Our bodies are exposed daily to many different kind of stresses, such as physical stress, chemical stress or emotional stress, and generally have a great ability of coping with these. However, there sometimes comes a time when we have reached a breaking point and the balance is tipped over.

This is when we may acquire spinal restriction or mal alignment, which in turn can affect the nervous system and its function.

It is helpful to remember that the nervous system controls the tension of the muscles of the body and can therefore create muscle spasm or muscle weakness. Chiropractors often talk about rehabilitation. This is the re-education of muscles and joints to start working effectively again after injury or a period of misuse. It does not take long for our bodies to adopt bad habits and incorrect muscle function but it takes quite a while to re programme, or correct these bad habits.

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