Many patients consult a Chiropractor because they believe they have a pinched nerve. While commonly associated with the spine, the pinched nerve (compressed lesion) is actually rare. This condition of direct pressure of bone on nerve tissue can result in numbness, burning, or a "pins and needles" feeling.

More frequently, nerves are irritated (facilitative lesion). This is caused by nerve tissue being rubbed, scraped, stretched by a loss of spinal curve, or irritated by malfunctioning spinal joints.

Because of the way your spine is designed, abnormal spine function caused from physical trauma, emotional tensions, or chemical toxins can affect the delicate tissues of the spinal cord and nerve roots, causing various forms of pain throughout the body.

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