What Is Subluxation And How Do Chiropractors Deal With It?
When a vertebra loses its normal position, motion, or a combination of both in relation to neighboring vertebrae, it is then called vertebral subluxation. Just like a hose with flowing water being stepped on, it puts pressure on delicate nerves where the organ or body part at the other end of the nerve does not receive messages properly. When there is nerve interference, the communication from the brain to the organ is broken down, then there is a malfunction and disease may eventually develop. Vertebral subluxations have a great number of different causes by which an average individual is exposed to everyday. These causes can be described in terms of physical, chemical, and emotional causes. Physical causes include acute trauma to the body, repetitive motions affecting the spine, bad postural habits, improper workstation habits and design, and weak or imbalanced spinal musculature. Chemical causes include poor dietary and nutritional practices, drug and alcohol use and abuse, and the
