Glossary Of Chiropractic Terms:
Adjustment— An intervention with the intent of facilitating the body’s ability to “right” itself and function more normally
Atlas— The uppermost and most freely movable bone of the spine.
Cervical— The vertebrae of the neck, usually seven bones.
Chiropractic— The discipline of detecting and reducing vertebral subluxation.
Chiropractor— A doctor who has received a Doctor of Chiropractic degree; a doctor of chiropractic or D.C
Disc Herniation— An extreme bulging of the soft nucleus pulposus into a defect or weakened area of fibrous disc exterior.
Disc— A cartilage (cushion/pad) that separates each spinal vertebra, absorbs shocks to the spine and protects the nerve systems and assists in creating the four spinal lateral curves (also known as intervertebal disc).
Disease— Any deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of any part, organ, or system of the body that is manifested by a characteristic set of symptoms whose prognosis may be known or unknown.
Fixation— Being held in a fixed position. An area of the spine with restricted movement.
Health— A state of optimal physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.
Impairment— A loss, alteration or abnormality of psychological, physiological or anatomical structure or function.
Inflammation— A reaction of soft tissue due to injury that may include malfunction, discomfort, rise in temperature, swelling, and increased blood supply.
Interference— Damage or deficit to the nervous system.
Intervertebral Disc— Fibrocartilage padding between vertebral bodies that act as a shock absorber, with a pulpy center that acts as a ball-bearing.
Intervertebral Foramina— The lateral opening through which spinal nerve roots exit the spinal column.
Kyphosis— From the side, the backward curve of the spine seen in the thoracic spine
Lordosis— From the side, the forward curve of the spine, found in the cervical and lumbar spine.
Lumbar— The vertebrae of the lower back, usually five bones.Occipital— Pertaining to the back of the head.
Palpation— Examining the spine with your fingers; the art of feeling with the hand.
Range of Motion— The range, measured in degrees of a circle, through which a joint can be extended and flexed.
Report of Findings— A short presentation, usually by the doctor, describing the patients problem, how long it will take to correct, and the prognosis.
Sacrum— The triangular bone at the base of the spine.
Sciatica— A pain that radiates from the back into the buttocks and into the leg caused by the irritation of the sciatic nerve, the largest nerve in the body.
Scoliosis— A sideways curve of the spine as viewed from the back.
Slipped Disc— An incorrect name given a condition in which a disc becomes wedge-shaped and bulges. In extreme cases this pressure will cause a disc to rupture.
Spasm— A contraction of muscle tissue.
Spinous Process— A posterior protruding part of a spinal bone that can be seen or felt when examining the spine.
Subluxation— A misalignment and malfunction of the spine that is less than a dislocation that interferes with the nervous system, associated organs, muscles, and soft tissues of the body
Thoracic— Pertaining to the part of the spinal column from the base of the neck to about six inches above the waistline.
Trigger Point— An involuntarily tight band of muscle that is painful when pressed and can cause referred pain in other parts of the body.
Ultrasound— High frequency inaudible sounds whose vibrations can be used for heating internal structures of the body.
Vertebra— Any of the individual bones of the spinal column.
Vertebral Subluxation Complex— Various kinds of pathology resulting from a Vertebral Subluxation which often include spinal kinesiopathology, neuropathophysiology, myopathology, histopathology and pathophysiology.
Vertebral Subluxation— A misalignment of spinal bones that is less than a complete dislocation but sufficient to cause disruption of nerve system function.
Whiplash— An injury to the cervical spine caused by an abrupt jerking motion of the head, either backward or forward.
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