(Music) |
"Hello again. Before you get your examination results,
I’ve been asked to prepare you for some of the decisions
you’ll be making in the days and weeks ahead. |
First, realize chiropractic is different than traditional
medical care. Instead of treating symptoms with drugs or surgery,
chiropractic care is mainly concerned with the integrity of
your nervous system. |
Why the nervous system? Because your brain, spinal cord and
all your nerves control and regulate every cell, tissue and
organ of your body. Your nervous system is the master system
that controls your |
heart, your blood, stomach acid, your immune system and trillions
of other details. If your nervous system doesn’t work right,
you don’t work right. And when you don’t work right,
you’re not healthy. |
Now, the brain is such an important part of your nervous system,
it’s encased in bone. But your spinal cord is a different
matter. |
Your spinal cord is the information "superhighway" of your nervous system. Instructions to and from your brain
travel this vital pathway. Your spinal cord is covered by 24
moving bones. |
Nerve roots, one on each side, exit the spinal cord from between
each spinal bone to connect your brain to every part of your
body—from your nose to your toes. |
But each bone can move in many different directions! If one
or more of these spinal bones doesn’t move right, it affects
nearby nerves. |
(Weak) One of two things can happen. The least common is a
pinched nerve. It’s easy to see how a nerve might be pinched,
but actually, it’s quite rare. I’m told maybe only
a fraction of chiropractic cases involve a pinched nerve. |
(Normal) Instead, it’s more likely that nerve tissue
is stretched, chafed or irritated in some way. |
(Distorted) This inflames adjacent soft tissues. Like a short
circuit, nerve impulses become distorted, confusing your brain’s
ability to to to to properly cccccccontrol and rrrrrrrregulate
your body. |
