Why Do I Feel Like This?

When a joint gets damaged, one of the bones moves backwards and often twists to one side or the other. The nerve roots coming out from that area get squeezed on or stretched. This is called a subluxation.

As the joint gets worse, the disc gets more and more beat up and often wedge shaped. The disc holds those holes open. The thinner the disc, the tighter those holes become. The squeezed nerves go to your arms or legs, muscles of the area, skin of the area, and organs of the area. This is known as degenerative joint disease.

This means that from a low back problem, you could also at some point suffer from bladder problems, digestive disorders, kidney problems, painful menstruation or other sex organ problems. You can get leg pains, burning, numbness or tingling, or leg weakness. From neck and mid back problems, people can suffer from asthma, dry eyes, headaches, sinus problems, hoarseness and many other things. Numbness or tingling in the arms or hands, pain in the shoulder or arm are often caused by problems in the lower neck. Most of what are called “carpal tunnel” problems are not in the wrist. They’re from the neck.

What Can Be Done About This?

The first step is to find the problem areas. I then “adjust” those problem areas by moving the bones back into the correct place in the joint with my hands. This is called an adjustment. In the short run, you can feel a lot better in only one or a few visits in many cases. This may be enough to get you thru a rough time. If you expect to get lasting improvement, and in most cases put this pain behind you for good, you will need more frequent treatments to rehabilitate and heal up the areas. For info on treatment in my “state of the art” practice, featuring Spinal Decompression, Laser Pain Relief Therapy and of course, Chiropractic Treatment, click here, www.wilshirechiro.com