I could write a book on Chiropractic Philosophy and the affect it has had on myself and on my practice. In order to be brief I will summarize some of the major concepts of Chiropractic Philosophy and how it has helped me to successfully treat thousands of patients over the years.

I was raised in a Chiropractic family, as my Father was a Chiropractor. He practiced for 30 years and was the single largest reason that I became a Chiropractor. Because of his Chiropractic Philosophy I was never vaccinated as a child. I have never had a tetanus shot and I have never had to resort to taking an anti-biotic. My first adjustment was when I was only 4 hours old and I was adjusted at least once a week from that point on. I realize this may sound very different from the norm but it has worked out very well for me. In 20 plus years of practice I have NEVER missed one day due to illness. I practice what I preach, so to speak, to my patients.

In order to understand Chiropractic Philosophy it is important to understand INTELLIGENCE. There is an intelligence that runs the universe and especially the human body. Now in the interest of not getting into a religious debate, we refer to the intelligence of the Universe as UNIVERSAL INTELLIGENCE. This is the INTELLIGENCE that makes the earth turn, the sunrise in the east, the rainfall and the sun shine. This intelligence is known as many things in many parts of the world; here we will just call it UNIVERSAL INTELLIGENCE. Then there is a part of UNIVERSAL INTELLIGENCE in the human body that is referred to as INNATE INTELLIGENCE.
INNATE INTELLIGENCE is the INTELLIGENCE of the body that controls all the functions of the body. It is the intelligence that regulates the heart, the function of the liver, kidneys and the rest of the body’s organs. Do you know what your liver is doing right now? Are you aware of you exact blood chemistry or pressure right now? Well your INNATE INTELLIGENCE knows all of these things all of the time.

INNATE INTELLIGENCE is housed in your brain and controls all of the functions of your body all of the time. It is the INTELLIGENCE that took you from 2 cells and grew you into the trillion of cells that you now are. The first system to develop in the body is the nervous system. It is along the nervous system that this INTELLIGENCE flows allowing your body to develop into the child that is ready to be born. It is the nervous system that controls all of the functions of the body from the day we are born until the day we die.

This INTELLIGENCE flows from the brain down the spinal column and then from the inside of the spinal column to the outside body. It affects every cell in the body. Chiropractic refers to this flow as ADIO or ABOVE DOWN INSIDE OUT. So how does all this relate to Chiropractic? We approach the spine this way. We know that any pressure on the nervous system will compromise this flow of INTELLIGENCE both to and from the various organs and cells of the body. We as Chiropractors find and remove this inference to the nervous known as a SUBLUXATION. A SUBLUXATION IS A MISALINEMENT OF ONE OR MORE VERTEBRA RESULTING IN PRESSURE ON THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. This subluxation may result in various symptoms such as pain or less than normal function of the part of the body that the nerve goes to. Over time this may result in DIS-EASE in that part of the body or disease.

Chiropractic is the science philosophy and art of finding and removing the subluxation. This allows the body to help heal itself. By removing this interference and allowing the body to cominuate at as close to 100% as possible, the body will heal. A saying that comes to mind is “the power that made the body can heal the body”. I have seen this myself thousands of times over the years.

It comes down to a STRUCTURE and FUNCTION relationship. The closer the STRUCTURE (in this case the spine and nervous system) is to 100% then the CLOSER the FUNCTION will be to 100%. If the nervous system is allowed to Function at as close to 100% as possible then you will have much less DIS-EASE.

These are new concepts to many people. There are some that will have a bit of trouble in believing all of this. There is not a day that goes by in my clinic that I hear that someone does not BELIEVE in Chiropractic. It doesn’t matter if you don’t BELIEVE in any of this. Chiropractic is not a belief. It is based on FACTS. If you don’t BELIEVE in gravity it doesn’t matter. Gravity is a fact or Universal Law. Much the same as the function of the nervous system is. Science has shown that pressure on the nervous system decreases the normal function of the nervous. Removing the pressure on those same nerves helps to restore the normal FUNCTION to those nerves and where ever they go to.

I have tried to cover in very brief fashion some of the major points in Chiropractic Philosophy. If you have any questions please go to the Ask the Doctor page and send me your questions or comments. Also take sometime and read through the rest of the site I think you will find it was time well spent.