Joint immobility (vertebral subluxation) can lead to permanent damage in as little as two weeks: Journal of Clinical Biomechanics 1987 (2:223-229)  Spine misalignments cause joint immobility.

“The evidence in this review shows that immobilizing healthy joints in experimental animals can lead inexorably to arthritis. With respect to (human) patients, it can be postulated that immobilization (vertebral subluxation), for whatever cause, will initiate a pathogenic chain of musculoskeletal degenerative changes.”…..

“If the joint was stuck (subluxation) for even just one day a week for 14 weeks then the joint showed as much damage as if the joint was stuck (subluxated) for 14 days straight!”….. “if the immobility (subluxation) is not corrected within two weeks the osteoarthritis becomes permanent.”

-Dr. T. Videman (University of Alberta, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine)