I grew up in Davenport Iowa, and loved going to Palmer College to get adjusted by the students. They charged one dollar, so I did it weekly. When I was a child - seventy years ago - I had a slight curvature which caused me to wear out one shoe faster than the other one. A series of adjustments over several weeks corrected it, and also cured my chronic constipation.
A basic tenet of Hinduism is the concept of Kundalini-Serpent energy. This energy is believed to lie dormant at the base of the spine, and can be awakened by techniques such as yoga. It then becomes free to ascend the spine through the "chakras" and exit the uppermost Chakra at the crown of the head. Each Chakra is believed to influence various physical aspects of the body. Any impedance to this flow of Kundalini-Serpent energy up the spine must be diagnosed and eliminated. Various cultures have given various names to this metaphysical force, kundali being only one of them. The existence of this force-energy is not something that can proven by means of the scientific method. It is at its root, a spiritual concept. Chiropractry is an attempt to meld metaphysical concepts into the Western science-based paradigm.
I grew up in Davenport Iowa, and loved going to Palmer College to get adjusted by the students. They charged one dollar, so I did it weekly. When I was a child - seventy years ago - I had a slight curvature which caused me to wear out one shoe faster than the other one. A series of adjustments over several weeks corrected it, and also cured my chronic constipation.
Nice. I promise that every chiro that's been around as long as I have has seen similar phenomenon more times than can count.
Fascinating post !!!
A basic tenet of Hinduism is the concept of Kundalini-Serpent energy. This energy is believed to lie dormant at the base of the spine, and can be awakened by techniques such as yoga. It then becomes free to ascend the spine through the "chakras" and exit the uppermost Chakra at the crown of the head. Each Chakra is believed to influence various physical aspects of the body. Any impedance to this flow of Kundalini-Serpent energy up the spine must be diagnosed and eliminated. Various cultures have given various names to this metaphysical force, kundali being only one of them. The existence of this force-energy is not something that can proven by means of the scientific method. It is at its root, a spiritual concept. Chiropractry is an attempt to meld metaphysical concepts into the Western science-based paradigm.