Chiropractors believe that vital energy flows throughout the body's nerves when in a homeostatic state and that most human illnesses are caused when this vital energy is blocked by malalignments of the vertebrae. by what name are these malalignments known?

The correct answer is subluxation.

A chiropractor is a professional of alternative medicine who focuses on problems and pathologies of the musculoskeletal system. A subluxation is a medical term describing an incomplete dislocation of a joint or organ. A chiropractor uses the term vertebral subluxation which refers to a misalignment of the spinal column. This malalignment is believed to inhibit the flow of vital energy throughout the body.