Are All Patients Adjusted The Same Way?

When suffering from lower back, shoulder, or neck pain, getting adjusted by your local chiropractor is one of the best ways to help heal your body without the use of drugs or surgery. However, for many, the question stands—are all patients adjusted the same way? No! Each patient’s spine and care plan is unique. Everyone has 26 moving bones in the spine that can all move in seven different directions. Each individual patient is analyzed and examined for his or her age, condition, and health goals. There are a wide variety of spinal patterns and several different chiropractic techniques to choose from which will accommodate different types of people.

Diversified (Manual Adjusting): Diversified adjusting, also known as manual adjusting, refers to the technique chiropractors use to correct misaligned or subluxated spinal segments of the neck or back. This technique frequently results in the popping sounds that are often associated with chiropractic care. This is one of the most common forms of manipulation when it comes to getting adjusted.

Cox Distraction Manipulation for The Lumbosacral Spine: This technique alleviates spinal pain by using flexion-distraction and decompression in order to help patients get back to their everyday life. This minimally invasive, non-surgical, hands-on spinal manipulation method uses The Cox Table, which was specifically designed for the technique to be conducted on. The technique aims to relieve sufferers from pain as quickly as possible.

Drop Table: The drop table technique is most commonly used to treat pain in the lower back but can also be used to perform an adjustment in the upper and mid-back. A table is used to adjust the spine while still ensuring that the patient is comfortable and at ease. This method is especially great for those with pelvic and sacroiliac joints that need to be adjusted.

Activator: The activator technique uses a small hand-held spring-loaded mechanical instrument in order to provide quick, low-force impulses at specific points of the spinal joints. This method is best for treating lower back pain, neck pain, headaches, children and infants.
Webster: The webster technique is used on pregnant women with the intent to correct issues with the pelvis and put the sacrum back into proper alignment. During this process, massaging and stretching of the uterine ligaments on the abdominal wall is performed as well.

We invite you to join our office where your care will be individualized for you! We care deeply about each and every one of our patients and want to help as many people in our community as we can. If you need a helping hand, we are right here for you!

Yours in Health,

Dr. Chelsey