Each change in the spine has an impact on the functioning of our body. By treating curvatures or degeneration of the spine, you can eliminate eye or head pain, allergies, and even restore power in the paralyzed person's legs. This is what one field of chiropractic does.
Sławomir Zawada was going on vacation that day. The trunk of the car was full of travel bags. "Just that big suitcase," sighed the 43-year-old. - Why do we need so much trash? It's a vacation, not a move! " he complained under his breath. He grabbed the suitcase and jerked it up sharply.
- I felt excruciating, radiating, overwhelming pain. Before my eyes I felt dark for a moment - he says.
The wife remembers that the husband screamed briefly, then fell on the hood of the car and froze in a half-lying position. He couldn't move. He waited for the pain to end, teeth clenched. Every move made it build up.
Chiropractic is a type of chiropractic
He was hospitalized, given painkillers. It turned out that he had a disk popped up by a centimeter. Doctors advised him to undergo surgery. Otherwise he will not be able to walk. But Mr. Sławek did not agree. Then my wife heard about manual spine therapy using the method of Eugeniusz Kiełbaska - a chiropractor near Bydgoszcz. This type ofchiropracticdiffers from the traditionalchiropracticin that the procedure is gentler and less invasive. It also contains elements of bioenergotherapy. Usually, the chiropractor sharply bends the patient so that the vertebrae snap into place.
The therapist does not interfere withspine- he slides the discs into their place and unblocks the peripheral nerves. It also cleans energetically the most important chakras. In order for this method to be effective, you need to undergo several treatments (in the traditional method, a chiropractor can eliminate persistent pain with one move). - The first time we traveled with the whole family. The husband could not walk alone, he mainly lay at home. He didn't do anything with himself, he was paralyzed from the waist down - says Zawadowa. During the procedure, the family had to hold him. He passed out and screamed out loud. But after less than an hour (normally it takes 30 minutes), he left the office on his own. - It's amazing, the feeling in my legs has come back - she says. After two weeks, once againshowed up at the chiropractor. After a month, he went for the third treatment alone. He could even drive a car. And although he avoided surgery thanks to the help of a chiropractor, he does not believe that the miraculous recovery will last forever. He began to take care of himself. He no longer carries loads, exercises, swims. Once a year, he comes to preventive manual spine therapy.
It is not known how many centuries ago and where chiropractic (chiropractic) began to develop. The name comes from the composition of two words from the Greek "chiro" - hand, "practicos" - made. Hippocrates already knew this healing method. He believed that vertebral displacement was the cause of many diseases. In the past, chiropractic flourished especially in the villages. The people who could "break" the spine in one move were famous - believed to work miracles. The exact description of 148 cases in which the suffering was related to damage or sensitivity to the spine was described by two Americans in 1834. This is the oldest preserved description of chiropractic practices.
Chiropractic cures migraines, heart problems and lowers blood pressure
The chiropractic theory assumes that dislocating or dysfunctional vertebrae can lead to abnormal movements in the spine, causing a variety of he alth problems.
- There are no people with a perfect backbone. Each of us hurts something about him. Even the slightest curvature causes pressure on the peripheral nerves, which after a long time results in various ailments - explains Jacek Brzozowski, a qualified chiropractor.
We most often report to the therapist with pain in the cervical and lumbar spine, sometimes in the limbs. Chiropractors try to identify any abnormal movement and repair it using a variety of manipulation techniques that they subject the spine to. The treatment is performed on a special massage bed. Before that, to relax the muscles, rubbing with ointments or oils, massage or a warm bath was often used. A chiropractor usually touches the patient's back first to accustom him to the touch, and then pressures.
Chiropractic allows you to influence the functioning of the entire body systems: digestive, respiratory or circulatory. Treats migraines, high blood pressure and some heart problems.
Contraindications for treatments:
- any spine surgery
- spine diseases - inflammation, infections or cancer Age - children up to 7 years old and people over 60 (the procedure must be consulted with an orthopedist); these contraindications do not apply to a more delicate method, not interfering with the spine too violently. It can be used both in the elderly and in children.
Safechiropractic
Such a procedure is a safe treatment, provided that it is put into the hands of a well-prepared person. Therefore, you should look for a qualified specialist.
Chiropractors additionally use nutritional advice (composing an individual diet, supplementing it with vitamins and minerals), rehabilitation, acupuncture, bioenergotherapy, physical exercise, herbal medicine.
- any medical conditions related to pressure on nerves
- pain related to overloading of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine sections as well as the coccyx
- psychogenic ailments caused by negative emotions, chronic stress
Not every chiropractor has to be a doctor, but there are doctors with a chiropractic license. It is the safest and inexpensive treatment for many diseases of the musculoskeletal system. Remember, however, that there is no medical intervention that does not involve any risk. Cervical spine surgery can provoke a stroke (the probability is small - 1 in 10 million cases).
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