Chiropractic Manipulation Techniques
“Look well to the spine for the cause of disease.”
~Hippocrates
We offer the following techniques for spinal and extremity joint manipulation for your individual condition and pain tolerance:
1. Manual (hands on) Manipulation – also called Diversified Technique
2. Flexion Distraction – gentle, non-force hands-on manipulation technique applied to the lower back for the treatment of:
- Lumbar disc herniation
- Patients unable to tolerate vigorous adjustment
- Spondylolisthesis
- Stenosis
- Degenerative disc disease
- Facet syndrome
- Pelvic pain
- Compression defects
- Loss of spine lordosis
- Loss of range of spinal motion
- Post-surgical Scar Pain
- Scoliosis (not to cure, but to maintain mobility of the curve)
- Postural faults
- Mechanical back pain
- Osteoarthritis of spine
3. Activator Technique – a gentle, low-force approach to chiropractic care. The technique has been used safely on patients of all ages since the late 1960s, bringing relief to people with a variety of health concerns. The technique is especially helpful for children who sometimes have trouble laying still. Older patients or those with arthritis, osteoporosis or other bone-weakening conditions find the Activator Method to be effective and gentle. The low-force thrust of the Activator Adjusting Instrument, and the doctor’s ability to pin point the exact location of the problem through Activator analysis, can relieve a patient’s pain without discomfort
4. Arthrostim Adjusting Instrument – for gentle spinal manipulation. The Arthrostim Instrument delivers high velocity, short stroke thrusts without recruiting the pain receptors therefore providing the patient with comfortable corrective manipulation.
5. Segmental Drop System