How I adjust.

If you have spent any time in the office at all, you realize that I do not adjust you the same way every time you come to the office.  You also realize that I do not adjust the same areas every time I adjust you.  I’m sure you realize that there are many different areas I could adjust and that the combination of possibilities is enormous.

What you may not realize is that there are many different ways a subluxation could be adjusted depending on the chiropractic technique that I judge would be best for you.  It should be obvious to you that we would never use the same technique on a healthy 25 year old man that we would use on a 3 month old infant or one of our senior citizen patients.  Everyone is adjusted in a way that is best suited for them and we have the ability to change techniques to customize our adjusting of you.  In fact, there are 3 major types of chiropractic adjustive techniques for me to choose from.

One approach is based on the bone and its misaligned position in the spine.  These techniques require us to actually move the spinal bone from where it is towards where it should be.  Sometimes this type of adjustment is done by hand and sometimes with an instrument.  Sometimes it is performed with a quick motion and other times a special table is used.  In all cases, the approach we use is the one that is both most effective and most comfortable for the patient.

A second type of chiropractic technique is more muscle based.  These approaches require us to place you in a very specific position prior to the adjustment so that the muscles are doing more work and we can, in turn, do less and accomplish the same result.

A third category of chiropractic technique is more subtle than either of these other approaches for people who require a very soft-touch approach.  Even though bone is not moved in the adjustment directly, these techniques are very effective in assisting you to move the bone through your activities of daily living.

Our desire is to get the best results with the least strain on either of our parts.

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