Adjustments and Manipulation

Patients in need of chiropractic care often suffer from a misalignment of the spine. We treat this misalignment by performing a series of adjustments or manipulations to your vertebrae.

In general, we "align" your vertebrae, but we "manipulate" joints. There are many types of adjustments we make – here are a few:

• Most often we perform the adjustment by hand. The function of the adjustment is to restore misplaced bone structures to their normal positions and re-establish the normal pathways for the nerve tracts and fibers so that performance of the nervous system can improve, thus promoting healing
• An instrument adjustment uses something called an activator, which helps us in being more specific and gentle in our readjustments.
• Lumbar side posture adjustments involve extremely precise movements while you're lying on your side.
• We use pressure for release work, almost like a massaging technique.
• Table adjustments are very common, and involve a combination of physical movement and movement of a section of the chiropractic table.

             
Within these methods, we employ dozens of different techniques to ensure that you receive the right treatment for your specific ailments. In extreme cases, we perform manipulation under anesthesia on an outpatient basis.

If you have any questions or would like to schedule an appointment for a free consultation, please contact us today.

Client Testimonials

"I had a pain that was running down my leg, with numbness in the foot and ankle. The medical doctor prescribed me muscle relaxers which didn’t seem to work. Then a friend recommended chiropractic. So after going to the chiropractor he found the source of the problem, which was pressure on my sciatic nerve. After a regiment of adjustments I have felt great improvement." - Joeslyn S.

"There was so much pain and stiffness in my neck, shoulders and lower back and none of the usual pain-killers was touching the pain. So I decided to try chiropractic. And after several treatments the pain in stiffness was gone and I no longer have to take pain-killers. Finding the right doctor makes all the difference." - Joetta M.

"I was suffering from tension, and pain in my neck, until a friend referred me to Dr. Kris. He helped to relieve the tension and pain in my neck and now I’m able to move my neck side to side. The improvement has been tremendous and I have gained so much from using chiropractic." - Betty G.