- A
subluxation is an
incomplete or
partial dislocation of a
joint or organ.
According to the
World Health Organization, a
subluxation is a "significant...
- In chiropractic, a
vertebral subluxation means pressure on nerves,
abnormal functions creating a
lesion in some
portion of the body,
either in its action...
-
Dental subluxation is a
traumatic injury to the
periodontal tissue in
which the
tooth has
increased mobility (i.e., is loosened) but has not been displaced...
- minority,
emphasize vitalism, "Innate Intelligence", and
consider vertebral subluxations to be the
cause of all disease; and "mixers", the majority, are more...
- its
normal location. A
partial dislocation of a lens is
termed lens
subluxation or
subluxated lens; a
complete dislocation of a lens is
termed lens luxation...
- A
pulled elbow, also
known as nursemaid's
elbow or a
radial head
subluxation, is when the
ligament that
wraps around the
radial head
slips off. Often...
-
Patellar subluxation syndrome is an
injury involving the kneecap.
Patellar subluxation is more
common than
patellar dislocation and is just as disabling...
- projections,
dislocations are
readily diagnosed. In
borderline cases of
subluxation, the
following measurements can be helpful: The
lateral patellofemoral...
- syndrome,
clicking rib syndrome,
painful rib syndrome,
interchondral subluxation, or
displaced ribs. The term "slipping rib syndrome" was
coined by surgeon...
- that
affects both
large and
small joints. It may lead to
frequent joint subluxations (partial dislocations) and dislocations. In general,
people with this...
