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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.
Wellness Articles
Each month, Dr. Larry Heaton publishes a new article related to wellness. Here are some links to the current article and to previous months' articles.
- Month
- Article
- May 2012
- Sunglasses 101
- April 2012
- Age Well
- March 2012
- Does Work Make You Sick?
- February 2012
- Pollution Inside Your House
- January 2012
- Medicine Cabinet Overhaul
- December 2011
- Nap Time!
- November 2011
- Life After Loss
- October 2011
- Filter Facts
- September 2011
- Mind Music
- August 2011
- Listen to Your Feet
- July 2011
- What Exactly Is Wellness?
- June 2011
- Learn for Life
- May 2011
- Dating Your Spouse
- April 2011
- What Is GERD?
- March 2011
- Sick of Debt?
- February 2011
- Forgive for the Health of It
- January 2011
- Dear Diary
- December 2010
- Chiropractic and Wellness
- November 2010
- Longevity Secrets
- October 2010
- Just Dance!
- September 2010
- What Your Gums Are Telling You
- August 2010
- Drink Up!
- July 2010
- How to Catch a Cold