Chiropractic Care

The profession of Chiropractic medicine has been around for over 100 years. It is based on the acknowledgement that the nervous system is the primary control center of the body. The brain is the body’s super computer, which communicates to every cell in the body via the Spinal Cord. This delicate and intricate bundle of nervous tissue is encased in a flexible yet rigid spinal column that allows for movement while protecting the nervous tissue.

The Spinal Cord communicates to the rest of the body via Nerve Roots which branch off on both sides of every level of the 24 movable vertebrae in your spine. These nerve roots then branch: one goes to an organ system and one goes to a related muscle. When the alignment of a vertebra is negatively affected, then there can be pressure on one of these nerve roots. The pressure of even a nickel on this nerve tissue has been shown to decrease information flow by as much as 60%. Think of a human “Internet.” Do you remember Dial Up? Think Buffering…! This can negatively affect the organ or muscle at the affected level of the spine. Chiropractors are trained to find and fix these misalignments of the spine.

In addition to the 24 movable spinal levels, there are a total of 208 bones and 300 pairs of skeletal muscles that move them. For example, did you know that there are more bones in one foot than in the whole spine? And that they need to move correctly every step you take (every move you make). Dr. Zamora is trained to assess all of these joints and muscles, not just the spine. He looks at the whole person, the entire system.