Exercise of the WeekLumbar stabilization (stage 3)Difficulty: Moderate

(Consult your chiropractor before starting this or any other exercise.) Start: On hands and knees. Be aware of position of spine – start with a neutral spine or a flat back. Engage inner abdominal muscles by bringing belly button inward.

Exercise: Keeping spine steady, reach one arm over head, elbow straight, with thumb pointing up to ceiling. Then, extend opposite leg out behind until knee is straight. Try to hold arm and leg at same height, preferably in line with spine. Balance and hold for 10-15 seconds. Switch arm/leg, balance and hold for 10-15 seconds. Perform 3-5 sets of this exercise per side.

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Introduction:There are many things that can discon-nect us from our inborn perfection and prevent us from functioning at our optimum, thus creating dis-ease.

Dr. Daniel D. Palmer, Founder of modern chiropractic in 1895 had it right; three things that ruin our health are toxins, trauma and thoughts (auto-suggestions). Dr. Palmer and his son B. J. Palmer’s understanding of the “subluxation” is more profound than most chiropractors originally realized. Dr. D. D. Palmer acknowledged that spinal adjusting was used in ancient healing systems. For example, in The Chiropractors Adjustor, page 12:

These axioms, rediscovered and known as Chiropractic, were also known and practiced byAesculapius and his followers........I took two Greek words, “cheir” (hand) and “praxis” (done by)..... from which I coined the word Chiropractic. However, before ancient Greece, there was a land that was ancient to the Greeks and that land was Egypt.

Dr. Palmer writes: .... that the replacing of displaced vertebrae for the relief of human ills had been known and practiced by the ancient Egyptians for at least 3,000 years.

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Chiropractic in Ancient TimesPresented by:

The Cause of IllnessChiropractic’s connection to ancient Greek and Egyptian healing practices was highlighted in Blessed by Illness by L. F. C. Mees, MD.1 Mees reports that the Greeks believed “deformation” caused illness and was treated by “temple sleep, prayers, herbs, laying on of hands, baths, diet, lifestyle.” The Egyptians (thousands of years earlier) also said “deformation” caused illness and was treated by “temple sleep, prayers and herbs.”

We do not know precisely what these ancient people meant by deformation. However, we do know that a deformed object does not work as well as a properly formed object. This coincides nicely with chiropractic’s relationship between structure and function.

What Does This Have To Do With Subluxations?Disease is a communication disorder and subluxations result from that dis-ease or communication disorder. The subluxation is a metaphor for interference, blockage, deformation, distortion or stagnation (of energies – too much or too little).

Dr. B. J. Palmer reinforced the under-standing that Chiropractors treat the

symptom when he said: “Vertebral Subluxation is a symptom of interfer-ence of Inate and not a cause.”2 The subluxation is secondary, not primary. The primary problem is lack of or altered communication.

How Do We Remove The Subluxation?Different healing systems use different methods to remove blockages, interfer-ences and subluxations to re-establish communication:

Chiropractic Homeopathy Acupuncture Classical osteopathy Shiatsu Qigong Yoga Tai chi

Many other systems, both ancient and modern may also re-establish commu-nication.

As chiropractors we always try to expand our understanding of the chiropractic philosophy, build bridges with other vitalist healing systems and resist merging with those that do not share our philosophy. We do not emulate the narrow-mindedness of modern medicine holding fast to

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discredited mechanistic models of life. Chiropractic is information healing. Dr. B. J. Palmer said it well: “Adjust-ing a vertebra is what happens when my hands leave the back....My work is an enticement to get innate to make the adjustment.” 3

The adjustment is energy/information the body uses to create:

Connection Wholeness Healing Release Integration Restoration Renewal

Flexibility is a sign of health. Remem-ber, when things don’t fit our theory, we change our theory. Let us heed the words of John Wilmot, Earl of Roch-ester: “Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children and no theo-ries.”

As Dr. D. D. Palmer put it, "The chiropractor places vertebrae in line by hand, thereby removing impingements and returning the nerves to their normal tonicity. Normal tension produces normal functions, harmony and health."4

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References and Sources:1. L. F. C. Mees, MD (Anthroposophic Press, 1983, p 50

2. Palmer, B.J. – lecture at Lyceum, Palmer College 1931

3. Palmer, B.J. – lecture at Lyceum, Palmer College 1931

4. Palmer DD. The Science, Art, and Philosophy of Chiropractic. Portland, Ore: Portland Printing House; 1910

Dr. D. D. Palmer – Founder of Modern Chiropractic

“A subluxated vertebra... is the cause

of 95 percent of all diseases”