What causes a subluxation?
A fall, injury, sudden jar, trauma or sometimes an inherited spinal weakness can displace a vertebra. Other causes include improper sleeping conditions or habits, poor posture, occupational hazards, incorrect lifting practices, obesity, and lack of rest and exercise. The birth process is a major cause of subluxation. Chemical causes of subluxation can be from a poor diet, toxic foods or drinks, or chemical interactions causing imbalances from food, drink, vitamins or prescription drugs used inappropriately. Mental causes of subluxation can be your body s inability to adapt to sudden traumatic stressful events or even low level stress for a long period of time to which your body does not adapt.
In short, “stress” causes subluxations. PHYSICAL STRESS Car accidents, sports injuries, repetitive work, prolonged sitting and poor posture CHEMICAL STRESS Junk food, medications (prescription and over-the-counter), pesticides on our food, air-pollutants, as well as caffeine, alcohol and nicotine EMOTIONAL STRESS Work, home life, or finances Because none of us live in a bubble, we all have an assortment of these different stresses in our lives that negatively impact our health. Once a subluxation occurs, the only way to correct the injury is through a chiropractic adjustment. In essence, chiropractic treatment allows your body to heal itself as our bodies are amazing self-healing machines. Remember, health comes from the inside out, not outside in.
Watch a two year old for 3 hours-how many times do they fall down? Go observe an elementary recess playground-any chance that a child to may play too hard and slightly misalign one of the 24 movable vertebra? Accidents, injuries, improper lifting or body mechanics and inherited spinal weaknesses are common causes of subluxations. Other causes include prolonged sitting, poor sleeping habits, poor posture, obesity, slips and falls, car accidents, stress, a sedentary lifestyle, sports injuries, internal organ dysfunction and not enough rest or sleep. A vertebra can easily get misaligned and, unknowingly to the patient, put slight pressure on a nerve. Since you cant feel your nerve roots you dont even know its there. Its sort of like stepping gently on a garden hosewhatever is on the other end doesnt get its life force, in this case water. If it were a garden the flowers or plants would slowly wilt or even die.
Most people tend to associate injuries with displaced vertebrae — a fall, sudden jar, or trauma. However, there are many other causes, including an inherited weakness of the spine, improper sleeping conditions or habits, poor posture, occupational hazards, improper lifting, obesity, lack of rest or exercise, and even stress.
