Spinal
Degeneration
The Healthy Spine:
- gentle curves
- disc spaces are
even
- bones are smooth
- full range of motion
without pain
- can handle more
physical and mental stress
Degeneration
Phase One (birth to age 20)
- loss of normal
spine curve
- disc, joint, muscle,
and some nerve damage
- posture is distorted
- less energy
- height may diminish
The
response to spinal care is generally good.
Degeneration
Phase Two (ages 20 to 40)
- increasing decay,
disc narrowing, and bone deformation
- spinal canal narrowing
(Stenosis) may occur
- aches and pains
are more common
- fatigue
- reduced ability
to cope with stress
- height decrease
continues
With Chiropractic,
significant improvement is possible.
Degeneration
Phase Three (ages 40 to 65)
- greater posture
imbalance
- increased nerve
damage
- permanent scar
tissue
- advanced bone deformation
- beginnings of physical
and /or mental weakness or disability
- loss of energy
and height loss also occur
Some reversal is possible.
Degeneration
Phase Four (65 and older)
- degeneration of
the cartilage and bone
- bone fusion, constant
pain, and discomfort
- no permanent loss
of height
- inability to turn,
bend and twist
- physical and mental
weakness and disability are evident
This is often irreversible.
Chiropractic care may provide symptomatic relief only.
Reversing
Spinal Degeneration:
Chiropractic care
can reduce, halt, and even reverse spinal degeneration by improving
spinal balance and posture and keeping the joints, nerves, and
discs, healthy and strong. Of course, the best approach to spinal
degeneration is to prevent it in the first place! That's why spinal
check-ups for all children and adults should be a part of everyone's
health care regime.
Spinal
degeneration is one of the more obvious effects of spinal nerve
stress damage. In North America, significant amounts of spinal
degeneration can be detected in over one-third of the population
by age 30. By age 70, it is present in nearly everyone and often
in advanced stages; it has been blamed for the 198, 000 cases
of patients who are either bed or chair ridden.
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