Chiropractic is a conservative health care system that emphasizes keeping the body’s structure in proper balance.  It deals with the whole person, and treats the cause of the problem rather than just the symptom.  In addition to restoring health and increasing resistance to disease, Chiropractic helps you maintain good health.

The Body’s Information Highway

The brain, vertebrae and nerves that make up the spinal column are an integral part of the central nervous system. In simple terms, the messages sent from the brain travel along the nerves in the the spinal column to all parts of your body.  Some of the messages require no conscious effort on your part like breathing or keeping your heart beating.  Others, like driving your car, do take conscious effort. They all however, use the spinal column which acts like an Information Super Highway to route the messages to the proper destination.  If these messages get obstructed, problems develop. The obstruction, alters the messages which leads to improper function of some body part or organ.  Improper function ultimately leads to pain, illness and disease.

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Yours in Health, Naturally!

Dr. Edward Gould

Most patients describe it as knife-like pain. Why does this occur? A little anatomy will help you to understand this. Each rib actually attaches to the spine in two different locations. At each site of attachment, a joint is formed allowing movement. Yes, the ribs move. If it weren’t for this movement, we could not take a breath or bend in this area. Because of these joints, certain movements can create problems. Typically, “extreme” twisting of the upper body will cause these joints to become misaligned or subluxated. When this happens the ligaments that surround the joints (joint capsule) become stretched and on occasion pulled inside the joint allowing the capsule to be pinched. This is what causes that horrible knife-like pain. Treating this requires a thorough understanding of the anatomy in this area and the skill to adjust the rib head(s) back into their proper location.

Rib head pain, if not treated properly will become chronic.  If you are experiencing this type of pain and you live in the Cincinnati area, give me a call and schedule an exam.  Allowing this condition to become chronic is a mistake that all regret.

I hope this post was helpful.

Dr. Gould