vertebral subluxation complex


ver·te·bral sub·lux·a·tion com·plex

(vĕr'tĕ-brăl sŭb'lŭk-sā'shŭn kom'pleks) Theoretic model of vertebral motion segment dysfunction (subluxation) that incorporates the complex interaction of pathologic changes in nerves, and muscles, and in ligamentous, vascular, and connective tissues.