What is Chiropractic?

Chiropractic is a holistic health modality that focuses on the spine and nervous system, and how they effect all other systems and cells in the body. Chiropractic analysis looks for areas of the spine and body that are causing interference and irritation in the nervous system. Chiropractic adjustments remove interference in the nervous system and restore motion to the restricted joints, so that the brain-to-body connection is revitalized.

What Are Subluxations?

Subluxations are misalignments in the joints of the spine, that cause irritation to the nervous system. The nervous system controls every other system and cell in the body. It is the most important system in the body and it consists of:

The Brain

The Spinal Cord

Peripheral Nerves

If the brain-to-body and body-to brain pathway isn’t clear due to a subluxation, then that nerve pathway will not communicate to the tissues, organs, and cells for it to function. The life-force energy isn’t flowing freely and this causes dysfunction, deterioration, and degeneration to the joints involved.

Often times subluxations are silent, however when they are present, the body is constantly bombarded with stress and irritation to the brain, the nervous system and spine. It isn’t until the body has met it’s threshold that pain, discomfort, “dis-ease,” and disease occur.

The whole premise of chiropractic care is to remove subluxations through adjustments so that your whole body can function, heal, and feel optimal and for you to express life to your fullest.

What is the Cypress Chiropractic process?

At Cypress Chiropractic & Wellness, Dr. Sarah will use several of her developed skills in order to locate subluxations. At each appointment she will check your spine and neurology through visual and physical analysis that includes a postural screening, static and motion palpation of the muscles, tissues, and joints, and neurological leg-length measurements.

Once a subluxation is located, then Dr. Sarah will administer a specific chiropractic adjustment manually. Adjustments can be performed in different manners and they are tailored to best suit your body at that time. The style of each adjustment will depend on your health history and preferences.

Sometimes adjustments are accompanied by a cavitation sound (the “crackle” sound produced when air bubbles escape the surrounding tissues of a joint), however it is not necessary to hear a cavitation sound in order for it to be effective. There are many types of adjustments that make a massively positive neurological change, that do not include a cavitation at all.

Once the subluxation is adjusted, then the nerve pressure is removed and the flow of life-force energy is reopened. The body can then begin to recover and heal, rather than continue to degenerate and die. Chiropractic adjustments enhance the function of the brain and the body as a whole, making chiropractic care the ultimate wellness modality.

Dr. Sarah will provide the best possible adjustments and care instructions for you based on your health needs and health goals.

To find out more about your spinal and neurological health, book your first appointment now and be open to the possibilities that you body holds within!

Vanessa Crane

MASSAGE THERAPIST

Vanessa has been practicing therapeutic massage for 15 years. She is passionate about massage therapy and believes that every touch should have intention. While Vanessa specializes in deeper work, incorporating stretching throughout the session, she also provides a variety of other treatment options. Each client is unique and Vanessa will integrate various techniques to cater to your specific needs. She offers Neuromuscular, Trigger Point, and is certified in Prenatal Massage.

Vanessa attended Quinnipiac University in Hamden, CT. While in school, she enrolled in the Study Abroad Program and completed a semester at University College Cork in Cork, Ireland. She graduated from Quinnipiac University, with her Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communications in 2004.

After college, Vanessa began working in the Financial Industry. While she enjoyed working with clients in the fast paced environment, she knew it wasn’t her passion. In 2008, Vanessa completed a 900 hour certification program, including 150 clinical massage practice hours at The Salter School, in Malden Massachusetts. She began her career working at a spa on Newbury Street in Boston.

In 2013 Vanessa and her husband Kevin moved to Charleston, to start their lives together. She worked at a spa Downtown for three years before pursuing a private practice, where she traveled to her client’s homes offering outcall massage therapy services. Vanessa is very excited to be a part of the Cypress Chiropractic Team, where she can reach a broader audience and provide healing touch to you.

"It is health that is the real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver."

- Mahatma Gandhi

Vanessa Crane

MASSAGE THERAPIST

Vanessa has been practicing therapeutic massage for 15 years. She is passionate about massage therapy and believes that every touch should have intention. While Vanessa specializes in deeper work, incorporating stretching throughout the session, she also provides a variety of other treatment options. Each client is unique and Vanessa will integrate various techniques to cater to your specific needs. She offers Neuromuscular, Trigger Point, and is certified in Prenatal Massage.

Vanessa attended Quinnipiac University in Hamden, CT. While in school, she enrolled in the Study Abroad Program and completed a semester at University College Cork in Cork, Ireland. She graduated from Quinnipiac University, with her Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communications in 2004.

After college, Vanessa began working in the Financial Industry. While she enjoyed working with clients in the fast paced environment, she knew it wasn’t her passion. In 2008, Vanessa completed a 900 hour certification program, including 150 clinical massage practice hours at The Salter School, in Malden Massachusetts. She began her career working at a spa on Newbury Street in Boston.

In 2013 Vanessa and her husband Kevin moved to Charleston, to start their lives together. She worked at a spa Downtown for three years before pursuing a private practice, where she traveled to her client’s homes offering outcall massage therapy services. Vanessa is very excited to be a part of the Cypress Chiropractic Team, where she can reach a broader audience and provide healing touch to you.

Dr. Sarah looks to the body as a whole

Dr. Sarah looks

to the body as a whole

Do you struggle with dysfunction elsewhere from the spine?

Holistic healthcare looks to the body as a whole meaning that everything is connected. Dr. Sarah can evaluate and increase function in every joint in the body…head, shoulders, knees, toes and more! Getting chiropractic care for your back and neck pain is minuscule in comparison to the benefits it has on the brain, the master controller of every cell and system in the body.