What do the Golden Gate Bridge, the Eiffel Tower, and your body all have in common? They are all masterfully engineered, architectural marvels. Every piece of metal, bolt, and wire contribute to bearing the load of those modern structures. If parts were removed or angles changed, they would crumble.
Our spines, like those buildings, are designed to perfectly bear the loads and demands placed on them, offering protection to the most vital organs, the spinal cord. In the same way, if the angles of our spine change, the whole structure can fail.
Human spine showing four major curves
There are four major curves in our spines, the neck and low back share a lordotic curve, and the upper back and sacrum share a kyphotic curve. When these curves are at their ideal measurement, our performance is maximized, loads are dispersed evenly, and protection to our central nervous system and overall health is optimal.
With our modern sedentary life, working on computers, sitting at desks, etc, improper spinal curvature is almost always the norm, yet most fail to consider how it can decrease our overall health. Back pain is only one of the symptoms of improper curvature. Other problems can range from fatigue, joint disease, to internal organ deficits such as digestive or reproductive pathology, because the central nervous system is affected.
Chiropractors who practice the Biophysics Technique focus on diagnosing and correcting spinal curve abnormalities. If you have these abnormalities, a corrective care series of treatments may be recommended. The doctor will show you your abnormal curvature before treatment, and the results at the completion of care.