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Who is not familiar with this situation? A small turn or a bending movement and suddenly pain shoots up the back of the neck—a stabbing pain between the shoulder blades or deep in the lumbar spine. What is it that brings us this misery that takes days or weeks to go away, and does it have a deeper meaning? Can we wait it out or should we get it treated?

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Subluxations in any segment of the spine can lead to disturbed biomechanics, thereby limiting the mobility of the small vertebral segments, exerting pressure on the intervertebral discs and reducing their nutrient supply. They can interfere with the transmission of nerve signals. This is a crucial finding since nerve roots transmit signals for the metabolism of muscles, tendons, joints, organs and hormone glands. A permanently disturbed transmission can thus lead to a chronic disease in the area supplied by the nerves (for example, dizziness in the case of subluxations of the upper cervical spine, cardiac arrhythmia in the case of subluxations of the upper thoracic spine or knee arthrosis in the case of subluxations of the middle lumbar spine, etc.). A subluxation is, strictly speaking, a protective mechanism of the brain to prevent certain vertebral segments from becoming too misaligned, such as after an accident or in the case of intervertebral disc degeneration. Muscles that stabilize the individual vertebrae receive a signal to contract and tense. While this protects the segment from further misalignment, it also means a deterioration in biomechanics and a physical stress for the individual. In order to function optimally, it is important that the skull and spine remain in their physiological structure and position with the pelvis. A rear-end collision or fall, a blow to the back of the head, or other events judged to be trivial can upend the healthy biomechanics of the spine, even if no fractures or disc damage can be detected. Protective subluxations cause minimal, yet physiologically significant, lateral tilt, compression, and rotation of the vertebra, thereby limiting motion on the disc and increasing pressure and decreasing nutrient delivery to the disc. If these are not resolved, long-term deformities of the spine and further degeneration of intervertebral discs and osteoarthritis in the vertebral joints will result. This also leads to increasing pressure on the nerves coming out of these segments, which prevents the transmission of the nerve signal. Nerves perform a variety of tasks that include motor control, sensitivity, including pain and metabolic control. This association of nerves and peripheral joints, organs, endocrine glands, muscles and fascia is well documented and virtually the same for all people.