Dr, Akhavan emphasizes you can have a few things going on with the misalignments in your spine it could be tight muscles ligaments that need to be stretched or some that could be too lax leading to instability. While an adjustment does a great job of addressing the core of these issues by realigning the misalignment directly Dr. Akhavan stresses that additional therapies help to stabilize the body allowing for optimal healing. more... See more text