What is a subluxation and how is it corrected?
Subluxation refers to a spinal or peripheral joint that is relatively immobile or out of place. Subluxations cause imbalance in the spine, affecting the way our body and brain communicate with one another, irritating nerve vessels and possibly causing pain and dysfunction in the muscles and organs. Accidents, injuries and inherited spinal weaknesses are common causes of subluxations. Others include sleeping habits, poor posture, obesity, stress, a sedentary lifestyle, and too little rest. Chiropractors treat subluxations with a healing technique called spinal adjustment, a procedure that involves specific, short, quick thrusts to return vertebrae to their proper position. They may use other tools or techniques and will explain these to you at the time.
