Years of training and experience, plus sophisticated analysis techniques, enable
your Doctor of Chiropractic to detect subluxations, but there are some simple things you can look
for to find out if your spine is healthy.
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Your heels wear out unevenly. |
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Can be due to uneven leg length or stress along the length
of the spine.
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You can't take a satisfying deep breath. |
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Breath, health, spinal health and energy are all interrelated.
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Your jaw "clicks". |
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Can be caused by neck or hip subluxations.
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You have to "crack" your neck, back, or other
joints a lot. |
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Can be caused by areas of your spine that are locked or moving improperly.
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You can't twist turn your head or hips to either side easily
and equally. |
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Reduced range of motion.
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You are often fatigued. |
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Stress on your nervous system and an unbalanced spine drains your energy. 1,
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You have poor concentration. |
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Subluxations affect your clarity of thinking.
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You have low resistance to disease. |
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Subluxations affect your immune and neuroendocrine system which plays
an important role in your resistance to disease and your ability to fight
infection.
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Your foot flares out when walking. |
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This test is easy as long as you don't cheat. Merely look
at your feet as you walk. Do they both point forward, or does one foot appear
to flare outward or inward? Do both? Foot flare may be a sign of a problem
in the lower spine or hips, or stress in the upper neck or base
of the brain. 3
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One leg appears shorter than the other. |
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Keep your shoes on, and lie down. Have someone stand behind
you, look down at your feet, and gently push your heels toward your head.
Compare where the heels meet the shoes. One foot (it's often the right)
may appear anywhere from 1/8" to 1" shorter than the other.
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You have poor posture. |
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Stand on two bathroom scales. The weight distribution should
be about the same over each foot. If it is not, that's a good sign that
your spine, hips or head are off centre.
Another indicator of Subluxations is that when you stand in front of a mirror, one shoulder is lower than the other, or your head is tipped to one side. Also, have someone else look at your posture from the side. If your ear is not right over the tip of your shoulder, you may be subluxated.
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You have headaches, back aches, sore or tender spots in
muscles or joints. |
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Common symptoms of subluxations.
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You have a constant stressful feeling and tension especially
in muscles and joints. |
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Muscles are affected by subluxations.
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You feel stiffness in your back and neck. |
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Stiffness may be a sign of subluxation damage to the spine.
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You just don't feel right, you are in general poor health. |
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Subluxations can affect your overall health. |
