The Subluxation Issue
November 9th to 15th is Spinal Injuries Awareness Week. The information provided by the Spinal Injuries Association tells us that in Queensland around 90 people a year suffer spinal cord injuries. While taking nothing away from the terrible consequences and suffering of someone who has a spinal cord injury, let us compare this figure with the frequency and effects of subluxation in the community. Spinal subluxation is a term commonly used by Chiropractors to describe an abnormally functioning spinal joint that may have adverse effects on the health of the nervous system. The first subluxation can occur at birth. Chiropractors observe that one in five babies have a subluxation caused by the birth process. Even a natural birth can cause upper neck misalignment and nerve interference. By the time children are ten years of age most children have 3-4 subluxations caused by such common things as falling down when learning to walk and sleeping on the tummy. And then there’s sports, bike falls, skating tumbles and all the other obstacles in our houses and the world. Our chiropractors have been checking the posture of the Australian public at the Hyperdome Shopping Centre for over ten years now and we find that 90-95% of people have postural distortion indicating underlying subluxations. The consequences of vertebral subluxation are not as immediate and dramatic as spinal cord injuries. But subluxations are far more subtle and insidious. We would say with 100% certainty and seriousness that subluxations are a greater threat to the health and wellbeing to more people in our community than spinal cord injury.
Catherine Remembers What True Health Is
Over the past 3 months I became aware that my short term memory was failing me. Little things I could always recall on request I could not remember at all no matter how hard I tried to retrieve them. After I started chiropractic treatment for a compressed disc in my neck with Dr Heath I realised by the third week of care my memory had returned to 100% function as it had always been prior to getting help. Underlying pain & discomfort I had got used to as the normal had greater affects on my body than I had realised. Thankfully there is a simple answer with chiropractic care that only takes time and effort on my part without drugs and artificial help. I am very grateful for the results so far and I would like to thank Dr Heath and the team for encouraging me to take a simple step toward long term good health..
Thank you,
Catherine S.
Definition of Subluxation
What is a Subluxation? In simplest terms, a subluxation is when one or more of the bones of your spine (vertebrae) move out of position and create pressure on, or irritate spinal nerves. This pressure or irritation on the nerves then causes those nerves to malfunction and interfere with the signals travelling over those nerves to every tissue, organ and cell in the body. Chiropractors are the only health professionals trained in the detection, location, and correction of the subluxation and our goal is to allow your body to return itself to the highest level of health possible by correcting subluxation.
Hyperdome Clinic News
As the season of Christmas approaches one date for your diary is our annual Clinic Christmas Party. Every year in celebration of the wonderful health and healing that chiropractic gives us all and in gratitude for your sharing of the chiropractic vision of wellbeing we invite all our patients for an afternoon-evening party. There’s fun for the children with face painting and ice drinks and for the adults fruit punch, coffee and tea and finger food. We will still be adjusting through the afternoon and there will be time to have a chat with our Doctors and staff…at last! Yes life is busy for us all and it will be a great chance to stop and reflect on the year and acknowledge just what we have achieved. Please put your name(s) down on the invitation sheet at the front desk so we can inform the caterers of numbers. See you there!
The next Advanced Workshop will be on Wednesday November 19th from 7-8pm. The topics will be ‘Advanced Back Care’ 10 top tips to a tip top spine, and The Wellness Lifestyle’ reduce stress to reduce your pain. This workshop will teach you how to live well by strengthening your spine with tried and true techniques and exercises and by adopting a wellness mindset that can only lead to mind and body harmony. Please book at the front desk as seats are limited. Strengthening the spine with specific core muscle exercises and stress reduction techniques such as meditation and therapeutic breathing keep you relaxed and peaceful…a valuable commodity in these busy times! So where can I get this information? Ask at the front desk for our Advanced Healing Workshop CDs on any of these topics and help us help you keep your spine healthy and your subluxations at bay.
How to Correct & Prevent Subluxations?
A small amount of nerve pressure can cause a multitude of health concerns from headaches to asthma. Bones out of place cause joint, muscle and tendon injuries and lead to arthritis that keep our chiropractors busy and our physios and GPs befuddled. So how do we avoid subluxation? After a corrective program of chiropractic, health maintenance and subluxation prevention are achieved by well known healthy lifestyle habits. Good posture, regular exercise and a natural wholefoods diet are a good start.
Your Chance To Show What You Know About Subluxation
One way we monitor the health and functioning of your body is through the Biostructural Progress Exam or BSE. Although some people may find this exam time consuming and a little repetitive it is vital that we collect this information so we can monitor your improvements and maximize your results. It is also enlightening for us to learn how our education process in the clinic is working through reading your definitions of subluxation. Sometimes funny (and sometimes frustrating!) we can tell how well we are doing our job. Most people understand that a subluxation is a misaligned bone but miss out the nerve pressure component. You don’t have to get it word perfect and if you get the essence of what a subluxation is then we’re happy and we know we’re on track. Like this great offering from long-time patient Kelly Levar; Subluxation is… “Interference with messages sent from the brain throughout the body caused by misalignment” Well done Kelly!
