If any existing ailment of the body, it is essential to differentiate between structural and functional disarrangements. However, a combination of both could always be prevailing as well.
Ailments associated with structural alteration are preceded by a change in tissue, such as a bone fracture, disc-herniation or slipped disc. In contrast, functional disturbances materialize through a limitation or constraint in joint or muscular movement. In turn, the restriction of movement provokes a response in different muscles
and joints of the patient’s body. This chain reaction can trigger pains
far removed from the original source of the ailment