AMI Chiropractic Clinic Blog

Chiropractic and the different affects on the brain body connection Chiropractic care has a multitude of effects on the Spine and nervous system and therefore your health, the adjustments we mentioned in the last blog are the main cause of these beneficial effects and impact different aspects; -Autonomic nervous System -Proprioception -Immunity The brain is the master control system for the entire body. It sends and receives a complicated frequency of signals with the body that dictate the function of the body. When there is interference in this neurological feedback loop, it alters the environment the brain perceives itself to be in; this consequently changes the adaptation processes the brain orchestrates throughout the body. Chiropractic adjustments have been shown to enhance the sensorimotor integration of the brain with the body. Many experts have hypothesized that increased stress cycles in the body produce the environment for dis-ease and eventual

How a Chiropractor specifically helps spinal conditions In our last Blog we looked at what a Chiropractor is and why the Nervous system plays an important role in our health. Chiropractors mostly use manual therapy (i.e their hands) to provide care but some also use other tools to help, however arguably the most important and effective aspect of chiropractic care is the adjustment! The spine has 24 movable joints known as vertebrae, and these can become misaligned or dysfunctional. A chiropractor will first identify which of your vertebra may be misaligned or dysfunctional and how they relate to your symptoms.  a vertebra which has lost its normal position and/or motion in relation to neighbouring vertebrae.  Vertebrae which do not function properly within the spinal framework generate mechanical stress. This accelerates the wear and tear on the surrounding spinal muscles, ligaments, discs, joint and other spinal tissues. Pain, palpatory tenderness, inflammation, de

Looking for a Doctor or practitioner to help with your Health? With many problems in our life that are out of our own scope or we cannot solve we often have to find someone with expertise to help. Whether looking for an accountant to do our taxes, a mechanic to fix our car, sometimes no amount of googling or youtubing will find the solution.  When it comes to our health there is a wealth of information about symptoms, conditions, diseases, exercises, nutrition etc. the list is seamlessly endless. However, where there is a vast amount of information there is very little wisdom. Chiropractic is one of the professions which help people find that wisdom specific to their health problems. Very little people actually truly know what chiropractors do?  With the most common answer probably being someone who cracks their spine. So here I will try to simply break it down for people to better understand for themselves and how to explain it to others. What is a Chiroprac

New Year Same You but with some Improvements Entering the new year, one cannot help but think of aspects in your life. Looking back on how your last year went and how you may want to go on into the next year or to make changes. We all have different value systems in place; they may be family (ie to find a partner or to have a child) they may be work (finding a new job or studying something to move you further in your career). Our job as Health care practitioners is to shine the spotlight of focus into valuing health . When it comes to musculoskeletal issues that have been bothering you sometimes you need someone else to fix that problem for you, however the majority of your health comes down to how you look after yourself and no one else. A simple way to take ownership of your own health is to break it down to basic components you can control. 3 obvious and easy ways to make simple small long-lasting changes is to look at; -       Sleep : Appropri