Translated from Greek Chiropractic means "done by hand" and that's what chiropractors do.

Working on all the joints of the body, concentrating particularly on the spine, they use their hands to make gentle and quick, specific adjustments (the chiropractic word for manipulation) to improve the efficiency of the nervous system and release the body's natural healing ability.

To see how the spine affects wellbeing, follow this link to see an interactive demonstration - Interactive Spine.

Every cell in your body has a nerve that goes to it. The same nerve that goes to a muscle or skin cell also goes to the organs, glands, tissues and blood vessels in that area. Your brain, spinal cord and nerves control how all parts and systems of your body perform their functions.

A common interference to the nervous system is the 24 moving bones of the spinal column. A loss of normal motion or position of these bones can disrupt the transmission of controlling nerve impulses throughout your body.

Irritation to nerves can cause functional problems like headaches, fatigue, sinus allergies, sleep problems, irritability and digestive problems. It can cause sensory problems like pain, tension, tingling and numbness.

Very simply, a chiropractic adjustment helps restore normal function to the spine and nervous system. Many symptoms, including pain are often the result of areas in the spine that do not move normally and muscles that are either tense and tight or weak and inhibited. The chiropractic adjustment corrects all of these imbalances.