The way you’re wired
If you present with pain radiating down your left arm & shortness of breath, any health professional would recognize the importance of addressing the source of the issue – the heart. Simply addressing the the symptom of pain in the arm could be a deadly mistake. This is the same reason that Chiropractors work on the source of your problem and not necessarily where you are feeling the pain.
Because of the vast network of nerves that travel from your brain to your body it is not uncommon for someone to experience pain far away from where the actual problem is. Misalignment in the lower back can cause pain down into the legs and misalignment in the neck can cause pain down the arms. Sometimes organ dysfunction can originate in the spine as well.
Where you feel the pain may not necessarily be where the source of the issue is. That is why a chiropractor might be working on a region of the spine that is not painful – because we understand the way you’re wired!