A chiropractic treatment table and method for treating a patient’s spine for providing true longitudinal distraction alone or in combination with vertical flexion and extension, lateral flexion, andor rotation. The cross member is fitted in both of a left connecting hole and a right connecting hole and welded to the left frame member and the right frame member. 1 m to about 10 m in mean diameter according to the present invention are also selectively taken-up and into astrocytes when delivered directly into the nervous tissues.