understanding your spine

When your body was formed, a genetic blueprint was created that determined the color of your eyes and millions of other details about your body. To control and organize your body’s growth, the nervous system, consisting of your brain, spinal cord, and all the nerves of your body were the first tissues formed. Your nervous system controls the function of every cell, tissue, organ and system of your body.

Your brain is protected by your skull. The vulnerable and vital communication pathway of your spinal cord is covered by the 24 moving bones (vertebra) of your spinal column. Pairs of nerve roots branch off from between each spinal joint to service the organs and tissues of your body. Because of the way your spine is designed, improper motion or position of spinal bones irritate or choke delicate nerves, interfering with the function of the tissues they control. Doctors call this subluxation. (< L sub ‘under’ + L luxare, < luxus ‘dislocated’)

Subluxation can be caused by trauma to the spine at birth, car accidents, poor diet, long periods of sitting, exercising, sitting at the computer with your neck forward, and many other daily activities which cause the bones that cover your spinal joint to lose their normal position and motion.

why do regular chiropractic adjustments improve my general health?

Without a normal nerve supply, affected organs and tissues are more susceptible to disease, often producing the symptoms of pain and ill health.

That’s why you don’t just need an adjustment “when your back hurts”. Regular adjustments keep your entire body healthier and functioning in a higher condition. Even when not ill or in pain, a monthly adjustment keeps your body healthier and more cooperative with your demands.