5 Signs Your Spine Is Misaligned
How do you know if your spine is misaligned? Good question. Many people go about their everyday lives without giving it much thought. Did you know, however, that a misalignment in your spine can not only be uncomfortable, it can also cause health problems?
Because this often happens gradually, most people become accustomed to living and feeling this way, accepting it as a normal part of life, but you shouldn’t accept it! Spinal misalignments, called subluxations, might be a common problem, but they are also easily resolved!
What Is a Spinal Misalignment?
As we said, this isn’t an uncommon problem, even though it sounds scary! Anything to do with our neck and spine sounds serious, and while it has a big impact on your overall health and well-being, let’s be honest, you won’t cut your life short because your spine is out of alignment.
Your spine must stay strong and stable to support the musculoskeletal part of the body, keep you upright, and protect the central nervous system. When the spine is in perfect alignment, the body is strong and easily mobile, with no interruptions.
When the spine is out of position, however, it can lead to dysfunction of the central nervous system and lead to a variety of health problems. Studies show that chiropractic is an effective, non-invasive way to improve your health.
While this isn’t usually something you can see with your eyes, you will certainly feel it! You will want to know if your spine is out of alignment so you will know what to do and what to avoid when you have back pain.
Understanding the 6 Signs of Spinal Misalignment
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One: Recurrent Illness:
For many sufferers of spine misalignment, the connection with recurrent illnesses like colds and flu is not so obvious. However, it’s important to remember that the body’s CNS (central nervous system) controls the immune response.
- When the spine is not aligned as it should be, the CNS can’t do its job of fending off seasonal conditions like sinus infections, influenza, and the common cold.
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Two: Numbness/Tingling:
Irritated or compressed nerves, due to an out-of-line spine, can often lead to a tingling or numb sensation in your feet or back. Sometimes, the condition gets worse with time and is typically an indication that the spine is misaligned.
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Three: Headaches:
In addition to headaches of all kinds, including migraines, poor spinal alignment can also cause joint pain and back pain. All three problems are closely associated, and many people experience them together, which can be especially hard to handle.
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Four: Constant Fatigue:
Back and neck pain that results from spine misalignment can not only keep you awake at night but can drain your normal store of energy during the day.
- One of the most frequent complaints that chiropractors hear is related to an inability to sleep the whole night through or to being tired “all the time.” Frequently, these conditions are a direct result of a spine that is not aligned well.
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Five: Obvious Visual Signs:
In certain cases, you don’t even need a healthcare professional to diagnose a misaligned spine because you can see it for yourself in the mirror. Try standing sideways in front of a full-length mirror, resisting the urge to “stand up straight.”
- Instead, stand as you normally do, without changing your regular posture. Look to see whether your spine appears to be in an upright position, with head and hips in general alignment. Next, face the mirror directly and make note of whether our shoulders appear “even.”
- Likewise, check your hips and see if they are horizontal, not crooked. When you can see for yourself that the back, hips, or shoulders don’t look right, consult a licensed chiropractor and find out what is causing the misalignment.
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Six: Head/Hips are Painful When Turning:
Have you ever noticed that there’s slight pain when trying to turn your head from side-to-side, or when attempting to turn your entire torso to the left or right? If so, your spine’s alignment could be the root cause of the issue.
- Many people suffer from damaged tissues like tendons after an accident. Additionally, others simply have very tight muscles in the hip area that prevent them from turning without pain. But spine-related problems are also a frequent contributor to these kinds of pain and restricted mobility. Only a competent healthcare practitioner, like a chiropractor, can say for sure.
Spinal alignment problems reveal themselves in many ways. Sometimes they appear slowly over a number of years. In other cases, the condition can develop rather rapidly and start affecting your health in a very negative way.
The smart approach is to contact a licensed chiropractor as soon as you suspect that your spine might be out of alignment.
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