HOW TO LIVE HEALTHY

HOW MANY ADJUSTMENTS ARE GOOD FOR ME?

MACHINERY WEARS OUT

There is no wearing out of our biological machine (called the human body). People tend to think of their bodies as mechanical machinery. In the mechanical world repetitive loading usually leads to abrasive wear. Like your tires wear of when driving your bike.

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS REACT

In a living organism thats luckily not the case. Repetitive loading leads to adaptation in the organism. Like a long distance runner who does not wear off his feet with training but grows more callus on his soles.

TRAINING STRENGTHENS THE BODY

The adaptive mechanism in living tissues leads to a strengthening of the load bearing structures. Through adaptation our bodies grow stronger, not weaker. This is modern philosophy in training: For the effect of training (Y) we first need the right stimulus (X).

CHIROPRACTIC ENSURES MOBILITY

Our joints function best when they can move. Stiff joints will lead to:

• joint malnutrition through loss of joint fluid circulation,
• downregulation of muscle activity (without moving joints muscles can’t move),
• evasive postures (because some areas of the body do not move as they should),
• et cetera

An adjustment makes stiff joints move again: They will be nurtured again, their muscles will be moved and starting to function again.

Chiropractically,

Dr. Jan Olivier

SUBLUXATION – WHAT IS THAT?

	No subluxations: free function
	Few Subluxations: slightly impaired function
	Many subluxations: Crisis

DEFINITION

The vertebral subluxation complex is a malfunction of one vertebral movement segment and its associated nerves. The scientific definition is in constant discussion since decades.

A SIMPLE MODEL

Subluxations are functional impairments that might add up:

1. The rubber in the first image is free of subluxations and functions perfectly.
2. In the second image the rubber band has one subluxation. When using it, you might not even notice this slight functional impairment.
3. Many subluxation might add up to build a crisis. You have to unwind the rubber strap to use it again. After unwinding it is back to perfect funtion.

The process of unwinding the vertebral subluxations is called an adjustment. Note that a structural damage, like a broken rubber strap, cannot be undone by adjusting it.