Q: How can I tell, as a layperson, that I may need to see a chiropractor. What are the early warning signs?

A: Chiropractors detect and correct vertebral subluxations in the spine. Vertebral subluxations are misalignments of the vertebra secondary to the body’s inability to compensate for any form of stress. The five components that create a vertebral subluxation complex include joint damage, nerve damage, tissue damage, muscle damage and overall heath degeneration. As long as you have a spine in this stressful world you can get vertebral subluxation complex (V.S.C)

Early warning signs of VSC that you can be conscious of include:

1. Having the heels of your shoes wear out unevenly.
2. Inability to take a deep breath.
3. Clicking in your jaw.
4. Excessive cracking in your neck, back or other joints.
5. There is unequal movement when you turn your pelvis or neck side to side.
6. You are always tired.
7. You have poor concentration.
8. You have low resistance to disease.
9. Your foot or leg turns outward when you walk.
10. One leg is shorter than the other.
11. You have poor posture.
12. You consistently have sore, painful spots in your muscles, headaches and backaches.
13. You feel constantly under stress, tense in your muscles and joints.
14. You just feel terrible in general.

If you’ve answered yes to one or any combination of these warning signs you should discuss it with a doctor of chiropractic.

Chiropractors do not treat conditions; instead they correct the cause of disease or lack of body harmony (V.S.C)

Vertebral subluxations are very common and often painless. This is why chiropractors suggest spinal check-ups for all members of the family.

The correction of vertebral subluxations known as "an adjustment" is also gentle and painless in most cases.

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