Misalignments In The Spine Leads To Health Problems

You may have read about chiropractic care, but remain wary about the benefits from the care that may be provided. What exactly is the big deal with chiropractic care and why is it necessary? Keep reading to find out!

Chiropractic Care Unwrapped

To fully comprehend the risks associated with spinal misalignment, it is crucial to have some basic knowledge about the importance of chiropractic care.

Chiropractic is a practice of organized and regular treatments or adjustments that correct the curvature of the vertebrae in the spinal column. According to chiropractic philosophy, these misalignments are the reason for all dis-ease or the break downs within the body. Malfunctioning nerves can eventually lead to internal disease and significant amounts of pain if left untreated.

There are three main sources of misalignments:

(1) Trauma or physical stresses placed on the body as a result of exercise, your job, car accidents, etc.

(2) Stress caused by daily life including work, family, social pressures, spiritual questions, etc.

(3) Chemicals that we put into our bodies, such as different foods, prescription or illicit drugs, diet ingredients (e.g. aspartame), etc.

Maybe you are wondering if it is actually possible for all dis-ease (and eventually sickness) in the body to really be the result from these three causes? You are not the only one! Dr. Henry Windsor had similar uncertainties and decided to undertake a study of the body to investigate the link between these three causes and sickness in the body.

A Revealing Case Study

To dispel his doubts, Dr. Windsor, a medical doctor from the University of Pennsylvania, examined fifty cadavers from the pathology department to find diseased organs. In those fifty cadavers, Dr. Windsor discovered 139 diseased organs, including hearts, livers and gall bladders, in different stages of disease. Next, Dr. Windsor looked at the nerves linking the unhealthy organs with the vertebrae of the spinal cord.

What Dr. Windsor found was amazing! In the fifty cadavers with diseased organs, every case showed misaligned curvature of the vertebrae in the spinal column which was directly linked to the nerves leading to the affected organs (1).

Basically, here is what happens in the body:

(1) The vertebrae shift out of place, making the spinal column misaligned

(2) This causes nerve irritation

(3) The nerve irritation causes a decreased blood flow to the organs

(4) When the organs are affected in this way, it results in organ disease

Why Receive Regular Treatments?

As you can see, there is a direct relationship between misaligned vertebrae and the disease of internal organs. In fact, spinal curvature seems to precede and even trigger the onset of old age. How is this possible? With the stiffening of the spine, the blood flow is reduced to the essential organs thereby resulting in feelings of old age to set in early.

Think about this: we visit the dentist no less than twice a year, but only seven percent of the population go to a chiropractor on a regular basis.

Because your spinal column is such a crucial part of maintaining your health and longevity, be sure to schedule an appointment with your chiropractor!

References: Windsor, H. (1921, Nov.). Sympathetic segmental disturbances: The evidence of the association, in dissected cadavers, of visceral disease with vertebrae deformities of the same sympathetic segments. Medical Times , 267-271.

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