An adjustment is a specialized chiropractic procedure, using the hands or sometimes an adjusting instrument, involving pressure to the joints to reposition or correct improper motion.

Degeneration is caused by wear and tear, where joints may misalign, resulting in stress on the spinal structure.  Minor or major trauma, congenital problems, and/or lifestyle may contribute to degeneration over time.  

Inflammation, commonly referred to as swelling, is a localized increase in blood supply, resulting in small vessel dilation and/or migration of white blood cells into the tissue.

Joints are the place of union between two or more bones; they have a smooth inner lining and a strong outer connecting tissue.

Ligaments are composed of fibrous tissue and bind the joints together.

Muscles are bands of strong elastic fibers that shorten and lengthen during movement. Muscles are essential to skeletal support and movement.

Sciatica or a Sciatic Condition can involve pain radiating down the sciatic nerve. Pain symptoms may occur when the sciatic nerve is compressed.

Scoliosis is any side-to-side curve in the back, meaning a lateral deviation of the spine from the midline.

Soft tissue injury commonly involves tearing and swelling of muscles, tendons, ligaments, discs and nerves.

Spinal discs are made of cartilage and separate and provide a cushion between the twenty-four (24) vertebrae.

A sprain is a joint injury to the ligament.

A strain is overstretching or tearing of muscle fibers caused by over-exercising or over-exerting some part of the musculature resulting in sore, painful and sometimes stiff muscles.

A subluxation is a misalignment of vertebral joints, resulting in nerve pressure or irritation, and is reduced or stabilized through a chiropractic adjustment.

Tendons are an extension of muscle into a firm fibrous cord that attaches onto a bone.