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Chiropractic is a safe and natural approach to health care.
· It involves NO drugs or surgery.
· Chiropractic is a specialized type of health care, which consists of small, precise manual adjustments.
· Chiropractic literally means, to practice with your hands
Throughout your daily life, your spine is supposed to be able to move around freely without any pain.
· However the bones in your back, called vertebrae, can become misaligned.
· This misalignment is called a subluxati![]()
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· Let's first look at a normal vertebra and then a subluxated vertebra.

Normally, your vertebrae are in a straight line.
This allows pain free motion in your spine.
This also allows the tissues (muscles and ligaments) which surround the spine to work correctly.


This misalignment is a subluxation.
This causes abnormal stress on pain sensitive joints in the spine.
It also causes unnatural stress in the muscles, ligaments, and nerves around the spine.
Frank E. Kaden, D.C. 1035 Aviation Blvd, Hermosa Beach, CA (310)937-2323
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