Pain . . . Most of us believe good health is not feeling pain or discomfort. And it’s not until we experience a traumatic event, serious illness or pain that interferes with our life, causing us to stop work or delay our plans that we finally pay attention and seek help. For many people, severe pain or disease is the only reason to take time from their life to focus on their health.

Subluxation . . . Your brain and body can handle an enormous amount of stress. Beyond a certain point, your system becomes overloaded. The combined effect of a variety of stresses and the inability of the nervous system to deal with them can produce vertebral subluxations. These subluxations involve elongation, twisting, or compression of the system resulting in a persistent misalignment of the spinal vertebrae. The resulting interference disrupts the nervous system’s natural ability to assemble and sort out neurological instructions. Like a computer, if the input (messages to the system) is distorted, then the output (messages from the nervous system to the body cells) will also be distorted. The term subluxation means minor misalignment however the affects on the human body as a result of a subluxation on the upper cervical spine can be far from minor. In the simplest of terms, a subluxation is when one or more vertebrae (bones in your spine) move out of line and create pressure on spinal nerves. Spinal nerves are the nerves that come out from the vertebrae in your spine. Pressure on the nerves can cause interference with the signals traveling through them - leading to numerous health related problem. The birth process is often the cause of your child’s first subluxation. A very soft and undeveloped spine of an infant can suffer trauma during delivery. It is estimated that as much as 80 lbs. of pulling pressure can be exerted to remove a baby from the birth canal. Then, as children grow up and become more adventurous, the number of injuries to their spines become countless. The repeated falls as children learn to walk, the running, jumping, twisting, bumping and falling all over the place while playing in the yard or on an athletic field will often cause your child to become subluxated. However, often children do not show any signs or symptoms of being subluxated until later on in life. Symptoms may occur as soon as a vertebral subluxation is present. In most instances however, a person may have vertebral subluxations for many years before the cumulative effect on the body or mind is sufficient to produce a symptom. Often we are not aware that a subluxation is present unless a chiropractic examination is conducted.Cumulative Effects of Subluxation: Bending to pick up a child or object and suddenly experiencing a “slipped disc.” Making the bed and experiencing sudden back pain that won’t go away. Migraine headaches. Fibromyalgia. Sinus Infections. Sprains. Strains.

Are You Normal? It is well documented that the Nervous Systems is the center for all your thoughts, feelings, memory, learning and consciousness. Nerves control muscle tension, blood vessel openings, glandular functioning, pain, touch, hearing, sight, taste, temperature and other extra senses. Nerves connect both your inner and outer worlds. All your organs receive a nerve supply from your spine. Since your spinal column houses and protects your spinal cord, as well as serves as attachment sights for all your muscles, it is vital to your overall well-being to maintain a properly aligned spinal column. Chiropractic is the only profession who specializes in maintaining a well balanced spine and nervous system simultaneously.