Chiropractic Terms

Adjustment
A specific application of force to the spine reducing, correcting, and preventing the vertebral subluxation from interfering with function.

Chiropractic
Meaning “practice with hands.” It is a clinical science of analyzing the body for vertebral subluxation, a clinical art of correction and a philosophy of life and health.

Function
Is controlled by the brain and nervous system.

Health
A state of optimal physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease. (Dorlans Medical)
A condition of wholeness in which all of the organs are functioning 100% all the time. (Webster’s)

Nervous System
The communication link between the brain to all parts of the body

Subluxation
A misalignment of the vertebrae that make up the spine causing interference to the nervous system.

Vertebral Column
A system of 24 individual, moving bones called vertebrae that nature created to protect the Nervous System.

Wellness
A condition in which the inner wisdom of the body is able to express its full potential without interference of any kind. A state of optimal physical, mental, and social well being that makes life rewarding and exciting.

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