What is Chiropractic?
Our Chiropractic
Services in Austin
“Chiropractic” is a term with the Greek origin, chosen by Daniel David Palmer (1895, D.D.), the chiropractic care developer. Chiropractic is a combination of two Greek words: “Cheir,” meaning hand, and “Praktos,” meaning “done.” Both terms combine to mean “done by hand.”
Since it was first performed to improve the hearing of a partially deaf janitor, Harvey Lillard, chiropractic adjustment and treatment care have grown to become a healthcare profession that helps people to recover fully from back and spinal pains, headaches, migraines, and muscular strain. Chiropractic care, as a solution to pain relief, is a practice that involves adjusting the spinal column back to its natural position, as well as alleviating pains around the neck and back region, including muscular strain.
Since it was first performed to improve the hearing of a partially deaf janitor, Harvey Lillard, chiropractic adjustment and treatment care have grown to become a healthcare profession that helps people to recover fully from back and spinal pains, headaches, migraines, and muscular strain. Chiropractic care, as a solution to pain relief, is a practice that involves adjusting the spinal column back to its natural position, as well as alleviating pains around the neck and back region, including muscular strain.
What Can An Austin Chiropractor Do for You?
Chiropractic is not just therapy for back pains only; it is also a solution to a lot of physical ailments, including injuries. With chiropractic, you can treat:
- Neck pain
- Mid and lower back pain
- Chronic back pain
- Injury afflicted pains
- Headaches and migraines
- Sciatica pain relief
- Carpal tunnel
- Sports injuries
- Car accidents injuries
Subluxations
Our Austin Chiropractic treatments mostly involve looking for misalignment of bones, called a subluxation. Subluxations are quite a discomfort. They occur when bones are stuck out of place from their anatomic position. When subluxtions occur, nerves can start to have pressure put on them, causing discomfort. With pressure getting put on a nerve, not only will it cause pain, but can also cause symptoms associated with nerve innervation. Below is a list of nerve innervation. Subluxations are one major contributor to backaches that is easily disregarded by many people. This condition can be caused by stress, trauma, and even toxin intake.
| C1 | Brain, head, pituitary, face, eyes, ears, blood supply | Headaches, vision problems, neck pain |
| C2 | Eyes, optic nerves, auditory nerves, tongue, sinuses | Ear infections, allergies, fainting |
| C3 | Face, trifacial nerve, cheeks, teeth, diaphragm | Neuralgia, acne, eczema |
| C4 | Nose, mouth, lips, eustachian tubes, diaphragm | Hay fever, hearing loss, adenoids |
| C5 | Neck, neck glands, vocal cords, pharynx | Laryngitis, hoarseness, sore throat |
| C6 | Neck muscles, shoulders, tonsils | Pain in shoulder area, stiff neck, tonsilitis |
| C7 | Thyroid gland, bursa in the shoulders, elbows | Bursitis, tendonitis, thyroid conditions, colds |
| T1 | Hands, wrists, fingers, esophagus, trachea | Asthma, cough, pain in lower arms or hands |
| T2 | Heart, its valves and covering, coronary arteries | Chest pains, tightness or constriction |
| T3 | Lungs, bronchial tubes, pleura, chest | Bronchitis, pneumonia, congestion, influenza |
| T4 | Gall bladder, common duct | Gall bladder conditions, jaundice |
| T5 | Liver, solar plexus, blood | Liver conditions, low blood pressure, anemia |
| T6 | Stomach, mid-back area | Indigestion, heartburn, dyspepsia |
| T7 | Pancreas, duodenum | Ulcers, gastritis |
| T8 | Spleen, liver, lower-mid back | Lowered resistance |
| T9 | Adrenal and supra-renal glands | Allergies, hives |
| T10 | Kidneys, appendix, testes | Kidney trouble, hardening of arteries |
| T11 | Urinary bladder, ureters | Acne, eczema, boils |
| T12 | Small intestines, upper and lower back | Rheumatism, gas pains |
| L1 | Inguinal rings, large intestine | Constipation, diarrhea, some hernias |
| L2 | Abdomen, upper leg | Cramps, varicose veins |
| L3 | Sex organs, uterus, bladder, knees | Bladder trouble, menstrual trouble |
| L4 | Prostate gland, sciatic nerve, lower back | Low back pain, sciatica, urination problems |
| L5 | Lower legs, ankles, feet | Poor circulation in legs, weak ankles, leg cramps |
| Saccrum | Hip bones, buttocks, genitalia | Spinal curvatures, sacro-iliac conditions |
| Coccyx | Rectum, anus | Hemorrhoids, pruritis, pain when sitting |
