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Dr. Patrick Asks some important questions of interest to Olney residents - Chiropractor Olney Dr. Patrick Asks...

What's the purpose of a surgeon's mask?
When I ask most people in Olney this, most think it protects the patient from the doctor's germs. But it's so porous it does little to prevent the passage of germs. We chiropractors don't bother with masks.
Which organs are extra?
You don't have any spare parts. Sure, we can survive without our tonsils, appendix, gall bladder and several other tissues, but each serves a purpose. We chiropractors recognize this. So the chiropractic approach I use in Olney is to reduce nerve interferences to the control and regulation of every tissue, organ and system of your body.

Popping Sound

Some chiropractic adjusting techniques produce a popping sound.

The sound is created by something called “joint cavitation.” It’s a fancy name for the release of pressure in the fluids surrounding a joint that often accompanies many types of chiropractic adjustments.

Champagne cork
Pressure Release

The popping sound created when opening a bottle of champagne has a lot in common with the cavitation sound. When the cork is removed and pressure is released, the characteristic little champagne bubbles can be seen. Similarly, when joint pressure is released, it is thought that gas in the fluid of a joint shifts, making the sound.

• The sound may be interesting, but it isn’t important.
• It isn’t related to the effectiveness of the adjustment.
• Many adjusting techniques don’t create the sound.

Sound or no sound, chiropractic works by reducing nervous system disturbances caused by malfunctioning spinal joints.