Jeff Langmaid explains why patients feel more balanced after spinal adjustments. A new study suggests adjustments change how the nervous system processes sensory input from back muscles, which could explain why some people get immediate pain relief and others don't.
But I know we've all had patients, we give them an adjustment, they say, I feel more balanced. I feel like I'm standing a little bit differently. It's one of those comments that we hear day in and day out. Now, depending upon your clinical perspective, you might describe that as improved movement, reduced tension, a change in muscle tone, simply feeling less guarded. This study said, what if there's a measurable neurological reason for that experience? What if a spinal adjustment changes the way the nervous system uses sensory information that comes from the muscles of the low back? What if that change explains why some people experience immediate pain relief after an adjustment and some not.
