The Health Bulletin

It’s true and it is one of the most recent television and news stories that has been picked up regarding chiropractic care. It isn’t that chiropractic is that new really. The profession has been around since its development or discovery in 1895. Since then, it has gained much in the way of popularity and credibility. The most recent widespread notoriety came with this story discussing how chiropractic could help women dealing with issues of infertility.

This is one of those personal health challenges that affects nearly 5-6 million people yearly. As you can see, there is a huge number of people, both men and women, whom infertility affects. There are many who have had results with the standard medical approaches to this situation. However, in many cases, those means just don’t result in pregnancy. So, if you have tried such means and they were not helpful for you, then maybe it is time to consider giving chiropractic a try.

The way that chiropractic care can improve a woman’s ability to conceive is not completely understood in terms of the mechanical means. In other words, some of the physiology is difficult to trace or study in traditional ways. This is because the way that chiropractic works is by way of the nervous system.

Your body communicates by way of this nerve system pathway. Messages are received through the spinal cord, travel to the brain and other messages are sent back down the spinal cord to their intended target organs or tissues. If there is some disturbance or interference along this pathway, most notably the spine and spinal cord, then the signals can get distorted or shorted for lack of a better term. When this occurs in the tissues and organs relating to sexual reproduction, it can result in difficulties conceiving a child.

Because of chiropractic’s non-invasive and drug-less approach, many more of today’s health conscious women seek it out first before trying more aggressive or invasive approaches. There are many styles of chiropractic and finding the one that is a good fit for you is a good idea. There are styles that are more gentle and some that are more manipulative in nature. Network Chiropractic is just one example of a more gentle approach that utilizes the practitioner’s hands as the only tool to do the adjusting. If you or someone you know is struggling with issues of infertility, give this approach a try first.

Written by Gilbert chiropractor, Dr. Michael J. Funicello. His office has been serving Network Chiropractic in Phoenix to the communities of the Southeast valley since 1998.

What you may not realize about chiropractic in general, is that it can help you with much more than simple back pain. There is more to this health care profession than you may realize. Chiropractic was discovered in 1895 and has been growing in popularity ever since. The reason for this growth is that it addresses many of the underlying components of health care symptoms without the use of drugs or surgery. As we begin appreciating a more natural approach to health care again, like we have in the past, chiropractic stands as a great solution for many people.

So, maybe you don’t care about the history of chiropractic or that it was discovered by helping cure a man of his deafness that he had suffered with for 17 years, maybe your back just hurts and you want relief. You are not alone. There are millions of people who suffer with back pain each year in the United States alone. It is estimated that 80% of the population will suffer from back pain at some point in their life. The issue is, how do you address it?

If you are a doctor of chiropractic, you look to the spine. The spine is not necessarily where the pain is, but it can be where areas of your spinal column are leading to the pains you are experiencing. Only a professionally trained and licensed chiropractor can perform this type of exam and specific treatment.

But, what if you don’t want to have your back ‘cracked’? Well, luckily, there are many approaches in chiropractic that don’t rely on this method. Something like Network Chiropractic, may be of more interest to you. If you live in the Phoenix-metro area, you will find only a few practitioners offering this gentle style of care. There is one Gilbert chiropractor that utilizes this specific system of care to help patients with a wide variety of back pain conditions.

However, these are not the only conditions addressed. In fact, people with fibromyalgia, headaches and tingling and numbness have also found relief through this gentle and effective form of care. If you or someone you know is suffering from any kind of back pain or related conditions, have them look into chiropractic, it might just be the best thing they’ve done yet.