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Perhaps you have heard the term chiropractic before and associate it with back pain and a “popping” noise. To find out more on the topic, Healthy Times spoke to chiropractor Dr David Lim of Wellness for Life Chiropractic. He explains how this system of healthcare has a long history of helping people of all ages with various health problems as well as aiding individuals in maintaining greater levels of health, wellness and vitality.

This is the first in a three part article on Chiropractic by Dr David Lim. Part 2 will be posted on our blog this Friday.

HT: What is chiropractic?

DL: Modern chiropractic was discovered in Davenport, Iowa (USA) in 1895 when Dr. D.D. Palmer performed the first chiropractic “spinal adjustment” on his deaf janitor, Harvey Lillard. Lillard’s hearing returned and Palmer thought he had discovered a cure for deafness. But as patients with digestive troubles, sciatica, migraine headaches, menstrual troubles, epilepsy, back pain, heart problems and other conditions responded to his “hand treatments” (as he first called them), Dr. Palmer realised that he had discovered something far reaching indeed.

HT: How does it work?

DL: Chiropractors are trained to locate and free your body of a severe abnormality that interferes with your body’s proper function. It is called a vertebral subluxation. It is a misalignment of your spinal bones or vertebrae that affects your discs, nerves, ligaments and ultimately, your entire body. Subluxations can lead to a lowered resistance to disease, inefficient body function, altered chemistry, distorted posture and balance, accelerated aging and premature death.1 Once your chiropractor relieves you of your vertebral subluxation, your body has the potential to function at a higher state of health.

HT: Is there any science behind chiropractic?

DL: The nervous system – which consists of the brain, spinal cord, and all the nerves in the body – is the master control system of the body. Your brain controls all your body functions through a vast communication system of nerves travelling from the brain by way of the spinal cord to every part of your body. These nerves carry messages to and from your brain which is how your brain controls and coordinates the function of all your billions of body parts: muscles, organs, tissues and cells. Chiropractors spend years in highly specialised training to learn to locate misplaced spinal bones (vertebral subluxation) that are interfering with this communication network. After locating subluxations, your chiropractor, using various highly specialised techniques, is able to realign your spine and thus release pressure on your nerves and body structure. This procedure is called chiropractic spinal adjustment. Chiropractic is not considered an evidence-based medicine but as evidence-based chiropractic.

To be continued…

References
1 Health Benefits Of Chiropractic Adjustments Affect Entire Body; Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research; 2004 Apr 26.

2 Clinical Practice Guideline Number 1; Vertebral Subluxation in Chiropractic Practice; Council on Chiropractic Practice, 1998, p4.

Dr David Lim is a graduate of a five-year double degree course from Palmer College of Chiropractic (Iowa, U.S.A.) where he received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree with honours. He has been in practice for over eight years, working in successful offices in the U.S.A., Malaysia and Singapore.

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