Chiropractic is the largest natural primary health care profession in the world today.  While Chiropractic is a relatively new science the first picture depicting spinal manipulation were discovered in prehistoric cave paintings in Point le Merd, Southwestern France.  These historical records date back to 17,500 B.C.  Other races and cultures such as the ancient Chinese, Japanese, Egyptians and Greeks revealed evidence of spinal adjusting techniques.  Spinal manipulation was crude and passed down from generation to generation, practitioners were often known as ‘bone setters’.

The advent of modern Chiropractic came about when Daniel David Palmer (D.D Palmer) discovered the specific spinal adjustment.  Born in Ontario, Canada D.D Palmer is recognised as the discoverer and Father of Modern Chiropractic. On September 18th 1895 D.D Palmer performed his first adjustment on Harvey Lillard a janitor who had suffered with deafness for 17 years.  His hearing soon returned and modern Chiropractic was born. In his own words D.D Palmer said “there was nothing accidental about this as it was accomplished with an object in view, and the result expected was obtained”.

His son B.J Palmer was instrumental in developing the modern philosophy, art and science that we are familiar with today.  Together, Father and son had the vision and determination to create the founding institution of Chiropractic learning, Palmer School of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa USA. 

There are many varied techniques in Chiropractic but the intent is the same. This diversity caters for the fact that we are all individuals and that we should approach our health care in general as individuals.  We employ over 8 adjusting techniques with multiple procedures to ensure a fit for you as an individual.

As Chiropractors we understand that the nervous system controls and co-ordinates all the functions of our body. Interference to the communication and function of the nervous system via misalignments of the spine or Subluxations can impair the optimal function of the body. The purpose of the Chiropractic adjustment is to remove these Subluxations to prevent dis-ease.

By definition, a subluxation is an impairment to the motor unit which also impairs proper nervous function.  The motor unit is the vertebrae of the spinal column, it's connecting ligaments, supporting muscles and tendons, and co-ordinating nerves.  If you have a breakdown of one of the components of the motor unit, it is proven all other components also function improperly.  Therefore, the adjusment not only corrects the vertebral Subluxation but also positively effects, the muscles, tendons, ligaments and nerves relative to those vertebral bodies.