Spinal adjustment

Richard the Third is a monumental piece of history for more than just being the last king of York. Richard died in the battle of Bosworth Field and is known as one of the top fighters of his time. However, years later when a team of anthropologists and archaeologists finally found his lost remains they came across an unbelievable discovery; Richard had extreme scoliosis. Scoliosis is a disease that damages the curvature of the spine leading to other health complications. Richard’s form of this…

The five main parts of the brain are:- Midbrain, Pons Varolii, Medulla Oblongata, Cerebrum and Cerebellum The midbrain is forms part of the brainstem (along with the medulla oblongata and pons varolii). It is responsible for your level of consciousness. The midbrain consists of two stalk-like bans that come out from the base of the cerebrum and lead into the pons varolii. It contains both grey and white matter. The pons varolii is located just below the midbrain and is responsible for…

The brain is the control focal point of the human body. The human brain stores data, corresponding that data with other data to offer the body some assistance with making selections and to have the body put the decisions into actions. The brain and spinal cord are created from the neural tube. The neural tube then extends causing the tube to then makes three locales called the primary brain vesicles: prosencephalon, mesencephalon, and the rhombencephalon. The prosencephalon and rhombencephalon…

ALS Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is a progressive disorder that is inherited or acquired. It affects motor neurons. Motor neurons are cells that are in the brain, brain stem and spinal cord and their function is to carry an electrical signal to a muscle and trigger it to contract or relax. Medical terminology, a means without, my is muscle and trophic is nourishment. Lateral is pertaining to the side/direction that is affected and sclerosis is an abnormal condition of hardening. It was…

is known by upper and lower motor neuron degeneration. As the upper motor neurons deteriorate, the cells “suffer from a retrograde axonal loss with secondary myelin pallor and gliosis”. While these changes are more severe at the brainstem and upper spinal cord, they…

at C5. The C5-C6 spinal segment is located just beneath the middle of the cervical spine and helps provide the neck with structural support and flexibility. The cervical spine consists of seven vertebrae and is located at the base of the skull. Its function is to support the skull, enabling head movements back and forth, and from side to side, as well as protecting the spinal cord. Each cervical has its own functions. Say if the injury happened at The C2 - C3 junction of the spinal then Allen…

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, more formally known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a neurodegenerative disease, causing the selective degeneration of both upper and lower motor neurons, as well as those in the motor cortex portion of the brain, which ultimately leads to the limited to complete loss of all voluntary muscle function. Now while the main pathology of ALS is the selective death of the previously mentioned motor neurons, more recent studies have suggested that the homeostatic…

In the past, Walking or locomotion has been thought to be controlled by only the brain, and the spinal cord was merely a connector between the brain and the motor structure. The brain does control the voluntary muscle movement, but it works in conjunction with the spinal cord. It is now accepted that the motor patterns and rhythms governing locomotion in mammals are controlled by an area of the spinal cord known as the Central Pattern Generator (CPG) (Kiehn, 2006). The neural circuits in the CPG…

Many people have not heard of these diseases and maybe neither have you, but just imagine having to be a prisoner in your own body or losing your mind until you hurt yourself or someone else. When a disease like Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is diagnosed a person suffers from a progressive Neurodegenerative disease where their muscles slowly become weaker until they are bound to a wheelchair or a bed, but there is one thing that is unaffected and that is their brain. They stay conscious…

The nervous system is defined as the network of nerve cells and fibers that transmits nerve impulses between parts of the body. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (AKA ALS) is a progressive disease that attack the nerve cells found within the brain and spinal cord. On average 15 people a day are diagnosed with ALS, and on average patients die two to five years after diagnoses or early symptoms appear. The ALS Foundation’s goal is to find a cure for the fatal disease and provide relief to patients…