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What are the signs of spine misalignment?

Your spine can be misaligned from injury or the daily activities of life. Fortunately, chiropractic can help realign your spine through noninvasive manual methods that target the body’s self-healing processes.

What does it mean when your spine is out of alignment?

The spine is made up of a complex network of bones, joints, and muscles that work together to keep your body functioning optimally. When your spine is misaligned, something in the spinal system has been misplaced, which negatively affects the functions of the spine including the functionality of the nervous system which affects the whole body.

Health Tips: How do I find out if my spine is misaligned?

Several symptoms could indicate a spinal misalignment including headaches, back pain, neck pain, fatigue, knee pain, hip pain, tingling or numbness, trouble sleeping, or inability to maintain proper posture. All these issues are connected to correct spinal alignment. You can also look at your legs when you’re sitting down; if one is longer than the other, your pelvis may be misaligned.

Can a chiropractor change the alignment of your spine?

The focus of chiropractic is to realign your bones, joints, and muscles through noninvasive manual manipulation. Since the spine is central to the nervous system, it connects the brain to the rest of the body, chiropractors focus on identifying and correcting spinal subluxations so your body can be in alignment, out of pain, and functioning optimally.

Can tight muscles cause spinal misalignment?

When the muscles connected to the spine are tight, the tension can pull on the bones they are connected to and cause spinal misalignment. Your chiropractor can give you stretches and exercises to keep your muscles loose and help prevent spinal misalignment from tight muscles.

Can misalignment in the neck correct itself with time or not?

Depending on the severity of the misalignment, the body may be able to correct it with time. Most misalignment will not completely go away on their own and the pain is an indication that it needs to be realigned. A chiropractor will identify the misalignment and put it back in place so you can experience pain relief and full range of motion.

Is slouching bad for your spine?

Good posture supports the correct curvature of the spine. Slouching puts strain on the muscles and tissues in the back and your body compensates by misaligning your spine. You should practice good posture and do exercises to strengthen your spine and keep it in the correct alignment.

Is spinal subluxation a medically valid problem?

A spinal subluxation means that the spine is out of alignment so it’s not functioning optimally which can cause not only pain but other issues like fatigue. If your spine is subluxated, you should seek chiropractic treatment to manually manipulate your spine back into place so your body can function correctly.

Can chiropractors correct spine problems?

Chiropractic focuses on the realignment of the spine to promote overall body health. They correct it through manual manipulation, adjustments, and treatment plans targeted to aid the body’s natural healing process. Chiropractors can correct spinal problems through regular treatment after identifying the problem at an initial exam.

Can yoga be helpful in spine alignment?

Yoga is a practice that helps heal your body by improving your posture, promoting healthy spine alignment, and strengthening your core muscles. The practice works in tandem with chiropractic because chiropractic focuses on spinal alignment and yoga focuses on strengthening spinal muscles by bringing your body’s awareness to it.

Alignment: Why do my arms go weak when I have back pain?

The spinal cord and the spinal nerves are the main part of the central nervous system which sends messages from the brain to the rest of the body. If the system is disrupted by a spinal misalignment in the upper back, the messages/nerve signals to the arms are disrupted which can cause pain or weakness to your arms and hands.

What is Cervical Spine (neck) surgery?

Cervical spine surgery is prescribed to relieve chronic neck pain, numbness, tingling or weakness, restore nerve function, or prevent abnormal neck movement. It is usually recommended for people with degenerative disorders, trauma, or severe spinal instability. A surgeon may fuse two spinal vertebrae with a bone graft or insert metal plates or screws to stabilize the spine and restore function to the spinal cord. Before considering surgery, consult a chiropractor to see if they can use a noninvasive adjustment to correct your cervical spine.

What does straightening of lumbar lordosis or lumbar spine mean?

Straightening of the lumbar lordosis means that the lumbar spine or lower back has lost some of its natural curvature. If the spine is in correct alignment, then a person’s body weight is evenly distributed from the head through the spine and down to the hips. But a straightened lumbar lordosis shifts the body’s center of gravity forward, causing the weight to be unnaturally distributed which can cause knee, hip, and back pain.

What does an unremarkable lumbar spine mean?

When your medical provider takes an x-ray and says you have an unremarkable lumbar spine, it means that it is normal and there are no indicators of fracture or arthritis.

What causes a curve in the spine?

Your spine maintains a gentle curve naturally from front to back, but if the curve becomes exaggerated or curves in a direction (Side to side) that it wasn’t meant to it can cause disorders like scoliosis. Although the exact cause of a spinal curve can be hard to pinpoint and may be idiopathic (from unknown origin), it is may be caused by a birth defect, spinal tumor, a degenerative condition like arthritis, poor posture over time, or injury.

What is the cause of spinal curvature that is not curable?

The exact causes of incurable spinal curvature conditions like scoliosis are not known. They are most often hereditary, but can also be caused by a birth defect, spinal injury, or spinal cord abnormality.

Could my misaligned jaw be the cause of scoliosis?

A misaligned jaw can change the balance of your head on your cervical spine and which can cause a head tilt. A head tilt is a side to side deviation of the spine but is not categorized clinically as scoliosis. Realigning the jaw can help improve the symptoms of a head tilt which can contribute to neck pain.

How can a chiropractor help with scoliosis?

Chiropractors use non-invasive adjustments and traction to realign and remove the pressure from the spine to help alleviate pain caused by scoliosis. Chiropractors can also prescribe a natural treatment plan of exercises to help strengthen joints and ways of movement to minimize pain from scoliosis.

Is Spondylolysis considered a type of spinal fracture?

Spondylolysis is not a spinal fracture, rather it is another term to to describe osteoarthritis, wear and tear arthritis or age related degeneration in the spine. It is often referenced on X-ray reports.

When is chiropractic more beneficial than physiotherapy?

The main goal of chiropractic is pain relief by adjusting the spine and joints to their proper alignment through manual manipulation. The main goal of physiotherapy is pain-free movement by focusing on how the body moves. Chiropractic is more beneficial if you are experiencing back pain, neck pain, joint pain, or headaches because chiropractors will identify and realign the the misaligned joints which aid in pain free movement. Oftentimes chiropractors and physical therapists can work together to get patients pain free!

Call Thrive Chiropractic at 208-345-2222 today to see how they can help with your spinal misalignment.