So What Is A Chiropractic Adjustment And Who Really Needs Them?

Chiropractors adjust the spine. That’s different than a manipulation.  An adjustment is a specific correction of misaligned vertebrae that are putting pressure on surrounding tissues and nerves causing nerve interference and dysfunction. The intention of a chiropractic adjustment  is to remove the interference and re-establish normal functioning like the body was designed to do.

How do you do this? As the famous old saying goes: “There’s more than one way to skin a cat”.  There are multiple ways to accomplish the removal of nerve pressure and therefore  the re-establishment of proper nerve flow, relaxation of surrounding tissues, less pain signals, decrease in inflammation, and restore range of motion.  This can be accomplished by manual adjusting, mechanical instrument adjusting, or electric instrument adjusting.  Chiropractic adjustments are specific to the bone that is misaligned and specific to the patient. For example, the adjustment I perform on a new born baby is nothing like the technique used on an adult. Not everyone is treated the same because no two people are alike. And the good things is, however you like to be adjusted, you can find a chiropractor who uses that technique because no two chiropractors are alike either.

So what’s scary about an adjustment? Well nothing really….Some people think that in order to adjust someone’s neck I sneak up in ninja like fashion and spin their head around.  I’m little and fast, but that’s not the way I work.  I use a gentle, specific, electrical instrument to adjust called the Arthrostim. It gently taps on the spine.  It’s not painful at all; in fact most people leave feeling better and relaxed like they just received a massage.  There are no popping noises and no pulling or snatching. It’s all the benefit of an adjustment with none of the perceived negatives from the way adjustments used to be performed.  Win, win!

Who needs an adjustment? Well the more likely question is who doesn’t? Who has never fallen or tripped or played sports or slept on their stomach or had a car accident or an emotional stressor or put harmful chemicals in your body either through environment or diet or medication? Who has never had a negative thought? Who isn’t human? In short, we all need regular adjustments so our bodies can function properly.  All of the above things cause misalignments. And who doesn’t want their body to work right? No one wants to have pain or diseases or not be able to do the things they enjoy. It seems like a no brainer right?

If you are interested in learning more or have questions, I would love to answer your questions and ease your concerns. Chiropractic is for everyone  and everyone should be for chiropractic!