
Dr. Cluen specializes
in auto injuries
Payments Accepted:
Automobile Insurance
Worker's Comp. Insurance
Attorney Liens
Regence Blue Cross/Blue Shield (BC/BS)
Regence Blue Cross/Blue Shield Federal Employee Plan (BC/BS FEP)
LifeWise
ODS
PHCS/Multiplan
Medicare
Serving
North Portland, Northeast Portland, Southeast Portland and Downtown Portland, Oregon |
What Are Subluxations?
The most common interference of the flow of information
throughout the nervous system is a "subluxation." A subluxation
occurs when a vertebra slips off the elastic disc that cushions
it against the vertebra below. This misaligned vertebra then presses
down on the nerves, causing a "pinched" nerve, and the
nervous system is consequently no longer able to transmit as efficiently
as before the messages from the brain to the rest of the body, and
this results is loss of function to the area supplied but that specific
nerve.
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What Causes Subluxations? |
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Subluxations are caused by slips, falls, and accidents.
They're also caused by gradual wear and tear brought on by such
things as long hours of driving, poor posture, awkward sitting positions,
unsafe lifting maneuvers, stress, sudden twisting actions and repetitive
motions.
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Symptoms: |
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Pain is only one of the symptoms of subluxations.
Other symptoms of nerve interference are lack of motion, problems
with respiratory, and digestive problems. Nerve interference treated
with medication will show only temporary (if any) relief.
Subluxations often go undetected for years because
they don't cause pain in the early stages, and the failure to correct
this unnoticed problem often results in serious and permanent damage
to the spine itself. Such spinal damage may include the development
of bone spurs, arthritis, spinal fusion and finally vertebral degeneration.
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Auto & Work Injury Center
Dr. George Cluen, Chiropractor

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