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WHAT IS A PINCHED NERVE ?
Jan 20th
People hear the term “pinched nerve”, as in “Pinched Nerve in the neck”, but often, don’t know what it really means. Most nerves don’t actually get “pinched”, as you would do with your thumb and forefinger
on a garden hose to increase pressure by direct physical contact with the house. Most nerves that are called “pinched nerves” are getting abnormal or excessive amounts of pressure, usually partial pressures. There is a gradient in the opening for the nerve called a “pressure gradient”, and when some object such as disc material, swollen tissues, etc., start to taking up more space in the hole between the bones, the “intervertebral foramen”, there can be a relative pressure increase. This can also happen if a disc starts to taking up space in the spinal canal. This situation, in which an opening through which a nerve courses, has a decrease in its size or patency, it is called “stenosis”.
Increased pressure on the nerve can cause it to function incorrectly, and depending on whether it is a motor nerve, sensory nerve, or mixed, once there is additional pressure, one can have negative outcomes. A motor nerve that has too much pressure on it can result in decreased strength of an extremity for example, or, if there is sensory function to the nerve, one might feel numbness, or a decreased ability to feel certain stimuli.
Duration : 0:3:26
PINCHED NERVE SPINE
Jan 12th
Nerves in general, especially nerve roots, are not getting actually “pinched” as in getting a kink in it, but instead, most of the situations people are describing as a Pinched Nerve, is actually a situation in which there is a pressure increase (or a partial pressure increase) on the nerve. From experiments in nerve physiology, we know that nerves do not respond well to increase pressure on them, and indeed, even a relatively small increase in pressure can have dramatic effects and in causing nerve pathology.
In the area where the nerve exits the spinal cord, and moves outward to supply the body, any decrease in the patency, or opening size of the “hole between the spinal bones” or “intervertebral foramen” can have a disastrous effect on nerve function. A decrease in the size of the opening of the intervertebral foramen is called “foraminal stenosis” and a decrease in the size of the canal which transmits the spinal cord, is called spinal canal stenosis.
Now, there is not a pill for this ill. In other words, one can take pain killers and muscle relaxants until they are coming out of your ears, and if one still have improper alignment, or lack of movement of a spinal segment, in combination with improper alignment, then drugs won’t fix it. Much like a shoulder which has become dislocated, there needs to be a physical intervention to bring back proper alignment and proper function. In the case of a subluxed vertebral complex, an adjustment or spinal manipulation is the quickest way to address the problem.
Duration : 0:2:7
What Does a Chiropractor Do? : Chiropractic Relief of Neck Pain
Dec 29th
How neck adjustments are performed at the chiropractor in this free alternative medicine video.
Expert: Brian Renner
Bio: Brian Renner graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Iowa. He is currently practicing in Fontana, California at the Southridge Chiropractic Center.
Filmmaker: Nili Nathan
Duration : 0:2:26
Neck & Back Pain, About — Austin Chiropractor
Nov 29th
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Neck & Back Pain, About — Austin Chiropractor
Dr. Jeff Echols discusses the causes and treatment for neck and Back Pain.
More than 90% of people with back pain respond to chiropractic care.
This video includes a demonstration of Chiropractic adjustment techniques, including physical therapy using a message table and electrical stimulation.
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http://www.dcnrt.com/
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Duration : 0:11:19
CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENT (www.docgunter.com)
Oct 27th
This video shows how Chiropractic adjustments are performed by Dr. Stephen R. Gunter, DC. It is an actual office visit and was posted for educational purposes and to promote dialogue. For those interested in this field, this is a great video to observe. If there are questions, Dr. Gunter will check in to answer.
Frequently asked question:
“What was that clicky thing he was pushing on him? He does it at 4:26″
Answer by Dr. Gunter (BackCarePlus)
“This is clearly the most common question I get. That is an adjusting instrument called an Activator. It is spring loaded for rapid delivery of a force to move one vertebra at a time and has some advantages (and disadvantages, too) compared to traditional manual techniques. This treatment sequence shows several distinct methods of correction, and I commonly combine them in the manner shown, although there are times that one single method may be more desirable on a given treatment session.”
Duration : 0:8:55
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