Stretching a nerve reduces your healing capacity.

Stretching a nerve reduces your healing capacity

The purpose of chiropractic is to detect and correct subluxations, thereby restoring the messages between the brain and the body, optimizing health and well-being.

Researchers have studied the effects of vertebral subluxations. They found that stretching a nerve by 6% reduced its capacity by 70%. However, once this pressure was relieved, the nerve completely recovered.

Sources: Wall EG, Massie JB, Kwan MK, Rydevik BL, Myers RR, Garfin SR: Experimental Stretch Neuropathy. Changes in Nerve Conduction Tension.