Spinal Cord Injury & Chiropractic Care

By Author: David G. Harris
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Chiropractic, also known as chiropraxis, is derived from the Greek words ‘cheir’ meaning ‘hand’, and ‘practikos’ meaning ‘to do’ or ‘efficient’. In simpler words, ‘it means done by hand’. Chiropractic care is a therapeutic system based on the belief that physical disorders are caused in the body simply due to the malfunctioning of the nervous system. It also has as its doctrine that the body is self-healing. New Jersey chiropractic experts make use of various kinds of spinal manipulations as the primary course of treatment. They can provide great amount of relief from numerous types of aches, pains and illnesses in the body.


To treat the victim of Spinal cord injury chiropractors realign of the spinal cord to restore a person's normal health condition. Chiropractic is classified as complementary and alternative medicine or ‘CAM’ and is non pharmaceutical and nonsurgical way to restore health and wellness. However, it should always be kept in mind that chiropractic care may never replace the benefits of drugs and surgery in cases where these are the most viable options to consider. ...
... Chiropractors believe that a misaligned spine can cause physical disorders relating to the spine and other body parts.


The leading New Jersey chiropractic centres use ‘Sublaxation’ method to identify and/or describe the signs and symptoms of the spinal column. Neuromusculoskeletal disorders often result in low back pain, high blood pressure and headaches. In the field of chiropractic care these conditions can be are treated via manual/physical therapy, exercise programs, diet management and lifestyle counselling. The use of manual/physical therapy on the patients suffering from spinal cord injury may initially cause muscle spasms and acute muscular pains, but these go away in a matter of days after therapy and are deemed harmless side effects.


Chiropractic care has powerful positive effects on human health. It is only due to the effectiveness of this alternative medicine system that each year more than 15 million Americans choose chiropractic as a safe, natural and effective way to get relief from back pain, neck pain, headaches, extremity pain, low energy levels, poor overall health, SCIs and much more. The chiropractors may use ice, heat, massage or other modalities to help facilitate the process of healing. Activity modification, posture, exercise and other lifestyle issues may also be addressed by the chiropractors to assist in the speedy recovery and to prevent a recurrence of SCI in the patients.
Just because chiropractic treatments are primarily applied to the spinal region of the human body, many individuals incorrectly assume that chiropractors can treat only back and neck ailments. While the chiropractors can quickly and effectively eliminate back and neck pain, but it's not their only goal. Most of the leading New Jersey chiropractic centres work with the objective to restore and optimize human health. Chiropractic treatment can effectively treat back pain caused by a Spinal cord injury and also optimize health of the patient. As the innate recuperative powers of the human body are affected by and integrated through the nervous system, so correcting spinal abnormalities which irritate the nervous system can lead to a number of favourable results in patients suffering from various health conditions, including a SCI.