Can a Chiropractor Help Me?

In short, YES! But does this mean chiropractic could make you feel better with your particular health problem?

Your body is self-healing. This means the body can correct most of its health problems. But this can only happen if your body is functioning normally. Your nervous system is the master controller of all function in your body. It is the job of your nerve system to see that everything is functioning properly and keeping you healthy.

Will Chiropractic Heal Me?

Its the body that ultimately heals you and helps you feel better. Chiropractors don't claim to heal you or cure you. Healing originates from inside you.

It is your nerve system that controls the function of your body and ultimately your wellbeing. Any interference to your nerve system will effect the function of the body and therefore effect your own body's ability to keep you healthy.

Essentially, only you can cure you. What the chiropractor does is locate and take away interference to your nervous system and therefore allow your body's healing abilities to take over.

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Seniors and Chiropractic

The general population is visiting chiropractors in record numbers. Senior citizens, the fastest segment of the population is no exception. According to a recent August 24th 1999 article inside USA Today, more than 80% of senior citizens age 65 or greater are familiar with what the write-up termed alternative medicine. This awareness has lead to a fairly fast growing utilization of these services. The breakdown for usage of chiropractic and other non-medical health care is as follows:

Seniors; Are They Being Over-medicated?

Coming from the University of Buffalo comes an article that raises questions and concerns concerning the amount of medications consumed by senior citizens. Dr. Wayne K. Anderson, Dean of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences states, "Different physicians use different drugs to treat different conditions, and some of these drugs interact, in some cases exacerbating the side effects of other drugs that are being taken for other conditions."

September 18th, An Important Date In History

September 18th is a important date for all chiropractic doctors as this date marks the anniversary of the discovery of chiropractic. It was 105 years ago this Sept 18th in 1895, that DD Palmer, a self educated magnetic healer who himself was born on March 7, 1845, made the discovery of Chiropractic.