09-14-2006, 08:26 AM
The central premise of chiropractic is that our body and our life is dependant
upon the proper functioning of our nerve system. Our nerve system in turn is
reliant upon the integrity of its housing, the skull, spinal chord and pelvis.
People are often surprised to learn that chiropractic care can produce amazing
results for many people with various organ problems. Dysfunction of people’s
nerve system producing respiratory disturbances, digestive disorders and
reproductive problems to name a few are observed on a daily basis by
chiropractors.
This relationship has been observed and reported on many times in the
literature. An example of this is a German study, which was published in
Manuelle Medizin in 1987 which described ‘Blocked Atlantal Nerve Syndrome In
Infants and Children’. In this study they reviewed cases to illustrate a
syndrome of blocked nerve impulses at the Atlas, (the top vertebrae of the
spine).
They found “Central motor impairment and impairments of vegetative regulatory
systems”. In other words, they found pressure and resulting nerve dysfunction to
the brain stem (base of the brain which extends down through the top 20mm or so
of a person’s neck). This area of the brain is responsible for the co-ordination
of respiration, digestion and reproduction amongst many other things. They found
that this area also has a profound effect upon resistance to infections
especially of the ear, nose and throat.
The significance of their findings is that they considered that the main factor
in the causation concerns the neurophysiological connection between the area of
the atlas and occiput and centres in the brainstem. They summarized their
findings by saying “If the indicators are correctly observed chiropractic can
often bring about amazingly successful results because the therapy is causal”.
The question is then – how do you know if you or your children have disturbances
in your nerve systems at any point in time? How often do you look at the
‘offending organ’ when it dysfunctions instead of paying attention to the spine
and nerve system – Which is “causal”?
upon the proper functioning of our nerve system. Our nerve system in turn is
reliant upon the integrity of its housing, the skull, spinal chord and pelvis.
People are often surprised to learn that chiropractic care can produce amazing
results for many people with various organ problems. Dysfunction of people’s
nerve system producing respiratory disturbances, digestive disorders and
reproductive problems to name a few are observed on a daily basis by
chiropractors.
This relationship has been observed and reported on many times in the
literature. An example of this is a German study, which was published in
Manuelle Medizin in 1987 which described ‘Blocked Atlantal Nerve Syndrome In
Infants and Children’. In this study they reviewed cases to illustrate a
syndrome of blocked nerve impulses at the Atlas, (the top vertebrae of the
spine).
They found “Central motor impairment and impairments of vegetative regulatory
systems”. In other words, they found pressure and resulting nerve dysfunction to
the brain stem (base of the brain which extends down through the top 20mm or so
of a person’s neck). This area of the brain is responsible for the co-ordination
of respiration, digestion and reproduction amongst many other things. They found
that this area also has a profound effect upon resistance to infections
especially of the ear, nose and throat.
The significance of their findings is that they considered that the main factor
in the causation concerns the neurophysiological connection between the area of
the atlas and occiput and centres in the brainstem. They summarized their
findings by saying “If the indicators are correctly observed chiropractic can
often bring about amazingly successful results because the therapy is causal”.
The question is then – how do you know if you or your children have disturbances
in your nerve systems at any point in time? How often do you look at the
‘offending organ’ when it dysfunctions instead of paying attention to the spine
and nerve system – Which is “causal”?