The connection between qigong and structural realignment of the vertebral column Author: Yennie RD Affiliation: Acupuncture Society of America, Inc, Kansas City, USA Conference/Journal: 2nd World Congress Qigong Date published: 1998 Other: Pages: 53 , Word Count: 63 How meridian imbalance can cause reflex subluxations of vertebrae in spinal column resulting in nerve root compression and subsequent neuropathology, kinesiology, myopathology, histopathology and abnormal electrical changes resulting in further destructive tissue changes; the vertebral subluxation complex. Conversely, how a vertebral subluxation can cause meridian imbalances and subsequent pathology. Qigong, in clearing and balancing the meridians, removes the underlying cause of reflex subluxations.