Chiropractic is an all natural form of wellness care which focuses on keeping the nervous system free from obstruction so that the body has the ability to heal itself. The body is a self-healing organism with all messages for function traveling from the brain, through the spinal cord and the nerves, and to all of the areas of the body. If there is interference in the path that these messages take, the body can not do the job it was made to do.
Very minute interferences make a huge difference when it comes to our nervous system. Pressure equaling the weight of a dime can cause a 60% reduction of nerve function within only a few minutes! This type of interference has a major effect on all systems of the body. Only 10% of the nerves in our body are sensory nerves (the nerves that cause pain when they are being pinched), the rest are nerves that relate to body functions.
Just because you do not have a noticeable symptom doesn't mean you don't have a problem! Many subluxations (pinched nerves) are caused by everyday activities, especially our bad habits when it comes to sitting & sleeping. There are also subluxations caused by traumatic incidents such as car accidents or birth trauma.
The Doctor of Chiropractic will do multiple diagnostic and objective tests to determine whether you have any subluxations. If you do, specific adjustments are used to reduce &/or correct these subluxations. If you do not, no adjustments are given at that time.
Regular chiropractic check-ups are a way of ensuring that you live the healthiest The ultimate answer to being healthy is letting the body do what it is meant to do with no interference from the physical, and emotional stresses that we put on it every day
Techniques
Dr .Peterson has been trained in a number of Palmer Methods, including Diversified, Thompson, Gonstead and Extremity Adjusting. He was also trained directly under Dr. Jay Holder , developer of the Torque Release Technique and has been using this in his practice for almost 6 years. This is a non-invasive technique that utilizes an Integrator, a torque and recoil release adjusting instrument combined with existing chiropractic techniques and principals, quantum physics and the body/ mind connection. With this technique we can work on removing the nerve interferance (subluxation) and restructuring the spine and posture to its most biomechanical position. Learn more about this technique at www.torquerelease.com.
