They remove the kinks in the hoses, by detecting and correcting vertebral subluxations. In doing so, chiropractors give the body the best chance to function optimally. The Human Spine consists of 24 moveable vertebrae, and the sacrum and coccyx. Although they are individual vertebrae, the spine functions as one organ, upon which the structure is dependent for support and movement. The cushions between the vertebrae are called discs.
Discs help absorb shock, reduce friction, and facilitate movement.
There are 31 pairs of spinal nerves that extend down the spine from the brain, and exit through openings in between the vertebrae. From the spine, these nerves form the very complex network which influences every cell, organ, and system in your body. Falls, accidents, poor sleeping positions, bad posture, junk food, chronic anxiety, emotional stress, overworking, sitting for hours, drug use, emotional shock, poor diet, little or no exercise, and childhood traumas such as a difficult birth, falling off of a bicycle etc. can result in minor displacements, or subluxations of one or more of these vertebrae, causing irritation to spinal nerve roots either directly or indirectly. Chiropractic teaches that this spinal nerve root irritation or pressure, in the form of the vertebral subluxation complex, may cause malfunction in your body. This malfunction can ultimately lead to a state of dis-ease within the body, causing it to function at a less than optimal capacity.