Key Principles

The Role of the Musculoskeletal System

The musculoskeletal system and the viscera or internal organs can in a sense be thought of as two sides of the same coin. Of course they are interdependent, but there can be different points of view about the nature of their relationship. 

The traditional chiropractic view is that biological function is a manifestation of living structure. Any disturbance in structure causes a corresponding disturbance in function. Vertebral subluxation is a disturbance in the structural relationship of the vertebra and the nerves they protect, which reduces the body's ability to maintain its own health.

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