The Science Behind Chiropractic
These short educational videos have been created by Haavik Research, a team of dedicated scientists headed by award-winning chiropractor and Neurophysiologist, Dr. Heidi Haavik, right here in New Zealand.
The beginners guide to chiropractic:
Watch this short video to see why chiropractic is so effective for infinitely much more than just neck pain or back pain. Here, we introduce you to the core concept of Chiropractic Care:
the Vertebral Subluxation.
Posture & Chiropractic for Children & Teenagers
In this video Dr Haavik explains how upright posture can be the key to building resilience to stress, higher self-esteem, better mood regulation, reduced feelings of fear, more optimal breathing patterns and therefore more optinal health & well-being. It touches on the strain that forward head posture (text neck) can put on the function of the entire body. Addressing this at an early age through regular chiropractic care can significantly improve the future quality of life for children & young adults.
Chiropractic Care & Your Brain:Body Communication System
This video explains how your brain is able to regulate your entire body using the spine and nerve system as its communication network. But what happens if there is a glitch in the network? This is how chiropractic can help you, your body, and your brain function more effectively.
Chiropractic & The PreFrontal Cortex
In this video we look at research undertaken that showed how Chiropractic care can positively affect how your brain functions. The prefrontal cortex is the top of the brain behind our forehead. It helps to determine our personality, our ability to plan, how we make decisions, solve problems and see consequences of our actions.
Improved Sports Performance & Chiropractic Care
Chiropractic care makes your muscles work better! That's because the way your spine works actually influences how strong you are. Recent studies have shown a 16% increase in muscle strength after a single session of chiropractic care.
Feeling Clumsy? Learning Something New?
Chiropractic Care & Your Cerebellum Can Help
Are you trying to learn a musical instrument or a sport? Are you struggling with reading or writing? Do you trip over your own feet or knock your elbows on door frames? It may be time to have your brain's co-ordination, learning and balance system tuned up. Time to visit Switched On Chiropractic, we can help.
How Stress & Traumatic Events Can Affect Your Body
This extremely valuable video describes clearly the physiological effects that physical, emotional or chemical stressors can have on your health & well-being. Sometimes seemingly unrelated symptoms can be directly due to a heightened stress response within your body. It emphasizes the importance of breathing, mindfulness, nutrition and seeking professional help when needed, as well as how chiropractic care can help to improve the way your body deals with stress.
Headaches Are Common But Not Normal
Dr Haavik describes different headache symptoms and discusses the beneficial effects chiropractic care can have on some people who suffer from headaches or migraines.
Chiropractic care can help some kids with bed-wetting problems
Bed-wetting after a certain age can have a detrimental impact on a child's self-esteem and mental and emotional well-being. Remember, your chiropractor isn't directly trying to treat the bed-wetting. Instead we are trying to improve spinal function with the aim of improving your child's brain's ability to process what is going on in their body. And for some kids, this seems to result in more dry nights and improved bladder control.
Chiropractic Care is Safe and Effective
Dr Haavik explains the most recent findings in scientific literature reviews investigating the enviable safety records of chiropractic care. Chiropractic care is also associated with high levels of patient satisfaction.