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Natural Health Care Blog
chiropractic
November 24, 2015
Chiropractic Craniopathy
Craniopathy, separately discovered by Chiropractor Nephi Cottam and Osteopath William Garner Sutherland, is a specialty within both the chiropractic and osteopathic professions.
The skull, as the above picture illustrates, is made up of many bones connected by joints. This allows some movement to occur at each joint. The skull responds to the pulsing of blood pressure and nerve cells with a slight expansion and contraction just large enough to be felt by trained hands. This pulsing also pumps the master glands of the hormone system that sit in the fulcrum of movement of the skull behind the eyes. When the bones don’t respond to these motions, migraine headaches, cluster headaches, hormonal problems, and subtle brain dysfunction ensues. Craniopaths move the bones of the skull and restore normal motion.
November 24, 2015
Other Treatments Chiropractors Do besides Adjustments
Massage is a very important component of chiropractic. Massage helps relax the muscles and to keep joints working in sync with each other. This reduces the chance that bones will be pulled into mis-alignment as well as increases the chance that an adjustment will “Hold”. In addition, massage of trigger points in the muscles and draining lympahtic swelling normalizes muscle tone and flexibility, eliminating stiffness. Acupressure, massage based on the Acupuncture meridian system is very helpful to restoring normal tone and health.
November 24, 2015
What is Chiropractic adjustments
Chiropractic adjustment is the most common therapeutic procedure performed by doctors of chiropractic, also known as “spinal manipulation”. Manipulation, or adjustment of the affected joint and tissues, restores mobility, thereby alleviating pain and muscle tightness, and allowing tissues to heal.
November 24, 2015
What is Chiropractic?
Chiropractic is a branch of health care that is based upon improving the body’s function by removing interference to the nervous system. The skull protects the delicate tissues of the brain. The moving bones of the spine protect the vulnerable communication pathways of the spinal cord and nerve roots. If the nervous system is impaired, it can cause malfunction of the tissues and organs throughout the body.