Chiropractors primary practice is to perform an adjustment to a joint complex that has lost its ablity to move freely. When a muscle contracts, it pulls two bones closer together, creating active motion of a joint complex. The role of the joint complex is to allow motion to occur freely. Anything that creates an inflammatory reponse to a joint, such as trauma or repetitive/chronic stresses, creates scar tissue. Scar tissue resticts normal movement at the joint level and is often the root cause of our musculoskeletal pain.
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