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Dr. Jeffery  Asks some important questions of interest to Portland residents - Chiropractor Portland Dr. Jeffery Asks...

Why is a "slipped disc" unlikely?
Separating each spinal vertebra is a disc. Its fibrous outer ring holds in a jelly-like material. Because of the way a disc attaches to the spinal bones above and below it, it can't actually "slip." However, a disc can bulge, tear, herniate, thin and collapse. But it can't slip.
What controls every cell, tissue and organ of your body?
DNA? Wrong. Immune system? Wrong? Hormones? Wrong. It's your nervous system, consisting of your brain, spinal cord and all the nerves of your body. When a chiropractor sees a Portland patient with say, stomach problems, we want to know why the brain is unable to properly control and regulate the stomach. Which prompts us to examine the nervous system—the focus of chiropractic care.

Before and After Changes

Notice the huge postural changes in these people. The patients in these photos were asked to simply "breath in, breath out and let there bodies relax." Theses photos are taking just prior to and just after the patients first adjustment with Advanced Biostructural Correction.  The photos have been cropped only (so all sizes are the same) and have not been altered in anyway.

Notice the head position as well as the shoulder position. Patients appear more relaxed because the tension has been lifted from the shoulders and neck muscles. Almost everyone also notices that they can breath easier and deeper, bend and move easier and several people report that the room appears brighter - as if their vision has improved. If you examine the photos carefully you may even notice the difference in facial color, almost everyones face is noticably more colorful and the color is more symetrical.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Improve Your Posture, Improve Your Health

From a chiropractic standpoint many studies are missing a key factor: spinal movement. When the spine moves in a balanced and relaxed manner many things happen that calms the body’s natural stress response.

Positive motion nerve impulses from the spine go to various parts of your brain. This lowers your blood pressure, heart rate, breathing rate, blood glucose, muscle spasms, anxiety and several other natural stress responses. This positive nerve supply allows you to think clearly, learn better, have a better outlook on life, heal faster and enjoy yourself.

It is funny how we keep looking outside ourselves for a cure for something that is inside. Maybe, if we focused on who we are and what we are capable of then we could be the healthy garden that other people see.

Understanding Human Biomechanics

The joints and muscles of the body function most efficiently when they are in physical balance. Principles of engineering have shown that with any physical entity, whether it is a bridge, a building, or the human body— Structure dictates function.

The body is a biomechanical kinetic chain where abnormal movements at one line, or joint, can interfere with proper movements at other joints.

During standing and walking, our bodies are subjected to natural forces and postures that can inflict mechanical stress and strain throughout the interrelated chain of joints and muscles. When imbalance is present, there is a negative impact on the knees, hips, pelvis, and spine. Some patients must have these abnormal forces reduced before they can achieve improved spinal function.

It’s a chain reaction.

Healthcare professionals know alleviating pain in one part of your body often requires treating a different part. The pain you feel in your neck could be caused by a misalignment in your spine that is caused by unbalanced positioning in your feet. See? It’s a chain reaction.