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Originally Posted by Reloaded
Not to start a flame, but there are times when spinal manipulations can be useful. I will agree that most traditional chiropractors however are too quick to use manipulations since that is their primary tool. I myself have encountered poor-quality and high-quality chiropractors, just like any field you have different qualities.
We would never get disc bulges from dehydration as far as I know or have heard... however I still stand behind being properly hydrated for joint health among the other vast reasons to drink plenty of water.
I agree 100% with core strength and stability training. Nice and easy wins the race in this department.
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I appear to be misunderstood; I know when joint mobilizations are beneficial, however those times are few and far between, and someone who pays their rent by manipulating the spine will often take a liberal view of when it is appropriate, often times doing so when it won't help people at all.
Also, I did not say that we herniate discs becuse of dehydration. The part of the disc which herniates is the nucleus pulposus, which is a jelly-like substance. As we age, the nucleus pulposus becomes dehydrated, and becomes more rubber-like, and less jelly-like. This change makes it less likely that the nucleus pulposus will extrude (or squeeze out the back and compress on a nerve). You are most likely to have a bulging and extruded disc that is symptomatic when you are a young adult, the elderly have spinal problems for other reasons, mostly non-discogenic.
