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Dr. Heaton 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.
Is a muscle spasm a cause or an effect?
With the knee-jerk use of muscle relaxers, you'd think it was a cause. But it's an effect. Chiropractors know that bones don't move unless muscles move them. And muscles don't contract unless commanded by the nervous system. That's why your nervous system is the focus of our Decatur chiropractic practice.
Backaches and Sciatica Articles
Each month, Dr. Larry Heaton publishes a new article related to backaches and sciatica. Here are some links to the current article and to previous months' articles.
- Month
- Article
- May 2012
- Scoliosis Facts
- April 2012
- Darn Gravity!
- March 2012
- Osteoporosis Strikes Men!
- February 2012
- Posture Police!
- January 2012
- Do You Know How to Sit?
- December 2011
- Cold Feet? Check Your Back!
- November 2011
- Is Your Job a Pain in the Back?
- October 2011
- Lifting Lessons
- September 2011
- Insidious NSAIDs
- August 2011
- Brace Yourself?
- July 2011
- Back Pain... From Your Feet?
- June 2011
- Is Your Job a Pain?
- May 2011
- Get Your Back Back!
- April 2011
- Sit Up Straight!
- March 2011
- Getting On Your Nerves
- February 2011
- Fore!
- January 2011
- Lumbar Control Panel
- December 2010
- Back Surgery Odds? 50/50
- November 2010
- Osteroporosis in Men
- October 2010
- Lift Right!
- September 2010
- Pinched Nerve? Probably Not!
- August 2010
- River of Nerves
- July 2010
- Laugh at Low Back Pain!