Written 15 February,1998
Updated 18th April,1999
Why Does it Keep Coming Out?
One of the things that occurs when a body joint isn't functioning
properly is that the muscles which are supposed to support the joint
in the right place rapidly adapt to supporting it in the WRONG
place.The muscles can't overcome the lack of movement in a jammed
or FIXATED area so they get used to being at different tension and
in fact re-inforce the problem.
When the jammed area is re-aligned
or loosened up, the muscles pull it back to where it was, even
though that isn't the correct position.
They couldn't re-align a
jammed joint but they CAN mis-align a mobile joint.
And they do.
And
they do.
And they do.
This is probably the major reason for recurrent weakness in an area
following injury. Your body literally pulls itself crooked because
that's what it has gotten used to. And just making the joints move
isn't enough.
The muscles need to be adjusted too, so that they can
support the correction instead of negate it.
Think of these stabilizing muscles as springs on each side of a
swingdoor. If the springs are equal in tension, the door will stay
closed, or will self-close if opened. But if one spring overpowers
the other, the door will be pulled to that stronger side and it will
be a little ajar.
You can close it as often as you like and the
spring imbalance will open it a bit.
Muscles that do this balancing job in the spinal joints are called
Intrinsic Muscles.
Loss of joint motion causes compensation- in the muscles and in the
whole body.
Compensation produces mechanical stress in other parts.
This stress causes distortion to posture and function, which in turn
creates secondary and tertiary conditions.
By adjusting the joint problem and then re-balancing the muscles your body is able to re-adapt so that your condition isn't as recurrent. The bad news is: some damage is done when your original injury occurred so the area in trouble will never be totally stable again but....
The good news is: By getting it corrected and then keeping it maintained it need never give you any of the nasty symptoms again.
Maintaining a correction is like servicing your car...it doesn't repair problems, it stops problems from occuring or recurring.
Regular spinal care prevents the old injuries from bothering you and keeps your healthy joints working at their optimum level.
Not to mention that a healthy spine means a healthy nerve supply from your spinal cord, so correct spinal adjustment also allows your body's innate healing ability full rein, so ALL of your systems work better.
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Why Does it Keep Coming Out?
One of the things that occurs when a body joint isn't functioning properly is that the muscles which are supposed to support the joint in the right place rapidly adapt to supporting it in the WRONG place.
The muscles can't overcome the lack of movement in a jammed
or FIXATED area so they get used to being at different tension and
in fact re-inforce the problem.
When the jammed area is re-aligned
or loosened up, the muscles pull it back to where it was, even
though that isn't the correct position.
They couldn't re-align a
jammed joint but they CAN mis-align a mobile joint.
And they do.
And
they do.
And they do.
This is probably the major reason for recurrent weakness in an area following injury. Your body literally pulls itself crooked because that's what it has gotten used to.
And just making the joints move isn't enough.
The muscles need to be adjusted too, so that they can support the correction instead of negate it.
Think of these stabilizing muscles as springs on each side of a swingdoor. If the springs are equal in tension, the door will stay closed, or will self-close if opened. But if one spring overpowers the other, the door will be pulled to that stronger side and it will be a little ajar.
You can close it as often as you like and the spring imbalance will open it a bit.
Muscles that do this balancing job in the spinal joints are called Intrinsic Muscles.
Loss of joint motion causes compensation- in the muscles and in the whole body.
Compensation produces mechanical stress in other parts.
This stress causes distortion to posture and function, which in turn creates secondary and tertiary conditions.
By adjusting the joint problem and then re-balancing the muscles your body is able to re-adapt so that your condition isn't as recurrent.
The bad news is: some damage is done when your original injury occurred so the area in trouble will never be totally stable again but....
The good news is: By getting it corrected and then keeping it maintained it need never give you any of the nasty symptoms again.
Maintaining a correction is like servicing your car...it doesn't repair problems, it stops problems from occuring or recurring.
Regular spinal care prevents the old injuries from bothering you and keeps your healthy joints working at their optimum level.
Not to mention that a healthy spine means a healthy nerve supply from your spinal cord, so correct spinal adjustment also allows your body's innate healing ability full rein, so ALL of your systems work better.
Return to Main Page