What Are Subluxations?

The most common interference of the flow of information throughout the nervous system is a "subluxation." A subluxation occurs when a vertebra slips off the elastic disc that cushions it against the vertebra below. This misaligned vertebra then presses down on the nerves, causing a "pinched" nerve, and the nervous system is consequently no longer able to transmit as efficiently as before the messages from the brain to the rest of the body, and this results is loss of function to the area supplied but that specific nerve.

What Causes Subluxations?

Subluxations are caused by slips, falls, and accidents. They're also caused by gradual wear and tear brought on by such things as long hours of driving, poor posture, awkward sitting positions, unsafe lifting maneuvers, stress, sudden twisting actions and repetitive motions.

Symptoms

Pain is only one of the symptoms of subluxations. Other symptoms of nerve interference are lack of motion, problems with respiratory, and digestive problems. Nerve interference treated with medication will show only temporary (if any) relief.

Subluxations often go undetected for years because they don't cause pain in the early stages, and the failure to correct this unnoticed problem often results in serious and permanent damage to the spine itself. Such spinal damage may include the development of bone spurs, arthritis, spinal fusion and finally vertebral degeneration.