Fredericksburg Chiropractors

About Fredericksburg Chiropractors

Chiropractic is a branch of the healing arts which is concerned with human health and prevention of disease. Chiropractic medicine pays special attention to spinal biomechanics, and musculoskeletal, neurological, vascular and nutritional relationships. Chiropractic has become the second largest primary health care field in the world.

Chiropractic is a holistic therapy which recognizes the overall health of the patient and the body’s innate ability to heal itself from physical, mental, and emotional stress and trauma. Chiropractic medicine is concerned with the relationship between the spinal column, afferent and efferent neurons, and the entire nervous system. Just to review, the human nervous system is comprised of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), the autonomic nervous system, and the peripheral nervous sytem (includes the somatic nervous system). All of the body’s tissues and organs are connected electically to the spinal column, or backbone, which is protected by twenty-four bones called vertebrae. It is the belief of chiropractic that the misalignment of the spinal cord affects other portions of the body and creates pain, sometimes disease, and other musculoskeletal abnormalities. This firm belief is followed through in diagnosis and treatment; just ask the 15 million Americans who turn to chiropractic physicians ever year to heal physical injury such as lower back pain, neck pain, and certain internal disorders. Chiropractic medicine is an excellent alternative for those who want to avoid surgery for injuries such as loose discs in the neck, slight scoliosis, and out of place vertebrae.