Wake Spine & Rehab

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Welcome to Wake Spine & Rehab, your Cary, NC chiropractor, and thank you for visiting our website. It is our hope that the following pages can be of assistance! Please like our Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok page to stay connected and see the latest news and updates from Dr. Chris.
 
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If you are a new patient, please begin by clicking on the “New Patient” link. You will need to complete the intake form in its entirety, making sure to follow all prompts until you receive confirmation of submission. If you have more than one complaint, please be sure to add any additional complaints in the section provided at the bottom of the form. Once your intake form has been successfully submitted, you will then register an account by creating a username and password using the "Patient Portal" link. Upon enrollment, this account will allow you to securely access our scheduling system so you can conveniently schedule your first appointment.

If you are an existing patient, simply log in with your established username and password through the Patient Portal Login page. Once logged in, you may easily schedule, view, and manage your appointments through our secure online appointment portal.

Chiropractic Services
 
Whether you are a current or future chiropractic patient, our chiropractic services are designed to empower you to reach your personal and professional goals through chiropractic wellness. We offer Cary and surrounding area residents good health through chiropractic! Our services are designed to not only help alleviate back pain, but unlike other Cary chiropractors, deliver overall wellness by unlocking and unleashing your body's innate potential.
 
A personal worldview gives the individual a reason “why” something is done. Chiropractors use a vitalistic concept relating to the organization and overall upkeep of the body. Chiropractic care is just movement of the bone a few millimeters on one side of the vertebra to ensure neurological change to that segment of the body. This approach helps restore balance and support daily activities with greater ease and less effort.
 
Learn more about how chiropractic care works on our Chiropractic Explained below, and explore the progression of spinal changes on our Stages of Degenerative page.
 
Alleviate Symptoms Through Total Wellness
  • migraine headaches
  • chronic pain
  • chronic allergies
  • dizziness/vertigo
  • fibromyalgia
  • shoulder/arm pain
  • numbness
  • insomnia
  • scoliosis
  • ear infections
  • sciatica
  • and more
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What Is A Subluxation And What Does It Do To Me?

Subluxation

In simplest terms, a subluxation (a.k.a. Vertebral Subluxation) is when one or more of the bones of your spine (vertebrae) move out of position and create pressure on, or irritate spinal nerves. Spinal nerves are the nerves that come out from between each of the bones in your spine. This pressure or irritation on the nerves then causes those nerves to malfunction and interfere with the signals traveling over those nerves.

How does this affect you? Your nervous system controls and coordinates all the functions of your body. If you interfere with the signals traveling over nerves, parts of your body will not get the proper nerve messages and will not be able to function at 100% of their innate abilities. In other words, some part of your body will not be working properly. It is the responsibility of the Doctor of Chiropractic to locate subluxations, and reduce or correct them. This is done through a series of chiropractic adjustments specifically designed to correct the vertebral subluxations in your spine. Chiropractors are the only professionals who undergo years of training to be the experts at correcting subluxations.


Now, the detailed explanation.

Subluxations are really a combination of changes going on at the same time. These changes occur both in your spine and throughout your body. For this reason chiropractors often refer to vertebral subluxations as the "Vertebral Subluxation Complex", or "VSC" for short.

In the VSC, various things are happening inside your body simultaneously. These various changes, known as "components," are all part of the vertebral subluxation complex. Chiropractors commonly recognize five categories of components present in the VSC. These five are:

The osseous (bone) component is where the vertebrae are either out of position, not moving properly, or are undergoing physical changes such as degeneration. This component is sometimes known as kinesiopathology.

 


The Nerve Component is the malfunctioning of the nerve. Research has shown that only a small amount of pressure on spinal nerves can have a profound impact on the function of the nerves. This component is scientifically known as neuropathology.The Muscle Component is also involved. Since the muscles help hold the vertebrae in place, and since nerves control the muscles themselves, muscles are an integral part of any VSC. In fact, muscles both affect, and are affected by the VSC. This component is known as myopathology.

The Soft Tissue Component is when you have misaligned vertebrae and pressure on nerves resulting in changes in the surrounding soft tissues. This means the tendons, ligaments, blood supply, and other tissues undergo changes. These changes can occur at the point of the VSC or far away at some end point of the affected nerves. This component is also known as histopathology.

The Chemical Component is when all these components of the VSC are acting on your body, and therefore causing some degree of chemical changes. These chemical changes can be slight or massive depending on what parts of your body are affected by your subluxations. This component is often known as biochemical abnormalities.

Chiropractors have known about the dangers of subluxations for over one hundred years. Today, more scientific evidence is showing the dangers of subluxations and the health benefits of correcting them. To be truly healthy, it is vital that your nervous system be functioning free of interference from subluxations. Our goal is to allow your body to return itself to the highest level of health possible by correcting VSC. Chiropractors are the ONLY health professionals trained in the detection, location, and correction of the VSC.

 
 

 

 

 

919-650-2700   |   1320 SE Maynard RD STE 102, Cary, NC 27511

Office Hours

Sunday closed
Monday 7:00AM - 9:30AM
Tuesday 7:00AM - 1:00PM, 3:00PM - 6:00PM
Wednesday 7:00AM - 1:00PM, 3:00PM - 6:00PM
Thursday 7:00AM - 1:00PM, 3:00 PM- 6:00PM
Friday 7:00AM - 9:30AM
Saturday closed

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