Spinal problems can make life miserable in more ways than one. Worse than just a pain in the neck, an unhealthy spine can greatly diminish your quality of life.
What Is Corrective Treatment?
Corrective Treatment means developing a healthy spine that moves freely and one that is flexible and strong. Think about this: If you decided to stop brushing and flossing, you'd be in the dentist's office with a mouth full of painful cavities within a couple of years. What if he or she said, "Oh your teeth are painful?" "Here take these pain pills and have a nice day." You would respond that you would want the problems FIXED. The same thing can be stated about your spine...After all, back problems are the number one crippler of people because people aren't proactively caring for it when they are symptom-free!
Q: What Causes Spinal Problems?
A: Stress! Physical, Mental, and Emotional!
Many factors may contribute to spinal problems, including:
- Physical: Injuries, Straining, poor posture, poor ergonomics, whiplash etc.
- Mental: Day-to-day tasks, running around the kids, paying the bills, doing taxes, buying and prepping the food etc.
- Anxiety, sadness, anger, depression and marriage (ha-ha.)
Locked-up or subluxated vertebrae cannot hydrate the cartilage (discs and facet joints) properly because of its natural motion that helps hydrate and give nutrition to those areas. The result is disc shrinkage; joint and ligament calcification. Degeneration happens in three phases that begins as mild and often progresses to severe. Left untreated, spinal degeneration may result in serious declines in quality of life. We want to help you avoid that by teaching you how to care for your spine. The stages of degeneration are best described in this way:
Phase One
In phase one, a misalignment or malfunction occurs. Surprisingly, this phase may have no symptoms at all. You may not realize you have a problem at this point.
Phase Two
Phase two involves the narrowing of your spinal column. Discs and vertebrae become compressed. At this point, you may begin to suffer aches, pains, and fatigue. During this phase, your posture may change and you may develop painful bone spurs.
Phase Three
Phase three causes major life changes. As bone becomes deformed, you may experience mobility issues, immobilization of joints, and nerve atrophy. It may be difficult to stand, walk, or lift.
