ON Chiropractic Spring 2015 | Page 8

FEATURE STORY WHEN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM PANICS: CENTRAL SENSITIZATION Even the smallest pain is a complicated process. Despite what your eyes may tell you, there are no black dots on the opposite page. Optical illusions reveal that what we see can be transformed, added to or completely ignored. Pain can change before we become aware of it too. What happens when the nervous system is overloaded and sensitized? Can chiropractic calm it down? 8 SPRING 2015