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Do you have any of these Symptom
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Slipped Disk
Slipped disc (there's
really no such thing!) refers to a condition
where the pad of tissue between two spinal
bones is shifted out of normal position.
Discs are important and useful when healthy.
The discs allow the spine to support body
movement and keep the spinal bones from
grinding together when our backs move. The
discs also assist the spinal bones to
properly protect the spinal cord which
carries thousands of nerves through it.
Vertebral discs are layered between stacked
spinal bones. The outsides of the
discs are made of an elastic mesh like
tissue that is fused to the spinal bones.
Inside the elastic webbing is a gel-like
hydraulic system that is 88% water and
helps react to compression.
Any misalignments of the spinal bones can
result in decreased function of the
discs . The misaligned spinal bones cause
the disc in between the bones to be squeezed
out. When it bulges out past the sides of
the vertebrae, the disc is considered
"slipped", although bulged would be a better
term.
Chiropractic works to gently realign the
spinal bones that are keeping stress
on the discs. Once the pressure is taken off
of the discs, they return to their
normal position and are allowed to heal,
once again providing proper shock
absorption to the spine.
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