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How does chiropractic work?
Chiropractic works because you are a
self-healing, self-regulating organism controlled by your
nervous system. Millions of instructions flow from your brain,
down the spinal cord, and out to every organ and tissue. Signals
sent back to the brain confirm if your body is working right.
Improper motion or position of the moving bones of the spine
called a "subluxation" can interfere with this vital
exchange by irritating nerves and compromising the function
of affected organs and tissues. Specific spinal adjustments
can help improve mind/body communications. Health often returns
with improved nervous system control of the body.
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Do
I have a slipped disc?
Between each pair of spinal bones is a disc. Its fibrous outer ring holds in a jelly-like material. This soft center serves as a “ball bearing” for joint movement. Because of the way a disc attaches to the spinal bones above and below it, it can’t actually “slip.” However, a disc can bulge. It can tear. It can herniate. It can thin. It can dry out. And it can collapse. But it can’t slip.
Do I have a pinched nerve?
A pinched nerve is rare. It is more
likely that an adjacent spinal bone irritates, stretches,
rubs or chafes a nerve. These "subluxations" distort
the nerve messages sent between the brain and the body. This
can produce unhealthy alterations to the organs and tissues
connected by the affected nerves.
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