Tip 6: Subluxation and Dysfunction
TIP#6
Welcome back for Tip Number Six!
Let’s dive in. Subluxation causes dysfunction, which can manifest in a variety of symptoms. Essentially, every time a subluxation, or misalignment, occurs in the spine, it puts pressure on the nerves. This pressure blocks the communication pathways from the brain to the rest of the body. When the brain cannot properly communicate with the body, it is often the root cause of many common symptoms and conditions.
Examples of this include neck pain, lower back pain, sciatica, headaches, asthma, allergies, thyroid-related issues, digestive problems, reflux, and heartburn, among others. When the brain cannot effectively send its messages to the body, various systems and functions can break down.
A great way to visualize this is to consider the lights above me or the light in the circle behind the skeleton. The power supply sends an electrical message through a switch to the light, turning it on. We can control the switch by turning it on or off, which cuts off the power supply to the light, preventing it from turning on.
Think of the spine as that switch. Every time your spine subluxates, the electrical messages traveling down the spinal cord to different parts of the body become altered, diminished, or, in some cases, completely cut off. This prevents the brain from properly communicating with the body.
That’s Tip Number Six! I look forward to seeing you for Tip Number Seven.
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