Patient Testimonials

I first had a consultation with chiropractor, Dr. Brenda Rooney, regarding waking up with neck stiffness resulting in headaches as well as experiencing pain in the middle of my back.

- Dan Hollis
  Director of Sales and Marketing
  Grey Sky Films
  Rockaway, New Jersey

Degeneration

Understanding possible nerve damage from untreated Subluxations

The Degenerative Process One of the most effective ways to determine the amount of chiropractic care needed is by assessing the damage or degeneration of the spine. With trauma, the damage can be sudden but degeneration, or wear and tear of the spine, often occurs slowly and without symptoms.

Phase One Subluxation Degeneration

First your spine loses its normal balance. This phase is characterized with a loss or change in the normal curve in the spine. Your nerves may be affected and the vital life energy that flows over them is interfered with. Joints, discs, nerves and posture are stressed and age more quickly. More than 80% of people with Phase One Subluxation Degeneration have no pain. Left uncorrected, phase one continues to progress with time until it eventually reaches the phase two. Response to chiropractic adjustment is generally good.

Phase Two Subluxation Degeneration

If neglected, in Phase Two, joint surfaces will begin to lose their clearly defined edges. Greater degree of decay, disc narrowing and bone spurs (deformations) and abnormal bony growths distort the shape and function of the vertebrae. Spinal canal narrowing or stenosis may occur. This phase is characterized by more common aches and pains, fatigue and a diminished ability to cope with stress. With chiropractic care significant improvement is possible.

Phase Three Subluxation Degeneration

Spine curvatures are abnormal, the disc spaces are vastly decreased and changed. In Phase Three, there are more postural imbalances, increased nerve damage, permanent scar tissue and advanced bone deformation. Physical and/or mental weakness or disability begin. Also found in this phase are permanent loss of height and loss of energy. With care some reversal is possible.

Phase Four Subluxation Degeneration

This is the most advanced stage of subluxation degeneration. The postural imbalance is severe and motion is limited. There is severe nerve damage, permanent scar tissue is formed and the bones may begin to fuse. In this phase we find pain, various degrees of physical or mental disability, and continued loss of energy and height. By now the condition is considered irreversible, although chiropractic may give some symptomatic relief.