Chiropractic is a very powerful tool to induce changes in the nervous system.
Chiropractic creates change by altering the amount of movement, or activity (as stated earlier) that the nervous system perceives. A chiropractic adjustment changes the sensitivity, or responsiveness of receptors. When a receptor is more sensitive, it sends more messages to the brain. When it is less sensitive, it sends fewer messages to the brain. A chiropractor that has been trained in functional neurology (a Chiropractic Neurologist) knows how and when to customize a receptor’s sensitivity based on an individual’s presentation. A properly trained chiropractor can also use exercises, puzzles, computer programs, and other therapies to change the activation of the brain and nervous system.
Chiropractors are also primary care physicians and portal of entry physicians. This means that chiropractors have been trained to diagnose disorders and establish proper treatments and/or referrals. It also means that you do not need a referral to see a chiropractor. Chiropractic has a substantial amount of research supporting its effectiveness at resolving ear infections, headaches, migraines, joint pain, disc herniation, dizziness, and many other musculoskeletal and neurological conditions.
Similar to the medical profession, chiropractic has sub-specialties. NeuroLogic Health integrates the sub-specialty of Chiropractic Neurology. Because of this specialty, we are able to offer our patients vast, cutting-edge knowledge in the area of the brain-body connection. This fact alone makes us different from other chiropractors out there you can choose to work with.
Dr. Antonucci is 1 of only 3 active board certified Chiropractic Neurologists in the state of South Carolina! He is the only Chiropractic Neurologist within 100 miles of Charleston.
A traditional medical neurologist is trained to find gross problems such as strokes or brain damage. As chiropractic neurologists, we take a functional approach, looking beyond external symptoms to find core issues affecting function, which might not be labeled as a “disease”.
When chiropractic neurology is combined with the other elements of The NeuroLogic Approach, the benefits become limitless!