Why Chiropratic
Chiropractors are responsible for correcting and maintaining the health of the spine and nervous system. They also act as healthcoach by providing education on nutrition, exercise and stress management. The most common health problem to affect the spine and nervous system is called a subluxation. Chiropractors are trained in delivering specific adjustments to the affected areas to reduce the affects of subluxation.
A joint found in the body that has become jarred out of it’s healthy position and is causing pressure and irritation to the nerve.
Subluxations are caused by either one time major traumas or small repetitive traumas that accumulate over time, or both.
Due to the nerve being compressed a number of devastating health consequences take place when a person is subluxated. Symptoms include, but are not limited to, pain, muscle spasm, numbness, tingling and weakness. As well as problems such as headaches and migraines, postural changes, stiffness, and decreased athletic performance.
There are three key’s to maintaining the health of your spine and nervous system. Each of these needs to be completed consistently over time in order to achieve maximum results. The first is receiving regular chiropractic care. The second is performing a series of stretching and strengthening exercises. And the third is changing the habits that may have caused these issues to begin in the first place.
In comparison to many chiropractic offices that focus purely on palliative care (pain relief only), the philosophy at Aligned Life Chiropractic & Wellness is to go beyond the pain relief stage and actually correct the underlying problem so that patients do not cycle from one health crisis to the next. By incorporating stretching and strengthening exercises and a rich educational curriculum for each patient, future problems are minimized or in many cases completely avoided.
Regular chiropractic care during pregnancy dramatically increases quality of life for moms by reducing lower back pain, sciatica and overall discomfort without the use of harmful drugs. By reducing nerve pressure created by the ever changing body a healthier and happier mom encourages a smoother more manageable birth process. During the pregnancy process, Aligned Life Chiropractic & Wellness provides different equipment, designed specifically for expecting mothers, to ensure that no pressure is placed on the fetus. Get your expecting mother check up today!
In order to give your child the best chance to perform in school and sports make sure to include a chiropractor on their healthcare team. Dr. Shea regularly performs adjustments on children starting from their first few days of birth up through their teenage years. Like adults, children also form areas of subluxation due to small repetitive traumas or one time major traumas. Remember that children fall more than any other subsection of the human population. At Aligned Life Chiropractic & Wellness we make it our highest priority to have the children of our patients checked for subluxation in order to increase the health of the next generation.
Corrective Chiropractic Care?
Chiropractic BioPhysics
Chiropractic BioPhysics is a highly-advanced, scientific, and proven chiropractic technique which corrects and restores your spine back to alignment. Chiropractic BioPhysics combines biology, physiology, physics, geometry, and anatomy to identify the causes of your pain, discomfort, loss of mobility, and altered health. That means your diagnosis – and treatment – will be based on sound scientific and chiropractic principles.
What to Expect from a CBP Chiropractor?
We start with a scientifically-based examination of your posture, spinal alignment, and function – often involving x-rays as a way to pinpoint the root cause of your spinal misalignment. Once the source is identified, they will create a carefully planned series of adjustments, exercises, and a spinal remodeling program to put you on a pain-free road to better health.
How is CBP Different from Other Techniques?
Unlike regular chiropractic care that mainly focuses on immediate pain relief, Chiropractic BioPhysics goes one step further to also correct the source of the problem. That’s why most patients under our care not only report relief from pain and discomfort, but as their posture begins to align, they notice other conditions clearing up as well.
CBP Can Help With:
- Back and Neck Pain
- Headache / Migraines
- Scoliosis
- Middle Back Pain
- Fatigue
- Sciatica
- Radiating Arm Pain
- Piriformis Syndrome
- Frozen Shoulder
- Dizziness/Vertigo
- Disc Herniation
Spinal Alignment
Correct posture is at the core of the Chiropractic BioPhysics method of treatment. The curves in your spine act as levers, shock absorbers, and resistance to gravity; they also protect and reduce forces acting on the spinal cord and nerve tissues. But, gravity, age, poor posture, improper physical activity, injury, and disease can all play a role in the misalignment of your spinal curves and, as a result, your entire body.
CBP can help restore that balance.
Following a scientific analysis of your posture and the curvature of your spine, a treatment plan is developed, based on your deficits, to restore proper alignment, relieve pain, and improve function. Your treatment plan may include a variety of tested and proven CBP techniques, including adjustment, exercise, and traction or what is termed ‘Spinal Remodeling’.
Restoring Your Health
Your spine houses your nervous system – the most delicate and important organ system – responsible for your day to day bodily functions. From your immune, cardiovascular, and digestive system, to sexual function and mobility – your nerves are responsible for sending vital information and energy from the brain to your organs through your spine.
Just as a kink in a garden hose can dramatically reduce the flow of water coming from the tap – a spine out of alignment dramatically reduces vital information going from your brain to vital organs. Thus, your organs are much more susceptible to malfunction and disease.
It’s not just coincidence that people most with poor posture tend to lack energy and suffer from fatigue, experience random aches and pains, as well as suffer from headaches / migraines, allergies, ear infection, sleeping disorders, gastrointestinal issues (such as GERD), asthma, high blood pressure, etc.
As a CBP patient, you will notice not only a dramatic decrease in pain in discomfort, but more importantly a sense of restored health and energy.
Chiropractic BioPhysics Means Better Quality of Care
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Primary Focus Placed on Defining Symptoms |
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Focus Placed on Uncovering the Cause of Symptoms |
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Orthopedic Evaluation |
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Neurological Evaluation |
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Chiropractic Joint Evaluation |
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Digital Range of Motion |
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Bilateral Weight Distribution Analysis |
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Digital Posture Analysis |
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Digital Biomechanical X-Ray Analysis |
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Radiographic Screening for Anatomical Leg Length Inequality |
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Unrushed Report of Exam Findings |
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Drugs to Mask Symptoms |
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Referral to Specialist or Surgeon |
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Personalized Warm-up Exercises |
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Myo-Fascial Release |
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Chiropractic Joint Adjustment |
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Personalized Mirror Image Postural Adjustment |
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Personalized Mirror Image Postural Exercises |
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Personalized Mirror Image Spinal Remodeling |
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Computerized Spinal Disc Decompression |
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Home Rehab Prescription |
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Home / Work / Vehicle Ergonomic Advice |
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Before and After Digital Posture Comparison |
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Before and After Digital Biomechanical X-Ray Analysis |
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Personalized Maintenance Plan |
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How to Fix Posture & Back Problems for Good
Posture and Spinal Alignment Care Plans are adapted from the Chiropractic BioPhysics (CBP) evidence-based research. More than 30 years of research and 250+ peer articles all conclude that in order to achieve not just short-term pain relief, but also lasting improvements for patients, there are three main types of treatment necessary: Postural Exercise, Neuro-Muscular Reeducation, and Spinal Alignment Traction.
Postural Exercise
Each patient will have a set of postural core exercises based on their unique spinal alignment. These exercises are both for in-office and for home self-care. Initially, these exercises will build strength out of weakness and eventually will give you the endurance you need to hold great posture throughout each and every day.
Neuro-Muscular Reeducation
While the muscles need strength to be able to keep you upright all day long, they also need to be taught a new habit and new default balanced alignment. Have you ever told yourself “I need to sit up straight,” and then 30 seconds later, you’ve fallen right back into the bad posture—that’s your brain taking you back to your default setting. Our brains and bodies learn bad habits day in and day out from our daily activities, traumas, and ergonomics. So, the second step in correcting spinal alignment is to reteach the brain (neuro) and body (muscular) connection to hold you in a new unconsciously wonderful posture.
Spinal Alignment Traction
Crucial for postural and spinal improvements, traction is key to changing the shape of your spinal ligaments and discs. Ligaments and discs are very elastic, tough, fibrous materials that are literally the guidewires for the shape of your spine. They keep everything in place, even while you are moving, sitting, and exercising. Over time, they will adapt and toughen (hypertrophy) into the wrong shape if you sit in front of a computer all day or can be altered if you have a big injury. The goal of traction is to regain flexibility and stretch your ligaments back into their original healthy shape and rehydrate your disc.