Friday, February 8, 2008

Blind Man Sees Again

Blind man sees again
Although the article that is linked here says that they don't know how it happened, the chiropractor when they interview him explains it quite well. When our spine is subluxated (out of proper alignment) it interfers with our nervous system. Our nervous system is what carries out the messages sent by our brain, when the spine is out of alignment, these messages get interrupted, and can't carry out the job they were sent to do. Once this mans subluxations were corrected his brain was capable of getting the message to the nerves in the eye, therefore restoring the eyesight. Chiropractors don't "fix" backs, they adjust the spine to optimize the nervous systems function. Low back pain is often a result of a subluxation much higher in the spine. Just picture this, your eyes always have to be level, so if your atlas (the top bone in your spine) is out of alignment your body will naturally position itself to keep your eyes level. This may be by raising a shoulder, dipping a hip etc. Because you are no longer standing naturally, your muscles get sore because they are holding your body in place to keep your eyes level. This can cause all kinds of back pain because of the stress on your muscles. A chiropractor goes in and finds which vertebra is out of alignment and "adjusts" it back into alignment. Do you have to go to a chiropractor forever? No, but if you have been subluxated for 5, 10, 20 years your muscles have been holding the bones incorrectly and need to be retrained. Therefore, you may have to see a chiropractor more than once. Initially the treatment may be very frequent, and begin to space out as your see improvement. After you are in good repair you can usually feel when you are "out" and go and see the chiropractor. Most people find that going once a month or every other month for maintence helps keep them in optimum condition. Do you go and get maintenance on your teeth every 6 months? A physical once a year? Do you get the oil changed on your car every 3000 miles so it last longer? You should be treating your nervous system to this same routine of Wellness Care!

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