Cardiovascular Problems

The number one killer in the US is heart disease. "Heart disease" covers a myriad of problems, from hypertension to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Well over one hundred years ago, there was a Dr. Henry Winsor. He set about to determine if there was in fact, any relationship between the claims being made by successful chiropractors in the 1910s, that the spine can influence organ health. Dr. Winsor published his work in 1920. It has not been refuted. Notably, even by such organizations as the AMA who notoriously was found guilty by the US Supreme Court, of fraud and racketeering and conspiracy to eliminate the chiropractic profession. This was as recently as the 1980s.

The Winsor Autopsies

Dr. Henry Winsor, a Pennsylvania MD said, “Chiropractors claim that by adjusting one vertebra, they can relieve stomach troubles and ulcers; by adjusting another, menstrual cramps; and by adjusting others conditions such as kidney diseases, constipation, heart disease, thyroid conditions, and lung disease may resolve–but how?” So, he wanted to see if any connection existed, so he performed special autopsies, in cooperation with Pennsylvania University, and said, “The object of these necropsies (dissections) was to determine whether any connection existed between minor curvatures of the spine, on the one hand, and diseased organs on the other; or whether the two were entirely independent of each other.” He proceeded to conduct 3 separate studies using 75 human and 22 cat cadavers.

What he found was, “Two hundred twenty-one structures other than the spine were found diseased. Of these, 212 were observed to belong to the same sympathetic (nerve) segments as the vertebrae in curvature. Nine diseased organs belonged to different sympathetic segments from the vertebrae out of line.”

Anatomy books confirm that the nerves of the diseased organ come from (or correspond to) the misaligned vertebrae Dr. Winsor found.

The breakdown of autopsies found the following:

Stomach Diseases – All nine cases of spinal misalignment in the mid-thoracic area (T5-T9) had stomach disease.

Lung Disease – All 26 cases of lung disease had spinal misalignments in the upper thoracic spine.

Liver Disease – All 13 cases of liver disease had misalignments in the mid-thoracic (T5-T9).

Gallstones – All five cases with gallstone disease had spinal misalignments in the mid-thoracic.

Pancreas – All three cases with pancreas disease had spinal misalignments in the mid-thoracic.

Spleen – All 11 cases with spleen diseases had spinal misalignments in the mid thoracics.

Kidney – All 17 cases with kidney disease were out of alignment in the lower thoracics.

Prostate and Bladder Disease – All eight cases with kidney, prostate, and bladder disease had the lumbar (L2-L3) vertebrae misaligned

Uterus – The two cases with the uterine conditions had the second lumbar misaligned.

Heart Disease – All 20 cases with heart and pericardium conditions had the upper five thoracic vertebrae (T1-T5) misaligned.

Although Dr. Winsor published his findings long ago, in 1920, no authority has ever refuted his findings. As adverse to chiropractic old-time MD’s are, it is surprising that they did not object unless it was true.

All quotes from Winsor, H. Sympathetic segmental disturbances — II. The evidences of the association, in dissected cadavers, of visceral disease with vertebral deformities of the same sympathetic segments, The Medical Times, November 1921, pp./ 267-271

I sent this story out because it's still relevant today. I've had a couple different people, both in their 60s, with significant cardiovascular challenges resulting in difficult to control blood pressure. After years and hundreds of thousands of dollars at the Mayo Clinic and other places, with nothing for results, he is finally having success by getting his spine adjusted and his nervous system working properly again. The other was told recently that his blood pressure regulation problem is from his nervous system, by specialists at the Mayo Clinic. Imagine that.

An aside to this story is one of the founding Mayo brothers' wife sought chiropractic care from Dr. Palmer in Iowa in the early 1900s. Not for a back pain problem at all. But a significant health challenge which her husband and brother in law struggled to help her with. Dr. Palmer is the founder of the Palmer Chiropractic College. The first chiropractic college in the world in Davenport Iowa.

Now, that's quite the turnaround.

If you are struggling with cardiovascular problems, I'm not saying it's your spine. It's possible and quite likely, but it's not always the case. But, that's where you should focus on your health rather than treating the effects of ill health with medications.

Dr. Barrett

Vibrant Life Center

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