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Do Spinal Subluxations Affect Your Health?
Does your daily diet include 800mg of Ibuprofen? Does your doctor just write a prescription whenever you complain about muscle or joint pain without ever really evaluating the cause but chalking it up to your aging body? Are you waking up every day with aches and pains that you have been told you will have to live with? This does NOT need to be your norm. Have you ever considered a holistic method of healthcare to address these issues or been evaluated by a chiropractor?
Chiropractic was founded in 1895 and has become the largest drugless form of care and healing in the US. The philosophy of chiropractic is simple physical, emotional, and chemical stresses cause irritation to one's nervous system. This irritation creates what is known in chiropractic as spinal subluxations, or misalignments of the vertebrae that are fixed in an abnormal position. When these subluxations exist, they create pressure on the spinal nerves, and their presence interferes with the communication network between the brain and body. For example, if the nerve to your stomach is “pinched” due to the subluxation, then the stomach will not function normally and may result in gastritis, ulcers, etc. If the subluxation is in the lower back of a female, this may interfere with the nerves going to the uterus and create painful periods. Every organ in the body has a nerve that stems from the spinal cord, and when there are subluxations, that nerve's function is decreased, and the organ doesn't work as well as it should. Hence, dis-ease occurs.
What is the cure subluxations? Simple, chiropractic adjustments. Chiropractors are trained to remove subluxations from the spine, thus enabling the nerve impulses from the brain to the body to be restored naturally, without medication. Chiropractic heals from the inside out.
Avoiding the stresses that cause the subluxations are difficult. Proper evaluation of posture, ergonomics, fitness workouts, the feet/gait, diet, and lifestyle are a must if you want to minimize the production of spinal subluxations.
Back pain is the most common reason for visiting a chiropractor. 31 million Americans experience low back pain at any given time. One-half of Americans admit to having back/neck pain each year. Back pain is one of the most common reasons for missed work and the second most common reason for visits to the doctor's office, outnumbered only by respiratory infections. The back is a complicated structure of bones, joints, ligaments, and muscles. You can sprain ligaments, strain muscles, rupture disks, and irritate joints, all of which can lead to back pain.
Tips to Prevent Back Pain
Maintain diet and weight
Remain active and avoid prolonged inactivity or bed rest
Wear comfortable, low-heeled shoes
Warm up or stretch before exercising or any physical activity (e.g., gardening, cleaning)
Lift with your knees, keep the object close to your body, and do not twist when lifting.
What are you waiting for? Visit your doctor of chiropractic and get started on a healthier lifestyle and a pain-free life, naturally.
