Subluxations, the physical representation of the Cause of Dis-ease
Interference with transmission, in the body, is always directly or indirectly due to subluxations in the spinal column.
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; and which impinges nerves and interferes with the transmission of mental impulses.
When a person moves about during the day, bending, stooping, sitting, walking, working, etc., naturally, his vertebrae are moving continually about in relation to each other; and naturally, they will be out of allignment momentarily. Just as soon as a particular movement of the body is completed, Innate immediately replaces the vertebra to its proper place, by the functioning of the tissues holding it in its proper position. These positions of vertebrae, while they may momentarily impinge nerves are not subluxations. A subluxatoin impinges the nerves supplying the responsible tissues of the vertebra, so that when it is misplaced to the extent called a subluxation, it cannot be replaced instantly by Innate, and therefore becomes existent as a real subluxation. The action of the tissues in moving a vertebra in response to a concussion is called innate contraction of forces. When a vertebra has remained out of place for some time, the tissues of the vertemere become changed in form and texture; may even become pathological, and then it is said to bea chronic subluxation.
When a vertebra is subluxated, and Innate cannot get her forces through, to put it back to its normal position, the application of outside forces is necessary.Before the advent of Chiropractic, the application of outside forces was haphazard and the chances of adjustments resulting therefrom followed the laws of chance.