This a description of any joint dysfunction. It can be described as an incomplete or partial dislocation.
Now just like any joint in your body, the ones in your spine (vertebra) are connected by ligaments (disc). When these bones get displaced slightly they will cause these ligaments to stretch and create inflammation (swelling). In the spine this will then irritate the nerves in the area and may cause pain or just decreased function. The symptoms of this can be: numbness, tingling, sciatica, sharp pain, dull pain, weakness, altered organ function or nothing at all.
The symptom (usually pain) is the last thing to show up because the nerves inside your body are not created for pain. This is because over 90% are made for function, i.e. controlling your hormones, digestion, heart, etc.
For example, you have all heard of the perfectly healthy 40 year old male who died of a heart attack. Do you think his heart was functioning at 100% before he had his heart attack? Was he having heart pain before his heart attack? Most of the time, the first symptom of a heart attack is a heart attack. So if you waited until you started having heart pain before you started eating healthy and exercising it wouldn’t be very smart would it?
The best way to find out if you have a subluxation is to make an appointment with an N2 Health practitioner.