Bones and muscles, ligaments and tendons comprise nearly 60 percent of the body. Manual medicine practitioners view the musculoskeletal system as more than a coat rack for organs. Like a computer hard drive, the skeletal system is "wired" to the other complex body processes that help us to breathe, sleep and feel pain. An ailing hard drive, as computer users know, spells trouble. "Wiring" problems in muscles and joints can affect the entire body, sometimes surfacing …
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