Vertebral Subluxation
November 12, 2008
How is vertebral subluxation causing problems in your life?
A human body, from the cells to all major organs and appendages, is controlled entirely through the nervous system. In addition to other functions, the nervous system alerts the brain to something wrong inside or outside of the human body through the all too familiar message of pain. Pain can stem from a number of causes, but given the close relation of the spine and spinal cord to the nervous system, any problem, pressure, or misalignment in the spine will assuredly cause people pain in numerous regions of their body. The chiropractor term for spinal misalignment is vertebral subluxation, which essentially covers any of the related pain derived from disjointed or misaligned vertebrae in a person’s spinal cord.
Vertebral subluxation, which can occur at any point along the spine, negatively afflicts people’s health in various ways through the interruption of the nervous system communication between a human being’s spine, brain, and peripheral nerves in the body. When a spinal segment, known as a vertebra, is out of place, the communication of the nerves in this spinal cord is hindered, not to mention the pain messages the nerves send from the misalignment of the spine itself. Over time, this misalignment has been known to cause a whole host of problems in patients ranging from minor aches and pains to serious, life altering consequences that leave patients immobile if not attended to effectively by a chiropractor.
The blocked nerve communication from spinal subluxation can cause a litany of problems, given the far reaching influence of the nervous system in the human body, and virtually any body part can be afflicted. Some of the more common symptoms associated with vertebral subluxation in patients, however, include:
-Chronic fatigue
-Inability to focus, even ADHD
-Persistent lower, mid, and upper back pain
-Pain sitting, walking, standing, or exercising
-Chronic headaches, migraines, or cranial pressure
-Inordinate amounts of stress
-Trouble sleeping or staying asleep
-Pain in the legs and arms, especially the buttock area
-Sciatica pain in the lower back spreading into the legs
-Foot pain, associated with pain walking or standing
-Overall feelings of malaise or general physical unhealthiness
-Rapid weight loss or weight gain
-Pain or discomfort following a traumatic event, such as an accident, injury, or slip and fall
Only a certified chiropractor is qualified to assess a patient’s spine for the presence of vertebral subluxation, usually through visual assessment, x-rays, and other diagnosis methods. If the presence of vertebral subluxation is detected in your spine, a chiropractor will recommend you undergo a series of chiropractic adjustments, which will manually manipulate the spine back into proper place. Additionally, a chiropractor will assist patients in making lifestyle adjustment, such as posture, nutrition, and physical habits that may be influencing the presence of vertebral subluxation currently and potentially in the future. In some of the more serious cases, more intensive therapy may prove necessary, which will all be done by a chiropractor in order to alleviate the pain and discomfort patients are experiencing due to misalignment in their spinal columns.
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