Chiropractic was founded in 1895 by D.D. Palmer who believed that the body has the innate power to heal itself. By choice chiropractors don't use drugs or surgery, instead they focus on treating the spine to allow proper nerve function. The human body is designed to self-heal and by keeping the nerve channels open the body can self-regulate. If "subluxations" (loss of joint motion) are present, a loss of nerve flow may occur, eventually resulting is disease. The chiropractic adjustment is designed to open up these channels and stimulate the body to overcome disease.

Pain is the body's way of signaling that something is wrong. If sedatives or analgesics are given, they turn off the pain signal, but do not correct the cause of the problem. Relief of pain may be your immediate goal, but don't forget to address the cause of the pain to avoid future injury. For example, if you injure your foot or leg, you might use the other leg to provide support and to avoid pain. When you increase the stress on one side of the body it will eventually cause your body to be out of alignment. This may lead to back, neck, and shoulder injury as well.

The longer you wait to correct the cause of your pain, the longer it will take your body to heal. Don't wait until your pain is intolerable.