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Dr. J.J. Levine educates his patients to know about the health benefits of chiropractic.
The purpose of this page is to introduce you to specific chiropractic terms and to convey the procedure that can bring you to better health. At his chiropractic clinic in Tempe, Dr. J.J. Levine looks to the spinal cord for the answer to the question, "Why is the body not functioning properly?"
Glossary of Chiropractic Terms
| Vertebrae |
The adult spine is composed of these 24 movable bones. |
| Neural Canal |
The ring shaped vertebrae stacked on top of each other form a vertical tunnel called the Neural Canal. |
| Spinal Cord |
An extension of the brain that extends down through the tunnel formed by the ring-like vertebrae of C1 and C2. It houses the 120 trillion nerve tracts that function all parts of the body and passes through the Neural Canal. |
| C1 Atlas and C2 Axis |
The upper two bones right under the head, held only by muscles and ligaments as there are no bony locks on these segments. |
| Subluxation |
This is a serious condition where the top two bony segments of the spine become slightly displaced. As a result, nerve tracts from the spinal cord are impinged in varying degrees interfering with the normal function of the body and preventing health. |
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Before Chiropractic
- Abnormal Alignment of Bones
- Subluxation
- Occluded Neurological Pathway
- Compromised Neurological Function
- Dis-ease
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After Chiropractic
- Normal Alignment of Bones
- No Subluxation
- Clear Neurological Pathway
- Health
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The spinal cord holds 120 TRILLION nerve tracts. These tracts are the neurological pathways by which the brain communicates with the entire body. When pressure is on the spinal cord the nerve tracts are compressed, the message from the brain can not get to the tissue cell and the result is malfunction, disease and eventual death to the organ(s) or area(s) lacking supply. This is called a Vertebral Subluxation. Although not always painful, the Subluxation interferes with proper function and healing of your body.
If a Vertebral Subluxation is detected, a chiropractor applies a specific adjustment procedure to the bones surrounding the spinal cord. Once these bones or vertebrae are restored to their proper position, the spinal cord and its nerve tracts are no longer hindered or compressed. Without "spinal cord pressure" the brain can transmit all messages through the spinal cord and over the nervous system to all organs and systems with a natural ease. The spine is simply in line and the body functions as it should in health.
For answers to your confidential health questions, feel free to e-mail Dr. Levine at or call 480.345.2080 to make an appointment as his chiropractic clinic in Tempe, Arizona. |
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