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Dr. Power Asks...
If you have a fever, are you sick or healthy?
Chiropractors love asking this question because it gets to the root of the chiropractic difference. Turns out fevers, vomiting, coughing and even sneezing are all healthy responses. It means your body is working correctly. Taking medications to suppress these natural processes can actually prolong your recovery.
Would you rather feel good or be healthy?
Ask most people in Portland and they want to feel good. Careful! Would you take medicine that makes you feel good, rather than vomit to expel improperly prepared food? Every chiropractic practice member knows that you can't measure your health by how you feel. True health is when your body works as it should.
What Causes Subluxations?
Not only must your spine help you stand erect, it must allow you to move while allowing the vital nerve communications between your brain and your body. Your spinal cord and nerve roots are the most vulnerable part of your nervous system. That’s why we’re so interested in your spine. If your spine isn’t working right, your nervous system probably isn’t either—even if you feel great and don’t have any symptoms!
There are many causes of spinal subluxations. They fall into three broad categories. Here are some of the causes our practice members have mentioned:
Physical
- Being born
- Learning to walk
- Raking leaves
- Shoveling dirt
- Car accidents
- Getting into your car
- Sitting on your wallet
- Hotel beds
- Contact sports
- High heeled shoes
- Sweeping the garage
- A bad pillow
Mental
- Getting bad news
- Tomorrow’s deadline
- Stress
- Feeling rushed
- Job interview
- Frustration
- The holidays
- Paying the bills
- Being late
- Your mother-in-law
- Funerals
- A speeding ticket
Chemical
- Drugs
- Muscle relaxers
- Alcohol
- Pain pills
- Cigarette smoke
- Paint fumes
- Vaccinations
- Sleeping pills
- Preservatives
- Allergic reactions
- Too much coffee
- Anesthesia