No. This is an old wives’ tale. In fact, the opposite is true. Adjusting the joints increases mobilization and promotes health in the case of the spine, are adjustments are done to restore spinal alignment to working of the disk, joints, and nerves. It is when joints are out of alignment that they were out, similar to a misaligned care wheel. In fact, studies have show that spinal adjustments and stretching can actually promote disc restoration in some cases. This is because discs have no blood supple and require movement to get rid of waste products and imbibe fluid and nutrients. It is trauma and misalignment that causes discs to break down and joints to develop degeneration and arthritis.