Snap, Crackle, Pop: Synovial Fluid! What Is The Popping Sound When You Get An Adjustment?

Snap, Crackle, Pop: Synovial Fluid!

The popping sound you may hear when you receive a chiropractic adjustment is simply the sound of gas being released in a joint.

Sometimes when we adjust you, there may be a “popping” sound, and when you don’t hear it, you may think that you didn’t get a very “good” adjustment. On the other hand, there are those who associate that “popping” sound with the idea that a bone is cracking or breaking, so they are afraid to be adjusted. We need to clear some things up here!

You may be wondering what really causes the “popping” sound you might hear when you are being adjusted. Actually it’s similar to what happens when you open a carbonated beverage or a bottle of champagne and hear the “pop” that it makes – it’s just the release of gas and pressure.

Some of the spinal joint surfaces are encapsulated within a sac of thick, lubricating fluid that has the consistency of an egg white. Besides reducing friction, this fluid cushions the joints and permits the turning and bending that we depend on and take for granted. Plus, the movement of this fluid helps provide nutrition to soft tissues and expel waste products.

Within this fluid are gases – nitrogen and carbon dioxide. When a chiropractor performs an adjustment, and the joint opens, the “popping” sound is actually a release of these gases (pressure) from the fluid.

After the adjustment opens up the affected joint, the fluid helps to return proper range of motion to the joint by lubricating it again.

You can also hear a similar type of “popping” sound if you crack your knuckles – not that we advocate that! What follows an adjustment is usually described as “relief,” you simply feel better because range of motion and easier movement has been restored.

Roseville, MN Chiropractor Dr. Douglas Yost

Can Computers Affect Your Health?

HEADACHES AND NECK PAIN

Computer Vision Syndrome is a real condition, caused by working at a computer for hours on end and resulting in eye strain, blurry vision, dry eyes and even dizziness.
You sit all day in front of a computer because your job requires it. Maybe you’re a programmer, an accountant, a paralegal, a bookkeeper or a writer – and many jobs these days require eight hours plus working at computers. Could your job be making you sick and you don’t even know it?
Let’s start with computer posture. Notice how you sit at your computer. Are you always looking down? Is the computer screen directly in front of your eyes? Does your neck get sore? Is your back affected? Poor posture and keeping your head in the same position for hours on end can cause headaches, muscle tension in your neck and shoulders, pain that radiates down your arms, muscle spasms and lower back pain. Of course we know that chiropractic adjustments can help ease any of these conditions and it would serve you well to maintain a regular schedule with us!
You may also experience eye strain, blurred vision, and dizziness as a result of prolonged computer usage. In fact, there’s even a name for this particular set of symptoms – it’s called Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS)!
Customized glasses are available that are designed to reduce eyestrain, blurriness and headaches in those who suffer from CVS. You may wonder why you need specialized glasses, particularly if you already have prescribed lenses.
If you are nearsighted, your glasses probably are designed to help you with tasks such as driving or television viewing – when you most likely to have a problem seeing things at a distance. If you are farsighted, your glasses are most likely designed to help you with close work, such as reading and sewing.
But computer screens are generally not close enough or far away enough to make either of these types of glasses efficient at reducing eye-related problems. Computer screens fall into what is called “intermediate vision,” and even “progressive lenses,” which have a very small area for intermediate vision, are not as effective as lenses made specifically for computer vision! Research studies have confirmed that customized computer eyeglasses can reduce eyestrain and increase worker productivity, while a prescription that is only slightly “off” can noticeably reduce productivity.
Without specialized glasses that help to correct the symptoms of CVS, you will tend to tilt your head forward or try to look through the part of your glasses that gives you the best vision. Either way, this posture can cause pain in your neck, shoulders or back.
Our advice? See a qualified eye doctor to talk about CVS corrective lenses (there are several types) and see us for relief of the pain in your neck, shoulders and back! We can recommend some additional actions you can take to reduce pain and muscle tension that often accompanies prolonged computer usage!

St. Paul, MN Low Back Specialist Dr. Douglas Yost

Just For The Health Of It- Chiropractic care may improve infants’ sleep - Billerica, MA - Billerica Minuteman

Just For The Health Of It- Chiropractic care may improve infants’ sleep - Billerica, MA - Billerica Minuteman

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Chiropractic Has A 93% Success Rate With Colic?

Colic
Your tummy hurts. You have a terrible headache. You can’t sleep and you’re cranky. One more thing: you can’t ask for help because you’re only two weeks old! So you cry. And cry. And cry.

Infant with colic.
Lacking the ability to speak, newborns cry, indicating that something isn’t right.

And your parents feel helpless.

Indigestion?

Infantile colic was first thought to be merely indigestion. The most widely accepted definition of colic today is “unexplainable and uncontrollable crying in babies from 0 to 3 months old, more than 3 hours a day, more than 3 days a week for 3 weeks or more, usually in the afternoon and evening hours.”

Birth Trauma?

If a baby is inconsolable, it’s hard to know if it’s a digestive disturbance. Consider another explanation. Upon examination, we often find spinal distortions in the baby’s upper cervical spine. These babies are probably suffering from head and neck pain. This is especially common if there was a difficult birth.

A 93% Success Rate

In a South African study by Mercer and Cook, thirty infants diagnosed with colic were randomly divided into two groups. One group received chiropractic care while the other group did not. Within a two-week period, the chiropractic care group saw a complete resolution of symptoms in 93% of the infants.

A 94% Success Rate
A Danish study (Klougart et al., 1989) looked at the effects of chiropractic care with colicky infants. Their published report indicated that 94% of parents saw improvement in their baby's behavior within two weeks of beginning care.

Not a Cure
But chiropractic isn’t a treatment for colic! If vertebral subluxation is present, interfering with the proper function of any part of the body, restoring proper nervous system control allows the body to heal. This can happen regardless of age and regardless of what the symptoms are called.

Find Out More
Consult our office for a no-obligation consultation. Take action now and set up an appointment. Email us using the link below and put an end to the sense of frustration and helplessness so many new mothers feel.

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