A Healthy Spine is the Foundation for a Healthy Life

Any kind of pain or disruption to normal function takes away from your enjoyment of life and affects your relationships and ability to work and have fun.

Chiropractic is an evidence-based, natural health-care solution for spinal and musculoskeletal related problems such as neck and back pain, headaches, sciatica, and much more. Research proves that chiropractic rates number one for both short term and long term patient satisfaction. It is cost effective and more and more people are choosing to make it a part of their regular healthcare routine for themselves and their families.

Chiropractors locate and correct vertebral subluxation*, thereby restoring normal function and structure to your spine.

The expected result of Chiropractic care is the optimization of your nervous system function - maximizing the communication between your brain and body resulting in improvement in your presenting condition and in your overall health.

While it is very common that patients experience improvements in their health through the restoration of structure and function to the spine, Chiropractic care and the adjustments you receive are not intended to be a treatment of any disease condition that you may be suffering from and/or diagnosed with the than those of spinal and musculoskeletal origin.

*Vertebral subluxation refers to the five (5) components of the Vertebral Subluxation Complex (VSC). 1. Spinal Kinesiopathology - spinal pathomechanics, including alignment and motion irregularities; 2. Neuropathophysiology/Neuropathology - direct compression or irritation to nerve tissue and its effects; 3. Myopathology - muscle spasm, muscle weakness/atrophy; 4. Histopathology - inflammation and swelling of tissue (cellular level), usually local to traumatized or subluxated area; 5. Pathophysiology/Pathology - pathophysiologic and pathoanatomical changes due to the other 4 components (evidenced as seen in DJD (osteoarthritis), DDD (disc degeneration), scar tissue formation.

The VSC can be quite serious if left undetected and thus not corrected because of how all of these components affect each other.

A proper functioning spine is more than just great posture.

The spine has an intimate relationship with the central nervous system in that it first and foremost provides essential protection to the spinal cord which is an extension of the brain. When the spine is aligned and functions properly, it not only protects the spinal cord, it allows for an atmosphere of ease in the nervous system providing essential feedback to and from the brain thus allowing for an optimal brain - body connection.

When the spine is subluxated, either locally at the vertebral level or more grossly misaligned, then not only does it start to break down prematurely, leading to wear and tear in the joints (osteoarthritis, stenosis, disc degeneration), it puts serious pressure (compressive and tensile stress) on the spinal cord and limits the communication between the brain and body thus affecting the body's ability to be healthy.

Spinal Adjustments and Spinal Structural Correction

After examination and diagnosis, specific adjustments are applied to the vertebrae and spinal joints to improve function (motion) and alignment (structure).

Some of the effects of adjustments include better mobility, a calming effect on your nervous system, reduced muscular tension, and pain relief to name a few.

Our focus is to not only correct the underlying cause of your current symptoms, but to provide appropriate care to improve the health of your spine and to minimise and even stop future damage (degeneration) to your spine.

While we help alleviate pain in your back and neck or whatever you initially come to us for help with, chiropractic care at Inner Harmony Family Chiropractic can help you enjoy your life more fully.

More and more people are starting to realise the benefits of Chiropractic spinal health care and are choosing to have their spine checked for subluxation early in life and on an ongoing, regular schedule.

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. - World Health Organization

So the adjustment of the subluxation, to release pressure upon nerves, to restore mental impulse flow, to restore health, is big enough to rebuild the thoughts and actions of the world. - BJ Palmer