Lynne Koch Dr

The brain sends and receives messages to and from the rest of the body through the spinal cord and its branching nerves, thereby controlling all body functions. It tells the eyes to blink, the heart to beat, the lungs to breathe, arms & legs to move. Twenty-four moveable bones (vertebrae) surround and protect the spinal cord.

Many things (improper sitting, repetitive movements, twisting, bending, lifting, injury, trauma, overexertion) can cause the bones of the spine to lose their normal position or motion. This sets off a chain reaction of irritation and dysfunction affecting nerves, muscles, soft tissues, which results in degenerative changes throughout the body (numbness, tingling, pain, stiffness).