Devonport Family Chiropractic is committed to helping as many families as possible move towards achieving optimal performance in their lives! We look forward to helping you and your family finds your full potential in health and life through quality chiropractic care. Chiropractic is focused on optimising the health of your body by helping the body to maintain itself through a healthy fully functioning nervous system which controls your whole body! Your spine carries vital information via your nervous system to help your body function at its best! We work to maintain a healthy spine and nervous system to promote optimal performance in your Life!
Your brain is the master controller of your body, it tells the heart when to beat, the lungs when to take in air, the pancreas when to release a certain amount of insulin and the muscles when to contract. The brain tells every single part of your body what it should be doing via the spinal cord and nerves that travel down through the bones of your spine which protect them. Messages also travel back up the spinal cord to the brain to give feedback on what is happening in the body. There are 24 moveable spinal bones called vertebrae! Pair of nerves exits the spinal cord from in between each pair of vertebrae to innervate a certain part of the body. It is very important that there is no disruption of this vital nerve flow! Different stresses on the body can interference to the nerve flow. These types of stress include traumatic or physical stress—such as a sports injury, car accident, or lifting something heavy; Chemical stress—the types of food we eat, the water we drink, pollutions, and chemicals in our environment; Emotional stress—this can include a stressful job, grief or difficult times.
Stress in the body can cause the movement of the muscles and bones around the nerves producing interference and therefore decreasing their function. This interference is known as a vertebral subluxation
Many people like you, are beginning to question the safety of certain medications, surgery and the health of their families. We are certainly all aware of being more proactive about our health and in control of our health choices. Chiropractic is now the largest growing natural healthcare option available today! Our approach to optimizing your health is through helping your body to maintain itself.
Hi, I'm Dr Jo-anne Twiggins, your local chiropractor. I graduated in 2007 from the New Zealand College of Chiropractic after a 5 year bachelor's degree. I also studied Sports and Exercise Science at Auckland University. I live in the local area, and enjoys working to create optimal health in the local community through quality family chiropractic care! My husband, Kevin and I have a baby boy named Leo and a puppy named Sheba who both keep us on our toes. My whole family are checked regularly in my chiropractic office, and I enjoy my visits to the chiropractor too which keeps me fit and healthy. As a family we love to go for walks and runs and generally maintain a healthly lifestyle (which of course includes chocolate!).
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