How is chiropractic care effective across a range of
conditions? The key is that chiropractic care focuses on restoring normal function
to your master system...nervous system! The nerve system is responsible for
directing and coordinating all the functions in your body. When the
nerve system works right, your body can begin to recover effectively from many
kinds of problems.
Chiropractors are specialists in analyzing and correcting
nerve interference, and making adjustments to restore proper tone within the
nerve system. Chiropractic care restores the free flow of information between
your brain and the rest of your body. When your body's physiologic systems
receive accurate information - on time and in the right sequences - they can do
the jobs they were designed to do. The result is dynamic, vibrant, fully
expressed health and well-being.
"Above-down, inside-out" is a poetic coinage by
Dr. B.J. Palmer, one of the founders of the field of chiropractic.
"B.J.", as he has been affectionately known by chiropractors for
almost 100 years, was describing the inner workings of the brain and spinal
cord and how the complex nerve messages flow from above - down to connect to
all parts of the body.
In his inimitable style, Dr. Palmer was addressing many
deep, complex phenomena all at once. From a high-level viewpoint, he was
describing how the central nervous system communicates with the rest of the
body. One major conclusion is that the brain (as the originator of nerve
signals that flow to the spinal cord and from there to the organs, tissues, and
cells) is the master controller of all the other systems. The gastrointestinal,
endocrine, cardiopulmonary, and musculoskeletal systems are all ultimately
controlled and regulated by activities within the brain.
In the above-down, inside-out paradigm, Innate Intelligence
is an intrinsic guiding and instructional force that maintained ongoing health
and healing. Innate Intelligence knows how much oxygen and other nutrients a
cell needs to meet its energy requirements.
Innate Intelligence knows how to direct B lymphocytes to
build a new antibody to fight off bacteria or viruses. Innate Intelligence knows
how much insulin should be released by beta cells in the pancreas to properly
use the carbohydrates you ingested during your last heart-healthy meal. But disorder within the nerve
system can interfere with the body's ability to carry out the instructions of
Innate Intelligence. Many types of symptoms, pain, disorders, and disease ensue
from such nerve interference.
All healing must have a properly functioning nerve
system.Chiropractic care helps restore balance within the nerve system, thus
helping restore health and well-being.
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