Thank you very much for helping me pick out the important info, I really do appreciate you taking the time to look over my post! The cerebellar tonsillar ectopia doesn't look all that great, hopefully it's not that bad, would explain A LOT of other symptoms I have though...as far as the other info (vertebrae slipping and small disc protrusion), how easy are those to remedy? I tried googling them but I'm getting very confused with all the different language that is used to describe things.....I definately have the shooting pains down my arms, my back is almost constantly having muscle spasms, the chiropractor said I had adhesions, and my spine from my neck to about the middle of my back is tender to the touch. I know my doctor will probably (hopfully) explain all of this stuff to me, but I guess the fear of the unknown is getting the best of me!