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Chiropractic: Preserving Health and Wellness for
by Dennis Buckley
Chiropractic: Preserving Health and Wellness for over 100 years.
The term "Wellness" has made its way into the healthcare picture with a big splash lately. The idea that preventing problems instead of waiting for them to develop has been met with mixed results.
From an economical perspective it makes perfect sense as wellness programs in the workplace are showing a tangible and intangible return on the investment. From a socially responsible perspective it also has mixed results.
Many people are realizing that taking better care of themselves fits in with their personal philosophy of protecting the planet and their health by being proactive.
There still are many people who have placed their hopes that new technology will save them and give them health. The statistics say that this faith in technology is not making us healthier. Yes new technology can help identify the problem but we do not need technology to identify the problem. We eat terribly, we don't get enough exercise. We are sleep deprived. Because of our lifestyle we have poor posture and this affects our attitudes. These changes affect the communication pathways in our body and we become disconnected.
The chiropractic profession for over 100 years has been promoting a holistic approach to health involving nutrition, exercise, posture, rest, attitude and a fully functioning spine and nervous system.
Neglect in any, or all of these areas, throw's our body out of balance and if it stays unbalanced it shows up as injury and/or illness. Chiropractic works so well because instead of treating the effects, chiropractic treat the cause by helping you return to a state of balance. When this happens the body can heal itself.
The health and wellness paradigm says the same thing. A person needs to take responsibility for their own health by making intentional decisions to improve in these areas.
The chiropractic profession has been experts in this model for over a 100 years so if you want to make changes in your life, provide yourself the best opportunity to live a healthy and productive life, consult with the experts, your Doctor of Chiropractic, Health and Wellness experts.
©2009 Dennis R. Buckley