A subluxation is a misalignment of the bones that house and protect the spinal cord. Any misalignment puts unnecessary pressure on the nerve system and cuts off the nerve supply to different parts of the body. Vertebral subluxations that are left undetected and unadjusted for many years can lead to symptoms of pain, diseases, and an unhealthy expression of life.

How do I know when I am subluxated?

It can be difficult for you to know without visiting a chiropractor whether or not you are subluxated. Sometimes they cause pain, but often the nerves that have been affected by the misalignment are damaged and cannot carry pain signals.

Subluxations can exist for years without warning signs, but if left untreated they can negatively impact organ function and lead to a deterioration of your health.

Chiropractors are trained to detect the subluxations with their trained hands and correct them properly.

How did I get subluxated?

A person can become subluxated in a wide variety of ways. Simple things like how you sleep, sit, and stand can contribute to subluxations. Some subluxations can even be developed during birth.

Normal childhood activities like falling from a bike, sledding, playing ball, or anything else that results in a jarring impact cause subluxations in children.

Why do subluxations take so many chiropractor visits to cure?

Because most subluxations have persisted so long, the muscles around the misaligned bones have conformed to these incorrect positions. Muscles try to return to these positions and resist chiropractic adjustments at first.

As with a workout routine, the muscles need to be trained. In the case of subluxations, your chiropractor will train them to conform to an aligned position, which takes time. Over time the adjustments to “hold” for longer and longer periods. Eventually the visits will taper off until you only need minor fixes every once in a while.

Will this cure my back/neck pain?

While correcting subluxations might bring you relief from pain, the general aim of the chiropractor is not to merely fix painful backs and necks, but to enable the body to express a full range of movement, without interference from misalignments. Correcting subluxations contributes to overall wellness and health because the body is able to function as it was meant to. Without the nerve blockages subluxations cause, the body can boost its immune system and more effectively fight disease and illness. Relief from back and neck pain, which are the most common symptoms that bring people into a chiropractor’s office, might come about from the adjustments, but there are no guarantees.

This post sponsored by Dr. Phillip D. Golinsky, Reston VA Chiropractor

 Everyone focuses so much attention to the pain the mother experiences during childbirth that we forget the physical trauma the baby goes through as well. This article is presented by Alexandria, VA Chiropractic, Virginia Family Chiropracitc.  The baby’s neck is stressed significantly, and clamps, forceps, and vacuums add additional stress.  The neck muscles are weak (remember they can’t hold their heads up!) and it’s not difficult for the nerves that branch off the neck to be injured.

 A common feeling amongst adults who have received chiropractic treatment is that they didn’t realize they were in pain until it was gone.  This is of course after years of walking around with alignment problems and aches that zap our energy and sense of physical wellbeing.  By starting your children with a chiropractor early, you can prevent these problems from occurring, to say nothing of these issues building and growing over time.

Think about learning how to walk.  How often does a child fall during this process?  Several times a day?  This physical stress can cause spinal trauma. Alexandria Famliy Chiropractic, a Alexandria Chriopractor can treat your entire family.

 As children get older,  there are so many ways they’ll benefit from chiropractic care, such as healthier immune systems, more energy, and better sleep, just to name a few. Chiropractic care is about teaching the body to heal itself.  When it comes to starting that process, the younger the better.