Chiropractic Care and Overall Health and Wellness

Dr. Eric Sense • March 2, 2023

As you read this, stop for a moment and ponder how much of a miracle the human body is. Close you eyes and feel your lungs fill with air. Oxygen is being absorbed through the tiny tissues and attaches to the blood cells. The heart pumps every second of our lives, circulating the blood throughout our entire body, bringing that oxygen and nutrients to every cell, as well as pulling away carbon dioxide and other waste products. Your intestinal tract is breaking down your most recent meal, absorbing the necessary nutrients and fluid to allow for the required energy source, growth, and repair. The kidneys and liver assist in the filtration process, eliminating the waste products of all our activities. Our immune system is constantly on guard, whether it be the microbes on our skin and in our intestinal tract, or the plethora of defense mechanisms throughout our blood and endocrine systems. And all this is going on without a single conscious thought. It's truly amazing!!

The rest is constantly regulating information fed to it through our nervous system. Temperature control, movement, balance, changes in cardiac demand, the digestion process, and even the immune response. Again, a lot going behind the curtains.

How Can Chiropractic Care Help?

The spinal cord is protected by our spine, 24 bones that move and bend, all the time allowing the delicate nerve tissues to carry all this vital information to and from the brain to allow for normal function of our body. Whether it be a car accident, a sports injury, poor posture, or even stress of so many types, those vertebrae can be altered by either their position or movement pattern. This can not only have an effect such as back and neck pain, but it can also disrupt these millions of messages that travel this neurological highway every moment. This condition is called a SUBLUXATION. It is basically interference of the messages between the brain and the body, disallowing for optimal health and expression.

The Doctor of Chiropractic specializes in the analysis of the spine and nervous system. With specific examination processes and often X-Rays, he can determine the cause and location for many of our health issues. It's not just about neck and back pain, but also headaches, balance problems, neuropathy, and GI problems, to name a few

With an appropriate care plan, the Chiropractor and patient work together to correct the core problem. This can often reduce the medications that are often prescribed for the symptom but don't necessarily address the problem.

Chiropractic has PROVEN to be much safer than medication, and the level of satisfaction has also been much higher than those patients who take medications alone.

Chiropractic, a healthier way.

Dr Eric Sense and Villa Park Chiropractic has been successfully treating Patients from Villa Park, Orange, Anaheim Hills, Anaheim, and Tustin.

Call Villa Park Chiropractic today for a Free consultation at (714) 998-2296

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Holistic Chiropractic Wellness: What is it, and why is it good for you?

By Eric Sense DC • October 25, 2024

I always find it interesting that, for the most part, people really don't understand what chiropractic is and how it can benefit them. Most understand the relationship that it may have with a persons back and neck, but quite often that's the extent of their impression. So let's look at this subject a little closer so that we can shed a little more light on it. Most of us realize that our brains run the show. Not only does this magnificent computer in side our skulls give us conscious thought, it also runs and regulates all of our body's functions. And I mean everything! This includes digestion, temperature control, movement, balance, heart rate, sexual function and reproduction, and so on. Everything that makes our body function comes back and is tied to our nervous system, which for the most part is then controlled by the brain. Every moment there are thousands of messages traveling to and from the body and brain, allowing for all this regulation to occur, almost all without our conscious awareness. This marvelous system is then protected by our skull and our spine. There are 24 bones (vertebra) throughout our spine that give us physical structure and support but also house the delicate spinal cord. It these bones shift out of place or don't move properly, it can have a negative influence on the overall function of this system. An individual might not even be experiencing any pain to have this interference occurring. Chiropractors identify this interference as a SUBLUXATION. These subluxations can occur due to various causation, Auto accidents and sports injuries would be two of the more obvious causes. But what is becoming so prominent is the influence that our technical world is having on our bodies. Sitting at a computer all day or staring at our phone for hours shifts the normal human posture out of it's normal alignment. This alteration then will have a negative influence (mechanical stress) which then alters the multitude of messages traveling along this system. This would explain why a victim of an auto accident not only suffers from neck and back pain but may also experience dizziness, numbness or weakness in arms or legs, and alteration of their digestive system. It also sheds light on why an individual sitting at a computer all day start to develop headaches, fatigue or soreness in the shoulders, or alteration of sensation in their hands or arms after working for hours. Doctors of chiropractic are educated and skilled in identifying and locating these subluxations. This is typically done through taking a thorough history and performing an examination which often will include X-ray analysis. The conclusion of this information is then addressed and a plan of action is established. It's not uncommon that my patients, surprised upon seeing what their X-rays revealed, will ask "how come nobody has ever shown me this before!". The care plan will typically involve ADJUSTMENTS to the spine to restore the normal positioning and movement of the vertebrae. This can be performed with many different types of techniques, some which include just a very light tapping on the spine. Exercises, stretches, and ergonomic strategies should also be addressed. Holistic care is basically keeping the body aligned and functioning at it's highest level. Remember, it's not just about neck and back pain!