What exactly is a “Subluxation”??

 

The Vertebral Subluxation

Our bodies  naturally strive to maintain the highest level of health they can. Sometimes, however, obstacles are put in their way. The result is dis-ease. The role of chiropractic is to correct one of the major sources of those obstacles:  The Vertebral Subluxation .

The Vertebral Subluxation

Misalignments

From the time we are developing in our mother’s wombs physical stress begins to take its’ toll upon our bodies.  A German medical study revealed that 80 % of ALL children are born have Vertebral Subluxations present in their upper neck.  This is attributed to not just how the fetuses were carried, but also the often significant strain upon the newborn’s neck during the delivery process.

Childbirth can be traumatic

Factor in the following statistics and it is very clear that EVERYONE should have their spines checked to ensure they are not harboring life threatening Spinal Subluxations:

50 % of ALL children fall from a changing table or high chair within their first year.

OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) has calculated that the average child is involved in over 2,500 traumas before they reach the age of 7.  Anyone who has children may even think that is a conservative number when they think back to just how many bumps, falls, wrestling matches that went wrong, and playground incidents that occurred during those first 7 years.

Long hours sitting in school or work (the human body is actually designed to squat-NOT sit) strain the ligaments that support the spine and give rise to abnormal spinal mechanics.

Sports injuries that occur throughout school and also in the many “weekend warriors” that love to relive their days of past glory.

On the Job work injuries

Lifting Improperly

Car accidents, both minor and major damage the ligaments of the spine and give rise to long standing Spinal Subluxations and premature spinal degeneration.

Inactivity due to getting older and just not being as active as we once were.  Exercise and proper spinal movement can reduce the chances of Subluxations in your spine by 85%.

So how do these Subluxations affect our health?

Instructions from our brain are sent to all parts of the body as electrical impulses. These impulses travel along the spinal cord, which subdivides into individual nerve fibers throughout the body.

The spinal cord is protected by a “tunnel” of small, interlocking bones called the spinal column. The individual bones are called vertebrae. Nerves branch off from the spinal cord through small openings between the vertebrae. When each vertebra is in its proper position, the nerve fiber passes through without a problem. Nerve impulses can flow freely, racing to and from the brain at incredible speeds.

Although the spinal column is a sturdy structure, individual vertebrae can become misplaced. When that happens, it’s called a Vertebral Subluxation.

The most common causes of Vertebral Subluxation listed above were all physical stressors, what is important to understand is that they can occur from 3 causes, the physical mentioned, Chemical (drugs both prescription or recreational), and Emotional causes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dis-ease

When spinal bones are not in their proper place, the openings between them can narrow. The vertebrae can impinge on the nerves branching out from these spaces. This is commonly, though inaccurately, known as a “pinched nerve.”

This interferes with the normal flow of energy along the nerve fibers. Messages traveling along the nerves will be distorted. If the full, normal energy flow cannot pass to and from the brain, some part of the body will be adversely affected.

A Medical Doctor named Dr. Henry Winsor set out to discredit Chiropractic.  His study consisted of performing dissections on hundreds of human and animal cadavers.  He understood the Chiropractic concept that wherever a Spinal Subluxation was present, the tissues, organs and muscles controlled by those particular spinal nerves would not function properly.

His study found that just about every single cadaver examined demonstrated pathological changes of the tissues, organs, or muscles that were innervated (or controlled) by the spinal nerves exiting from the spine at the level of the Vertebral Subluxation.

His study not only failed to discredit Chiropractic, it became a landmark study that substantiated the absolute need to receive regular Chiropractic evaluations and care.

 

How do you know if you have Subluxations present in your spine?

Sometimes, the fact that there is nerve interference becomes obvious. We experience pain, soreness, irregularity, weakness, digestive disturbances or other health imbalances.

These are symptoms of the body’s dis-ease. They are NOT problems in themselves. They are outward alarms that a part of the human system isn’t working right.

Ignoring these symptoms, or silencing them with pills, doesn’t do anything to help the real problem. Unless we get to the root of the problem — the nerve interference — the affected organ will continue to function improperly and its health will decline.

The Silent Killer

Unfortunately, there are many cells and organs in the body that do not send out any alarms to alert us that they are not functioning at 100% capacity. Because of vertebral subluxations, they will not be receiving a normal flow of energy. The instructions from the body’s Innate Intelligence will not be getting through properly.

If a subluxation continues undetected, the organ may suffer great damage, yet we won’t even be aware of it! Because subluxations can destroy a person’s health without any visible signs, they are often called “the silent killer.”

If you wait until your body sends out pain or other clear signals, it may too late. You need to stop subluxations before they have a chance to do major damage and before they become difficult to correct.

You — and your entire family — need to visit a Chiropractor regularly to make sure you can all lead a healthy, Subluxation-free life.