Chiropractors are only for people with neck or back problems right? NO!!!!!!!!!

There are a number of people who faithfully visit their chiropractor office every month. It is estimated that 10% of the population visits a chiropractor. Some have neck or back problems, others go to a chiropractor to get rid of or at least reduce other health problems. In fact, the first chiropractic adjustment was not given for pain at all. It was because D D Palmer (the founder of chiropractic medicine), had a deaf janitor and noticed a bone out of place in his upper back. After adjusting the bone back in place, the janitor could hear again. The janitor was amazed and the art of chiropractic medicine began! The true philosophy of chiropractic is based upon the inborn healing capacity of the body's central nervous system. Basically, the spine houses the spinal cord which controls the body and when bones are out of place, or subluxated, the body cannot often operate at its' 100 % capacity. As an example, if the middle thoracic spine T6-T8 is subluxated, and the nerves feeding the pancreas are affected, then the patient has a greater chance to develop diabetes. They actually call subluxations the silent killer, because most of the time you cannot feel them. This is even more of a motivator to get your spine checked regularly by a chiropractor.

One interesting study focused on a group of post whiplash patients. Patients were studies who just had been rear end collisions and had whiplash type injuries to their neck. A TSH or thyroid stimulating hormone blood test was drawn in a number of patients with this whiplash. The thyroid is affected by nerves in the lower cervical spine. In literally all of these patients, the thyroid was low functioning just hours after a rear end accident and whiplash injury. Many other studies like these have been done in the field of chiropractic.

Chiropractic adjustments done at Lighthouse Family Wellness Center are done by hand, with an activator, and with an arthrostim. Activator and arthrostim adjustments are small tools that are very gentle and made to help remove the subluxations in the spine. Studies have shown that people under chiropractic care have a 200 percent stronger immune system than the average person.