90 Per Cent Alive, or 10 Per Cent Dead?

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“Am I 90 Per Cent Alive, or 10 Per Cent Dead?”

How Simple Can It Really Be?

From the moment of conception you became you in every unique way. The genetic blueprint from the combined DNA of your mother and father is what determines the color of your eyes and the hundreds of millions of other details that makes you one-of-a-kind.

From the very first cell that divides within hours of conception to the very first heartbeats, it’s your nervous system consisting of your brain, and spinal cord that controls and organizes your growth and development.  Today as a child or an adult your nervous system controls the function of every cell, tissue, organ system, and every other coordinated thing you do like sleeping, breathing, digestion, talking, reading, the list goes on and on.

Much the same way your brain is protected by the skull, the spinal cord is protected by the armor of 24- moving bones called vertebra.  Vital communication from the brain goes back and forth from the tips of your fingers to the tips of your toes and everything in between running up and down your spinal cord like a fiber optic cable.  Every nerve ending that senses hot or cold, the sound of the wind, a bellyache, or a hiccup along with everything in between is controlled and modulated by the nervous system. But a nick on a nerve here, or pressure on another there can cause big problems similar to power failures during periods of peak demand.

Because of the way your spine is designed, improper motion or position of the spinal bones can irritate, scrape, stretch, pinch or strangle delicate nerves exiting between the vertebra causing unnecessary interference with the function of the tissues they serve and control.  Doctors of chiropractic call this a subluxation, while others call it a spinal fixation or restriction.  No matter what it’s called, movement between two or more vertebra can change, which in turn influences proper neurologic function. Perhaps subtle at first or even unnoticed for months or years, after a while signs and symptoms may or may not appear.  But one thing is true, too much or not enough information getting to where its intended to go means trouble.  Nonetheless, ask yourself this question, “Am I 90 per cent alive, or 10 per cent dead?”

Shock Absorber

Between each of these vertebra is a large cartilage disk serving as a cushion, much like a shock absorber works to smooth the ride in a vehicle or on a bike.  This same disc provides enough space for the pairs of nerve roots to freely branch off each side of the spinal cord between each vertebra.  Through these spaces called neural foramen, the spinal nerves offer free unrestricted communication between the brain and every organ and tissue in your body… just as it normally should.

Injuries to the spine, as minor as they may seem, can occur any time.  In the past, a difficult forceps delivery at birth was a common cause that often went unnoticed for months or years and hardly ever attributed to the problems encountered.  More commonly, car accidents, stress, poor diet, long periods of sitting or driving, working in front of a computer and other day-to-day activities can cause the vertebra that protect your spinal cord to lose her normal mechanical function and motion.

Without adequate nerve supply the organs and tissues that need the information to survive, (the same as freshly oxygenated blood) become more fragile, and more susceptible to disease and malfunction. The beginning signs of this are the characteristic symptoms of pain and ill health that later manifest themselves as chronic disease and other debilitating conditions associated with aging and self- neglect.

Low back pain, joint stiffness, digestive problems, fertility, headaches and a host of other problems many times can be traced to spinal fixations and restrictions that can in turn cause nervous system interference because of the irritation caused by the scraping, tethering or stretching of a spinal nerve, (which may or may not be sufficient enough to cause pain at first — but nonetheless can be a precursor of slow and progressive unwanted change). 

As a chiropractic doctor who specializes in the detection, the reduction, and the prevention of nervous system interference, the primary method of correction is the spinal adjustment — manual orthopedic performance and injury care.   By correcting the restrictions of the spinal vertebra our practice members are pleasantly surprised how quickly their problems can resolve and then kept at bay with specialized exercises for the purposes of improving muscular power, strength, coordination, flexibility, and balance. 

By following a judicious course of periodic spinal adjustments every 90- days, (twice as often as you’d typically get your teeth cleaned) and embracing a therapeutic lifestyle, many people find they are able to sleep more restfully, have more energy, pay better attention to their diet, are able to control their weight more easily, are able to manage their stress more effectively, and are able to focus and concentrate on their work more efficiently…

Who doesn’t need an active aging solution? Especially when chiropractic adjustments are safer than back surgery, muscle relaxers, narcotic pain relievers and most over-the-counter anti-inflammatories.  No matter the type of doctor you consult, doctors don't heal, only your body is able to heal itself, and does so when the obstacles to healing are removed or sufficiently minimized so the body's innate intelligence can take over and do the job its intended to do — naturally.

Chiropractic Orthopedic Group - Dr. Meltz

Simply stated, the chiropractic approach to better health is to remove the nervous and mechanical interference so your own inborn healing ability can thrive. 

Periodic chiropractic care makes sense. Its scientific, it's evidence-based, it's safe, and most important it’s proven to work.  It doesn't get any simpler than that. 

Bless and be blessed,

Lewis Meltz