What is a Subluxation?
A subluxation is the condition of a vertebra that has lost its proper juxtaposition with the one above or the one below, or both; to an extent less than a luxation; which impinges nerves and interferes with the transmission of mental impulses (from Chiropractic Textbook, R. W. Stephenson, 1927).
Basically put, a subluxation (vertebral subluxation complex) is a misaligned bone that causes nerve interference. This interference alters nerve output, either increasing it or decreasing it - either way, the end result is malfunction. Malfunction left long enough will result in a lack of ease or dis-ease. Dis-ease will eventually lead to symptoms.
Dr. Nygaard stresses the importance of early detection and prevention because of this fact. Why wait until symptoms manifest? Symptoms are nothing more than an accumulation of damaged tissue cells.
Posture is a preliminary way Doctors of Chiropractic evaluate the structural integrity of the human frame. Look in a mirror - is your head tilted to one side? Is one of your shoulders lower than the other? Do you have a short leg or find yourself having to tilt from side to side while standing still? Read the following quote to understand why we Doctors of Chiropractic do what we do! "Better than 90 percent of the energy output of the brain is used in relating to the physical body in its gravitational field. The more mechanically distorted a person is, the less energy available for thinking, metabolism and healing."
Roger Sperry, Ph.D, Click Here for Dr. Sperry's Link.
1981 Nobel Prize for Brain Research. Click Here for the press release.