Chiropractic works because you are a self-healing, self-regulating organism controlled by your nervous system.
Yes. A New Zealand government study found that adjustments are "remarkably safe". By avoiding drugs and risky surgery, chiropractic care enjoys an excellent track record.
Highly unlikely. A chiropractic adjustment is special. It has the right amount of energy, delivered to an exact spot, at a precise angle, at just the right time.
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.
No. Only the spinal joints that are "locked up" receive adjustments. This allows weakened muscles and ligaments to stabilize and heal.
Because of the way it attaches to the spinal bone above and below it, a disc 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.
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