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Chiropractic and Reducing Stress
We certainly live in stressful times. It's not easy to assess whether our era is the most stressful, but we do have plenty of daily stress. The job, the home, the kids, the relatives, and the economy...
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Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation
When vertebrae become misaligned, they can place pressure on the spinal nerves and cause pain. This is called a subluxation. Chiropractors use a specific technique called a spinal adjustment to treat subluxations.
During an adjustment, the vertebra is returned to the proper position in the spinal column. When your vertebrae are adjusted, tiny pockets of gas are released from the joints, sometimes making a "popping" noise. It's the same sound you hear when you crack your knuckles.
Who can benefit from chiropractic?
Some patients with the following conditions have found chiropractic to be helpful:
- Pain and stiffness in the neck, shoulders, back, arms, hands, chest, abdomen, hips, legs, feet.
- Certain types of headaches
- Sciatica
- Injuries and trauma to the body such as whiplash
- Scoliosis
- Leg pain
- Sports injuries
- Bursitis and Tendonitis (conditions involving inflammation of soft tissues)
- Fibromyalgia (chronic muscle pain and stiffness)
- Arthritis
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