Subluxation

The most common thing that Dr. Combs treats is (some form of ) spinal subluxation.

Basically, a subluxation is when one or more of the bones of your spine (vertebrae) move out of position and create pressure on the spinal nerve(s).

(if you want the longer definition: Officially, the definition of the chiropractic vertebral subluxation is: "A lesion or dysfunction in a joint or motion segment in which alignment, movement integrity and/or physiological function are altered, although contact between joint surfaces remains intact. It is essentially a functional entity, which may influence biomechanical and neural integrity." -wikipedia)

How does a subluxation irritate spinal nerves? Spinal nerves are the nerves that come out from between each of the bones in your spine. The pain that most people present with is cause from the subluxation interfering with the nerve. Sometimes this is only mildly painful, and sometimes this pain can be excruciating.

The WORST part about a subluxation is that when these spinal nerves are interfered with, then they do not always function properly when signals travel over them.

Your nervous system controls and coordinates all the functions of your body. When there is interference with the signals traveling over nerves, parts of your body may not get the proper nerve messages and will not be able to function at 100% of their abilities. Basically, some parts of your body may not be functioning properly.