Learn More about Chiropractic Care
While you're waiting for your first visit and treatment at Axis Chiropractic in Marquette, MI , take a moment to learn more about this unique method of health improvement and care.
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Important chiropractic terms
Adjustment
Force applied to the spine intended to reduce, correct, and prevent a subluxation of the vertebrae from interfering with function or movement.
Chiropractic
Known as the “practice with hands,” a clinical science that involves analyzing the body for vertebral subluxation. This is a clinical art of correction and a philosophy of life and health.
Function
Any operation of the body that is controlled by your brain and central nervous system.
Health
Your current state of physical, mental, and social well-being, more than just the absence of disease. A condition of whole wellness in which all organs are in a constant state of full function.
Nervous System
The body's internal communication system including the brain, spinal cord, and connected nerve cells throughout the body.
Subluxation
A vertebral and/or spinal misalignment that causes interference with the nervous system.
Vertebral Column
A system of 24 individual moving disc-shaped bones known as "vertebrae" that protect the spinal cord.
Wellness
A state in which the inner wisdom of the body expresses and performs at full potential without any interference. A state of optimal physical, mental, and social well-being that can result in a happier and more fulfilling life.