SPINAL ADJUSTING

Adjustments restore spinal balance and mobility helping to reduce nerve interference, joint stiffness, pain and pressure on discs. Adjustments also realign the neck, mid-back and low back thus improving once strength, flexibility and comfort. Proper joint motion is vital to healthy nerve function, circulation of blood and muscle strength. 'Locked joints' prevent this.

The key to chiropractic care is the spinal adjustment. This is the way our doctors of chiropractic correct subluxations.

The Goal of the Adjustment

The goal of the chiropractic adjustment is to correct the spinal subluxations detected during the examination. To do that, the our doctor applies pressure to the bone and "unlocks" it from its improper position. The bone will then be free to align itself correctly.

Many people think that the chiropractor forces a vertebra back into its "proper" place. But only the individual's own Innate Intelligence knows for sure what the proper place for each bone is. The role of the chiropractor is to free up the vertebrae. Then, the body can do its job and put them back in the correct position.

Unfortunately, the muscles connected to subluxated vertebrae get used to their positions and have a tendency to pull the bone back out of place. It may take several adjustments before the adjustment "holds," and the bone settles into its proper alignment.

Adjusting Techniques

If you ask 100 of our patients to describe their adjustments, you may get 100 different answers! That's because there are many adjusting techniques for the chiropractor to choose from. Types of adjustments that are used by our doctor are Deversified, SOT, Activator, Vertabre Techniques, muscular Recondition and Gongstead

Our doctor have our patients lie down on stationary tables. Our chiropractor may use a certain technique on one visit and a totally different one the next depending on the sysmptom. Our doctor realizes each patient is different. In fact, each subluxation is different and may require a separate approach. Even the size, weight, and muscle structure of the doctor and patient must be taken into consideration when choosing a technique.

Our chiropractor selects the technique which will most effectively correct subluxations with a minimum of force. The "art" of adjusting requires skill and training rather than brute strength.

Will it Hurt?

Because most adjusting techniques emphasize using minimal force and

gentle pressure, few of our patients feel any discomfort during the adjustment. Many, however, will hear popping sounds. But there's no need for concern. There's nothing breaking. The noises one will hear are just tiny pockets of gas releasing with a pop, which is completely normal. However it is normal to feel some discomfort the following day. This is due to the doctor moving muscle and structure around.

With or without noises, the adjustment should be completely pain free. Some patients, particularly if they are tense, involuntarily stiffen and resist the adjustment. At these times, they may feel slight discomfort until they learn to relax.

Once a patient gets used to the noises -- if there are any -- the patient (you) may associate them with "good" adjustments. However, be aware that in time, these noises may lessen or disappear completely. When this happens, it doesn't mean the adjustment has stopped "working." It only means that normal flexibility is returning to the affected vertebrae.