ChiropracticChiropractic E Bringing Out The Best In You!PL M SA An Introduction 8TH EDITION TEDD KOREN, D.C. Discover what Why has chiropractic chiropractic can become so popular? do for your family. This healing art, science and philosophy, discov ered over a century ago, is now the most widely used natural health profession in the world. hiropractic continues to It is the most popular drug-free, TTodayoday millions of people visit grow because it is effective, surgery-free healthcare system in their neighborhood doctor of Csafe and gentle and because the world, offering you and your chiropractic and millions more it respects your body’s natural family a real choice. would, if they only knew. This healing and recuperative powers. book is dedicated to them. E hiropractic releases deep headache, sciatica, emotional and Your Vital Connection ................... 2 stress within your body/mind neurological conditions and many, What Is A Subluxation? .................. 4 Cso you’ll function better, many others. permitting your natural healing Is My Structural System Healthy? ..... 6 PPeopleeople also visit their chiropractors L ability, your inner healer, to for more energy, improved sports What Caused My Subluxations? ........ 8 function better. Spinal Degeneration ..................... 9 performance, better balance, Your Inner Healer ....................... 10 That’s why nearly every condition clearer thinking, better resistance to which the fl esh is heir has to disease and to help ensure The Connections Of Health ............ 12 P responded to chiropractic including drug-free lives for themselves and Infants & Children ...................... 14 ear infections, asthma, allergies, their families. WeWe welcome you to Pregnancy ................................ 16 colic, bed-wetting, hearing our chiropractic family; you will Women’s Wellness ...................... 17 problems, skin conditions, digestive discover for yourself why so many Sports & Athletics ....................... 18 and menstrual problems, infertility, people say,say, “Chiropractic brings Accidents & Trauma .................... 19 spine and nerve pain, colds and fl u, out the best in me.” Neck Problems & Whiplash ............ 20 MHeadache & Migraine ................... 21 Low Back Problems ..................... 22 Disc Problems & Back Surgery ......... 23 Sciatica & Leg Pain ..................... 24 Shoulder, Arm & Hand Problems ...... 25 WelcomeWelcome to the A TMJ & Carpal Tunnel .................... 26 Fibromyalgia ............................. 27 Parkinson’s Disease/ Multiple Sclerosis ....................... 28 exciting world S Feel Young/Stay Healthy ............... 29 The Winsor Autopsies ................... 30 Masha & Dasha .......................... 31 Frequently Asked Questions ........... 32 of chiropractic! When Will I Get Better? ................ 34 Why Should I Return If I’m Feeling Fine? ..................... 35 Journey to Optimum Health ........... 36 My Structural System ................... 37 Copyright © 2011 by Tedd Koren, D.C. All rights reserved. 1 m Sympathetic chain - ToTo eyes, ears and other sense organs; glands and blood vessels of the brain; immune response; bone growth; fat metabolism; reaction to stress; brain m C1 - Blood supply to the head, pituitary function gland, scalp, bones of the face, brain, inner and middle earear,, sympathetic nervous system, eyes m C4 - Nose, lips, mouth, eustachian tube, m C2 - Eyes, optic nerves, auditory nerves, mucous membranes, lungs sinuses, mastoid bones, tongue, forehead, m C5 - VocalVocal cords, neck glands, pharynx heart m C6 - Neck muscles, shoulders, tonsils Your Vital Connection m C3 - Cheeks, outer ear,ear, face, bones, teeth, m C7 - Thyroid gland, bursa in the shoulders, trifacial nerve, lungs Your nervous system is the center of your thoughts, elbows memory, learning and consciousness. Your muscles, m T1 - Arms from the elbows down, including m Brachial plexus - Forms the radial, ulnar,ulnar, blood vessels and glands as well as your internal hands, arms, wrists and fi ngers; esophagus median and other nerves that go to the and trachea; heart muscles, joints and other structures of organs and systems need a healthy nervous system m T2 - Heart, including its valves and the shoulder,shoulder, arm, wrist, hand and fi ngers to function properly. covering; coronary arteries; lungs; bronchial tubes m T3 - Lungs, bronchial tubes, pleura, chest, breast, heart our spine consists of 24 vertebrae Your fi ve lumbar (lower back) YourYour spinal column has m T4 - Gallbladder,Gallbladder, common duct, plus your sacrum and coccyx. vertebrae are the biggest, thickest heart, lungs, bronchial tubes four functions: m T5 - Liver,Liver, solar plexus, The fi rst of your seven cervical and most massive vertebrae. These Y m T7 - Pancreas, duodenum, circulation (general), heart, support the weight of your entire • To house and protect your (neck) vertebrae (C1), called the stomach, liver, spleen, esophagus, stomach spine, which is why so many spinal gallbladder, peritoneum “atlas,” is directly under your skull. spinal cord and spinal nerves m T6 - Stomach, esophagus, problems are in the lower back m T8 - Spleen, stomach, liver, Your second (C2), the “axis,” permits • To support your hips and peritoneum, duodenum (lumbar) area. shoulders E pancreas, gallbladder, adrenal head turning and tilting. cortex, small intestine, pyloric Your sacrum is made up of fi ve fused • To serve as an attachment Cervical vertebrae C3 through valve vertebrae. The sacrum and the hips to your muscles m T9 - Adrenal cortex, pancreas, m T10 - Kidneys,Kidneys, appendix, C7 continue through the neck. spleen, gallbladder, ovaries, on either side make up your pelvis. • To support your head and testes, ovaries, uterus, adrenal L uterus, small intestine Your 12 thoracic (mid-back) vertebrae Your coccyx, four fused vertebrae, ribs cortex, spleen, pancreas, large (T1 through T12) all connect to the is what’s left of your tailbone. intestine ribs in the back, and all but two m T11 - Kidneys,Kidneys, ureters, large intestine, urinary bladder,bladder, (T11 and T12, which “fl oat”) join C1 m L1 - Large intestine, inguinal adrenal medulla, adrenal the sternum (breastbone) in front. PC2 7 rings, uterus C3 Cervical cortex, uterus, ovaries, m L2 - Appendix, abdomen, upper C4 Spine ileocecal valve leg, urinary bladder C5 Vertebrae m T12 - Small intestine, lymph (Neck) C6 m L3 - Sex organs, uterus, bladder, circulation, large intestine, C7 knees, prostate, large intestine urinary bladder,bladder, uterus, T1 m L4 - ProstateProstate gland, muscles of the kidneys, ileocecal valve T2 lower back, sciatic nerve All your internal T3 M T4 m L5 - Lower legs, ankles, feet, prostate organs are connected T5 12 T6 Thoracic m Sacral plexus - Forms the to your brain via the T7 Spine sciatic as well as other Vertebrae m Sacrum - Hip bones, buttocks, rectum, nerves that go to muscles, T8 (Mid-back) sex organs, genitalia, urinary bladder, nerves that emit from joints and other structures T9 ureters, prostate of the leg, knee, ankle, feet A your spine. T10 m Coccyx - Rectum, anus and toes T11 T12 L1 5 S L2 Lumbar notes Spine Vertebrae L3 (Lower Back) L4 L5 Sacrum & Coccyx (Tailbone) 2 3 What Is A Subluxation? The fi ve components of the tissue damage muscle damage overall health Vertebral Subluxation Complex. 3 (histopathology) 4 (myopathology) 5 degeneration (pathophysiology) joint damage nerve damage 1(kinesiopathology) 2 (neuropathology) tight muscles misaligned vertebraevertebrae muscle spasms spinal deformation trigger points locked joints E swelling bone deformation “pinched”, stressed & compressed nerves L redness irritated disc deformation nervesP heat pain m Abnormal pressure on joints The following articles provided invaluable and nearby soft tissues background for the information contained on stress on discs these pages: m Swelling 1. Flesia J. A psychoepistemological basis for the unbalanced m Soft tissue damage m Muscles chronically tense, m Dis-ease (overall body sacrum new Renaissance intellectual. Renaissance Int’l. Newsletter. 1982. m Tender and painful areas, muscle spasms malfunction) M 2. Dishman RW. Review of the literature especially to touch supporting a scientifi c basis for the chiropractic m Weakened muscles, cartilage, m Accelerated aging subluxation complex. JMPT. 1985;8:163-174. m Unnatural wear and tear causes ligaments and tendons m Chronic fatigue 3. Lantz C. The vertebral subluxation complex. m Vertebrae out of proper alignment m Nerves compressed, stretched ICA Review. Sept/Oct 1989;37-61. arthritic changes to the joints m Pain m Lessened ability to respond to m 4. Lantz C. The vertebral subluxation complex, and nearby tissues m Postural distortions physical and emotional stress Increased stress on joints, discs or “pinched” part 2: the neurological and myopathological and ligaments m Abnormal nerve function components. CRJ. 1990;1(4):19-38. m Lowered resistance to disease A 5. Flesia J. The component basis of the vertebral m Joint degeneration, bone m “Locked” (jammed) or “clicking” m Altered internal organ function subluxation complex. ICA Review. Spring 1991; joints m Pain 22-23. deformation, disc destruction 6. Wallace H, Wallace J, Resh R. Advances m m Pain m Attention defi cit disorders, in paraspinal thermographic analysis. CRJ. Loss of height m Reduced range of motion addictive behavior, psychosis 1993;2(3):39-64. m Inability to “hold” spinal S 7. Flesia J. The component basis of the vertebral m Shoulders, hips, knees and feet and other conditions