Glossary

• Adjustment - The specific application of forces used to facilitate the body's correction of nerve interference.
• Chiropractic - Primary health care profession in which professional responsibility is focused on the anatomy of the spine and immediate articulation to determine the presence of nerve interference. Chiropractic strives to educate and advise the public with regards to health issues.
• Diagnosis - The comprehensive process of evaluation of the spinal column and its immediate articulation to determine the presence of nerve interference.
• Manipulation - The forceful passive movement of a joint beyond its active limit of motion. It implies the use of precision or the correction of nerve interference.
• Practice Objective - The professional objective of Chiropractic is to correct nerve interference in a safe and effective manner. The correction is not considered to be a specific cure for a certain symptom or disease. Its application can be used for any Patient who exhibits nerve interference regardless of the presence or absence of disease or symptoms.
• Vertebral Subluxation - Commonly referred to as nerve interference, is a misalignment of one or more of the 24 vertebrae in the spinal column, which causes the alteration of the nerve function and interference for the transmission of impulses, resulting in the lessening of the innate ability to express its full health potential.