What Does "Plastic" Have To Do With A Bellevue Chiropractor?

Written by Dr. Michael Weir Wednesday, 27 April 2011 04:10

Its amazing how our bodies can adapt to stress! I was telling one of my patients just yesterday how important this adaptation to stress is. With out it we would probably all have one disease or another! In my post doctorate studies in chiropractor neurology we called this adaptation plasticity. It is the bodies ability to mold to its surroundings. This "plasticity" is what causes one of my computer engineer patients to come home at the end of the day with a pain in her neck. Her body has literally molded into the poor posture that she had been sitting in all day and is causing un-needed stress.

Its amazing how our bodies can adapt to stress! I was telling one of my patients just yesterday how important this adaptation to stress is. With out it we would probably all have one disease or another! In my post doctorate studies in chiropractor neurology we called this adaptation plasticity. It is the bodies ability to mold to its surroundings. This "plasticity" is what causes one of my computer engineer patients to come home at the end of the day with a pain in her neck. Her body has literally molded into the poor posture that she had been sitting in all day and is causing un-needed stress.

Plastic changes do not happen quickly and can even take many years to develop. One area that I see plasticity daily is in the spine. If some one has poor postures for many years that stress will deform the spine. This can turn into low back pain, headaches, and even TMJ! Thankfully plasticity also can be used for good. As a Bellevue chiropractor I am using plasticity every day to make positive changes and mold the body back to its normal positioning.

How do you know if these changes have taken place in your body? First look at if you have any of symptoms that can be involved with plasticity, such as headaches, or neck pain. If any type of pain or stiffness in your spine has developed those are warning signs that changes may have taken place in your system and you are a prime candidate to be assessed by a doctor of chiropractic.

Another sure sign that plasticity has taken place in your body is if you have ever been in a car accident. Car crashes are huge stressors to your system and can speed to process of plasticity taking place. If you have been in a car accident any time in your life please call a chiropractor today.

Do not let the process of plasticity create disease in your body. Talk to a Bellevue chiropractor today to reverse the damage done and find ways to prevent it in the future.