At Optimal Life Health Centres we operate from a clear paradigm or world-view that prioritises wellness and prevention versus sickness and treatment; the language or terms me use are drawn from this distinct ‘lense’ through which we see the world and interact with it.
Much of what we call healthcare today focuses instead on pathophysiology – what is wrong, what needs to be fixed, what needs to be ‘treated’, ‘cured’, what do you need to AVOID sickness.
We operate from a salutogenic model where we focus on what works well and how can we help your body and mind function even better.
It is so important based on this approach to define meaning for the terms and ideas that we use. We have very specific meanings for words, language and terms we use in our health centre.
Health means more than just the absence of disease or symptoms. Healthcare is more than quieting a pain or a health challenge – it’s about being proactive and working forward, planning, setting goals for health and more.
This archive contains articles that explore the different meanings and definitions that we apply to the work we do and the way we see the world.
We look forward to engaging with you around these concepts.
What Are They?? Vertebral Subluxation Complex (VSC) – or ‘subluxation’ for short is what Chiropractors call the areas of interference to your nervous system that we locate within your body (most often, but not exclusively in your spine); these areas of interference alter or reduce the communication quality between the cells of your body and … Read more
The chiropractic adjustment is the skilled delivery by a Chiropractor of a specific (gentle) force in a precise direction, to a dysfunctional (subluxated) joint or it’s supporting tissues (it may be ‘stuck’ or just not moving correctly in its full range). Simply put, a subluxation is a joint not functioning correctly; the effects of subluxations lead … Read more
Chiropractic is a broad profession There can be differences in the services and clinical interventions offered by different chiropractors. ‘Wellness’ chiropractic is one way to describe how I choose to practice chiropractic. Other terms I could use would be “vitalistic” or “philosophical” which have inter-related meaning and relevance. This variability of what is offered as … Read more
One of the most critical terms to contemplate and define is the word ‘Health’. The Wellness & Prevention paradigm proposes a very specific definition, which we describe below. It is this definition which inspires and drives our work with chiropractic care and health & wellness coaching. What does it mean to you? To begin the … Read more
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