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What does chiropractic cure?

Chiropractic doesn't cure anything! Nor is
it a treatment for disease. If there's going
to be any curing, your body will do it. Not
doctors. And certainly not drugs. The best
doctors reduce the interferences that may
be preventing your body from expressing
its inborn healing capacity. That's why
chiropractors are interested in the nervous
system. With a revived nerve supply, your
self-healing abilities are unleashed.

Do I have a slipped disc?

Separating each spinal bone is a special
type of tissue called a disc. Its fibrous outer
ring contains a jelly-like material. This
soft center serves as a "ball bearing" for
joint movement. Because of the way in
which discs attach to the vertebrae above
and below, it can't actually "slip." However,
a disc can bulge, tear, herniate, thin, prolapse
and dry out.

Do I have a pinched nerve?

A pinched nerve is actually rare. It's more
likely that a spinal bone will irritate,
stretch, rub or chaff a nearby nerve root.
These "subluxations" may distort the
critical nerve messages sent from and to
the brain. This may produce unhealthy
alterations in the ways affected organs and
tissues are able to function.