About Chiropractic
According to WHO, Chiropractic is a health profession concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, and the effects of these disorders on the function of the nervous system and general health. There is an emphasis on manual treatments including spinal adjustment and other joint and soft-tissue manipulation.
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Today, chiropractic is taught and practiced throughout the world and the profession has earned broad acceptance of its services from the public and in national health care systems. It is widely regarded as the leading example of an allied health care discipline reaching maturity and mainstream acceptance. In 2003, WHO published guidelines recommending minimal educational standards for the inclusion and regulation of chiropractic within national health care systems. These benchmarks update the education standards in response to evolving needs of health systems and expectations of patients and the public.
Chiropractic is the largest natural healing arts profession in the world and is a separate and distinct branch of the healing arts that utilizes the inherent recuperative powers of the body for the maintainence of health through the normal relationship between the spinal musculoskeletal structures and the nervous system.
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Chiropractic Treatment
Chiropractic adjustment or spinal manipualtive treatment is what chiropractor does on the spine. It mainly reduce nerve pressure to aid in pain relief, improve your nervous system function and improve overal health.
The Nervous System
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The nervous system is the major controlling, regulatory, and communicating system in the body. It is vital to maintain the function of the nervous system.
The main function of the nervous system is trasmitting messages between brain and body.
CHIROPRACTIC's rationale is grounded in the long standing clinical and scientific observation that faulty muscoskeletal relationships can cause nervous system dysfunction. It is also able to hypothesize that skeletal disrelations, particularly in the complex spinal structures, can lead to the loss of nervous system integrity and hence the loss of health elsewhere in the body.
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Reference
“Introduction to the Nervous System.” Introduction to the Nervous System | SEER Training, training.seer.cancer.gov/anatomy/nervous/. Accessed 18 May 2024.
Jonathan. (1999). Chiropractic Anatomy and Physiology of Sacro Occipital Technique.
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