Being a second generation chiropractor I have been able to watch the profession of chiropractic evolve for over 30 years. We have always known that a chiropractic works, just look at the amazing results we get. It has not been until the last 15 to 20 years that we have come to understand “why” what we do works. The decade of the 90′s was the decade of brain research, and with that research came the understanding of how a chiropractic adjustment is so powerful in reducing pain.
What is it that you think of when you think of a chiropractor? Is it “bone cruncher”? Or maybe “bone doc”? While these are good answers they are unfortunately very f quite far from the truth. In all reality we are doctors of the nervous system. Sound a little out there? Let me show you just how we utilize the nervous system to get our patients out of pain.
When a joint in the body becomes stuck because of injury, poor posture, yard work, etc… it creates a chain reaction. This “joint fixation” or area that is stuck, will decrease the rate of firing of the joint mechanoreceptor in turn decreasing the rate of firing of the large diameter 1A fibers of the nerve. This decrease of the rate of firing decreases the inhibition of C fibers, or the pain fibers of the nerve which will increase activity of these C fibers. This process leads to an increase in pain. Whew…OK now that we have that out of the way…
To reverse this process you have to increase the frequency of firing of the joint mechanoreceptors, this increasing firing of the 1A fibers, which then inhibits transmission to the C fibers all leading to a decrease in pain!
Now that we got the technical mumbo jumbo out of the way lets talk about your low back pain. Many times low back pain is caused by the bones in your back not being able to move normally and this leads to pain. Your Bellevue chiropractor will get the bones moving normally which will then decrease your pain.
Now when you are at parties you can impress people with your knowledge of how chiropractic works. Not only that, but you can help yourself and others by getting your nervous system out of pain.
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