What is a Subluxation and what does it do to me? First, the simple explanation.

A vertebral subluxation, or subluxation, is when one or more vertebrae move out of position and creates pressure on a spinal nerve causing pain or irritation. Spinal nerves are the nerves that come out from between each of the bones in your spine as seen in the picture. The pressure applied to the nerves causes irritation which causes those nerves to malfunction. This in turn interferes with the signals travelling over those nerves.

How are you effected by this? The nervous system is the master control center for the entire body. The central nervous system controls and coordinates all the functions of your body. When the nervous system is interfered with parts of your body will not get the proper messages and will not be able to function at 100% of their innate abilities. In other words, some part of your body will not be working properly.
The chiropractor has the responsibility to locate subluxations, and reduce or correct them. This is done through a series treatments centered around the chiropractic adjustment. Chiropractic adjustments are specifically designed to correct the vertebral subluxations in your spine and chiropractors are the only professionals who undergo years of training and have the experties in correcting  vertebral subluxations.

What is a Subluxation and what does it do to me? Now, the detailed explanation.

Subluxations are real and well documented on both x-ray and clinical findings. The subluxation is a combination of changes going on at the same time. These changes occur both in your spine and throughout your body. This is why chiropractors  refer to vertebral subluxations as the “Vertebral Subluxation Complex”, or “VSC” for short.
In the VSC, various things are happening inside your body simultaneously. These various changes are all part of the vertebral subluxation complex. Chiropractors commonly recognise five categories in the VSC.

These five are:

• The osseous component is where the vertebrae are either out of position, not moving properly, or are undergoing physical changes such as degeneration. The osseous component is the bone and this component is sometimes known as kinesiopathology.

• The next component is the malfunctioning of the nerve or nerve component. Research has shown that only slight pressure on a spinal nerves can have a profound impact on the function of that nerve. This component is scientifically known as neuropathology.

• The Muscle Component is also involved. Muscles are what hold it all together and make it move. The muscles hold the vertebrae in place, and since nerves control the muscles themselves, muscles are an integral part of any VSC. In fact, muscles both affect, and are affected by the VSC. This component is known as myopathology.

• The Soft Tissue Component, ligaments and tendons, is when you have misaligned vertebrae and pressure on nerves resulting in changes in the surrounding soft tissues. This means the tendons, ligaments, blood supply, and other tissues undergo changes. These changes can occur at the point of the VSC or far away at some end point of the affected nerves. like in a hand, foot, leg, or stomach. This component is also known as histopathology.

• The Chemical Component is the lest well-known and occurs when all these components of the VSC are acting on your body, and therefore causing some degree of chemical changes. These chemical changes can be small or massive depending on what parts of your body are affected by the subluxations. This component is often known as biochemical abnormalities.

Chiropractors have known about the dangers of subluxations for over one hundred years. With the advent of MRI and modern scientific techniques there is more scientific evidence is showing the dangers of subluxations and the health benefits of correcting them. It is just now that scientific techniques are able to demonstrate the small but important changes that chiropractors have intuitively known about for over 100 years. To be truly healthy, it is vital that your nervous system be fully functioning and free of interference from subluxations. Our goal is to allow your body to return itself to the highest level of health possible by correcting VSC. Chiropractors are the ONLY health professionals trained in the detection, location, and correction of the VSC.