I’ve talked before
about how all the aspects of my Chiropractic BioPhysics methods are
interconnected, but there’s actually an anatomical law that can help illustrate
how important they are. It’s called Davis’ law, and it’s used to describe “how
soft tissue models along imposed demands.”[1] In other
words, if tension is placed on ligaments or soft tissue, this soft tissue will
elongate. In the same way, if soft tissue remains in a relaxed state for a long
enough time, it will shorten.
So what does this mean
for your chiropractic care?
Well, first, Davis’ law
shows that merely going to a chiropractor and getting adjusted will not
lengthen your soft tissue. What damaged (shortened) soft tissue needs is to be
stretched. And what I offer—that many other chiropractors do not—is a traction system that does just
that (see my earlier blog post for a full overview of Chiropractic BioPhysics
techniques).
During traction, my
patients stand on a vibration plate to stimulate proprioceptors (joint
receptors) to re-educate the brain and create new, proper posture habits. We
call this neuromuscular re-education.
Traction ultimately
causes “creep,” or a stretching of the soft tissue, which enables the spine to
return to its natural, normal position. Adjustments do aid your spinal health,
but I believe it is the combination of adjustments and traction that really provide
long-term results.
Keep in mind, however,
that if soft tissue, ligaments, tendons, etc. have shortened, it can impair the
ability to restore the spine to its ideal position. Creep will not and cannot happen without force over time,
just as the damage done to my patients’ spines does not appear overnight.
A good analogy for
creep is shooting a rubber band. Sure, you can shoot a rubber band once, twice,
or even a few times without stretching it out because the stretch has not been
held for a long enough length of time to make a permanent change to the band’s
structure. But if you continue to shoot it repeatedly, and stretch it slowly,
holding the stretch, of course it will eventually elongate. Your spine is much
the same way; after days, months, or even years of bad habits that lead to
shortened soft tissue in your back, this tissue can’t immediately return to its
ideal length and position. What it needs is continuous re-education of the
nerves and tissues so that you can live a pain-free, healthy lifestyle, not
just get out of pain for a short time. That’s why a combination of spinal
adjustments and my traction system is the best way to reverse spinal damage.
"Working
to restore GOD's perfect design in you!"
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