When your
piano is out of tune you call in the piano tuner. Likewise with your violin,
cello, or bass fiddle. If you want to do more than just sing in the shower, you
start taking singing lessons to learn how to sing on key.
Using
your body is exactly the same. You're a fan of "Dancing with the
Stars" and think "hey, I want to do that!" So you begin ballroom
dance lessons and study the mambo, tango, swing, and fox trot. Your body gains
sophisticated knowledge. It learns how to create musical movement.
Your body
itself needs to be functioning harmoniously for you to be able to create
graceful, harmonious movement, whether in ballet, salsa, football, or
basketball. Chiropractic care helps ensure harmonious functioning by balancing
the interactions of nerves, bones,
muscles, and joints. The access to this physiologic balance is the
spinal column, the primary focus of chiropractic care.
Physicians
and scientists have often called the human body a beautiful instrument. The sense in which this metaphor is applied
is primarily mechanistic. The human body is a beautiful instrument in that its
parts mesh properly and each component performs its function superbly.
The
metaphor "beautiful instrument" can be also be interpreted from the
perspective of music. Just as playing the piano, the cello, or the saxophone
can create wonderful tones, harmonies, and melodies, the workings of the human
body may also create beautiful music.
The
movements of the planets, stars, and constellations have been termed the
"music of the spheres". Patterns of motion of the celestial bodies
are precise, regular, and harmonious. These reliable patterns allow sailors to
navigate safely and confidently on the open ocean, and allow farmers to
determine their planting seasons with high levels of accuracy. The human body,
is awe-inspiring and is a beautiful symphony of synchronized harmony
The
genetic code is one example. Every protein in your body is composed of a precise
sequence of amino acids. Substitute glycine for valine or glutamine for serine
and you've got a completely different protein. Precision in manufacture means
your body works the way it is supposed to work, with no errors or failures.
Proteins
such as hemoglobin or insulin are built exactly the same way every time. This
level of 100% accuracy is made possible by the genetic code. Each amino acid
that makes up hemoglobin or insulin has its own corresponding genetic sequence
which is composed of three pieces of information - just like a major chord.
We can
say that wellness is a state of physiologic harmony. We become unwell when
we're "out of tune". At such a time our internal chords aren't being
played properly - "notes" aren't being put together properly or are
being played out of sequence.
Chiropractic
care can help restore this harmony and internal musical balance.
By making
sure the spine is in alignment, chiropractic care helps restore precision and
coordination to all the functions of the body. Proteins are built properly,
enzymes function at the right time and in the right proportion, biochemical
reactions take place efficiently, and health and wellness is the result.
Listening
to the playing of an instrument out of tune can be very painful. Moving the
body when it's out of tune can also be very painful. Make sure to get back in
balance after the holidays and schedule your New Years health check by the end
of January.
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