Chiropractic care is a holistic, patient centered, drug free approach to health with a particular focus on the relationship between the spine and nervous system. Traditionally, the main focus of chiropractic care has been the location, analysis and correction of vertebral subluxations or spinal joint misalignments. Vertebral subluxations have been defined as ‘a self- perpetuating, central segmental motor control problem that involves a joint, such as a vertebral motion segment, that is not moving appropriately, resulting in ongoing maladaptive neural plastic changes that interfere with the central nervous system’s ability to self-regulate, self-organize, adapt, repair and heal'. Chiropractors use a combination of indicators of spinal dysfunction to identify and characterize vertebral subluxations. They then use a variety of manual techniques, the most common being specific high-velocity, low amplitude manipulation, to correct the vertebral subluxation\misalignment. This is referred to as spinal manipulation or spinal adjustment. Research has shown that chiropractic spinal adjustments alter the way the brain perceives pain related to injury or dysfunction of the spinal joints and surrounding soft tissues.  Correction of vertebral subluxations results in the proper alignment of spinal joints, increased range of motion, and decreased inflammation within the spinal joint and surrounding soft tissues, ultimately resulting in healing and pain relief.