Vertebral Subluxation
"A subluxation is the condition of a vertebra
that has lost its proper juxtaposition with the one above or the on below or both; to an
extent less than luxation; which occludes an opening, impinges nerves and interferes
with the transmission of mental impulses"
Stephenson's Chiropractic Textbook - 1927
The definition has been written, proposed, accepted, adopted, rejected and changed
since 1927. The definition may change as long as certain guidelines remain:
First - It involves the spine.
Second - It involves bony misalignment.
Thirdly - It involves an interference in the expression of the innate intelligence of the
body over the
nervous
system.
A subluxation is a misalignment of one or more of the bones of the spine, which interferes with the function of the nerve system. The purpose of these bones is to house and protect the vital and delicate nerves that supply the life giving energy and information to every part of the body. When the vertebrae misalign or subluxate they become the greatest insult to the very nerves they are supposed to protect.
When an interference occurs, the body begins to work at less than its fullest potential. A body functioning at less than its fullest potential has lost, among other things, some of its health! What makes chiropractic unique is the recognition of and attention to the vertebral subluxation. The subluxation is the focus of our chiropractic office because it interferes with the full expression of the innate intelligence of the body. Whether some people believe it is a cause of back pain, scoliosis, any disease or all diseases is not relevant to straight chiropractic care. The subluxation is an interference to the full expression of life within the body and there are no other health professionals intentionally correcting subluxations.
The subluxation has been likened to a rubber band around the tip of your finger.
It doesn't really hurt. It may not be causing a problem, except that it is
cutting of the circulation to the end of the finger.
Can you live with that?
Sure, just not as well! Just being the tip of your finger, it probably will not
drastically affect your daily performance. However, eventually problems within the
finger tip would occur. Lack of blood could cause cell damage. It could lead
to gangrene which, if ignored, could lead to blood poisoning which could cause
death.
Here's the question. When do you want to remove the rubber band from your finger?
When your at the point of death? When it becomes gangrenous? When it
becomes numb? How about right away!
That is why vertebral subluxation is somtmes referred to as "The Silent
Killer"
So when do you want to have a vertebral subluxation corrected ... right away!.
We do not know how much damage it is doing in the body, but we can conclude that
your body is much better off without a subluxation than with a subluxation.