A Subluxation Isn’t Always Felt
The Chiropractic definition of a subluxation is much different than the medical definition and they aren’t the same thing.
The Chiropractic definition is when one of the five components that makes up the subluxation of Vertebral Subluxation Complex (VSC) is present, causing an interference to the normal functioning of the nervous system. If these interferences are left unattended it leads to dis-ease or disease.
The 5 components are:
- nerve involvement
- muscle involvement
- joint dysfunction
- inflammation
- development of scar tissue/degeneration
Unfortunately, clinical observation reveals that in 95% of the cases the VSC can’t be felt by the patient, so how you feel has little to do with if a subluxation is present or not. Chiropractors are trained to detect and correct subluxations.
Elimination of a subluxation is the key. Layers of damage develop over the years compromising your health. We like to call them the silent dangers because they often go unnoticed as a muscle ache “that just went away.” But did it?
Often not. The body just compensated without correcting the problem. You can turn off the fire alarm, but it doesn’t mean you put out the fire.
What Causes Subluxations?
Subluxations can be caused by all the things we do in life. They can be from physical, emotional, or chemical stresses. It may begin with birth traumas (delivery, forceps, suction, and c-section). It may be falling while learning to walk, not to mention all the trips, falls, and accidents along our way.
Repetitive motions, bad postures, back packs, using iPhones, tablets, and computer use all contribute to subluxations.
Our body doesn’t only respond to physical stressors but also to emotional trauma. Often an emotion like grief, anger, fear or depression doesn’t feel like a trauma but that’s how our body reads it. We secrete hormones associated with emotional states that affect our muscles and bones, including our vertebrae.
Chemicals are all around us and traumatize, like drugs (medical or recreational), alcohol, environmental issues like pollution and poor diet and lack of exercise can also cause subluxation. No one can go through life and avoid them all.
But You Don’t Have to Suffer!
The whole purpose of Chiropractic care is to prevent subluxations. But we know if you’re already feeling pain the next step is to find where the blockage is located. Pain in your leg can be caused by a kink in your lower back spine.
Our bodies find the easiest possible route to express the problem. Often that means our extremities are the “low-hanging” fruit for pain. Tingling or numbness in your arm or leg?
It’s time to find out what’s wrong in your spine.
