls and co-ordinates your whole body, and
all its functions.
The spinal cord is a collection of nerves travelling from your brain to the 75 trillion cells of your body. Nerves branch off the spinal cord and travel into specific areas of your body and allow your brain to control and co-ordinate every single activity that occurs in your body.
When the nervous system is working properly, the brain has complete control over your body and its systems. You stay healthy and there are few reasons for you to experience pain. The nervous system and nerves control your body temperature, keeping it at a constant 37.4OC. They direct the movement of all your muscles. They enable you to absorb food, and eliminate body toxins and waste. Nerves allow your body to repair damaged skin, like cuts or grazes. They control the release of hormones in your body like adrenalin, which excites you, and serotonin, which helps you sleep. The nervous system tells your immune system when to fight off infections. It controls and regulates all your organs, including the heart, lungs, stomach, liver, gall bladder and kidneys. The nervous system and nerves even control your libido! The health and proper function of the spine is essential to the nervous system.
Subluxations, spinal misalignments, interfere with your nervous system
and disrupt your health.
Subluxations are a condition where the vertebrae become misaligned and interfere with the nerves as they branch from the spinal cord. This interference stops your nervous system from controlling your body correctly. This creates an environment for dis-ease, pain and a variety of other symptoms. Subluxations irritate the disc and spinal joints, tighten muscles, and stretch tendons and ligaments. Together, these weaken the spine.
You cannot be 100% healthy if you have a subluxation. Your Chiropractor will help you restore and maintain the correct alignment of your spine. With a healthy spine you will be a healthier person.
Left uncorrected subluxations increase spinal degeneration and arthritis.
If subluxations are not corrected, your body over time is forced to compensate in an attempt to make the area more stable. It grows more bone, which is seen on x-rays as calcium build-up on the vertebrae. The disc between the vertebrae continues to wear away, so the vertebrae get closer together and movement is gradually reduced. This process is known as spinal arthritis or spinal degeneration.
QUALIFICATION DETAILS
B.App.Sc (Chiropractic) Aus
Member Chiropractors' Association of Australia
B.A. (Psychology) USA
Certified Bikram Yoga Teacher
Service Categories
Bikram Yoga, Chiropractic
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