If you have never looked into the world of chiropractic spinal manipulation, you could be missing out on an important modality for helping you enjoy optimal health, wellness, comfort, and injury recovery. Chiropractic adjustments to the spinal column can ease pain, enhance joint motion, improve your posture, and help your nervous system function normally. That's why we're happy to offer this non-surgical healing modality at our chiropractic clinic.
The Purpose of Chiropractic Spinal Adjustment
The human spine consists of a complex arrangement of vertebrae, discs, joints, and the muscle groups that allow the spine to twist, turn, and bend. It also hosts the spinal cord, with major nerves running through the vertebral spaces to serve the rest of the body.
Unfortunately, many problems can afflict this delicate combination of moving and non-moving parts. Even the smallest subluxation, or joint imbalance, can limit joint motion, causing neck or back pain. Dislodged or herniated discs can press against nerve roots, producing neurological discomfort or weakness in the extremities while also affecting your systemic health. An unbalanced spine may throw the rest of your body out of balance, leaving you with chronic aches and pains.
Chiropractic spinal adjustment can relieve these problems. Dr. Adam Palmer uses manual or instrument-assisted techniques that deliver small but focused force to spinal components, shifting them back into position. By normalizing your spinal alignment, we can ease neurological symptoms, reduce muscular strain, and help your neck and back move more freely.
What to Expect From Your Adjustment Session
Chiropractic spinal manipulation can be performed safely on most individuals of all ages, including newborns. An initial evaluation analyzes your spinal alignment, checking for any imbalances, motion restrictions, pinched nerves, or disc issues that may be producing and/or contributing to the cause of your pain. Palmer Chiropractic Center will ensure that you are a good candidate for chiropractic adjustment before proceeding. Different conditions respond best to different types of spinal manipulation. Repeated chiropractic adjustments help the body accept the changes in joint position, although you may feel substantial relief almost immediately.
Don't be alarmed if you hear a popping or cracking sound during your spinal adjustment. This harmless phenomenon occurs when trapped gases escape from within the joints. This is called a "Cavitation". The cavitation is not always what we are looking for with an adjustment. In some cases, as with disc herniation, we do not expect to have a cavition with the use of Cox Distraction Technique. Diversified technique is what most people commonly think of as chiropractic care. Most disversified adjustments cause a cavitation to occur at the joint being treated. In the process of the manipulation with a cavitation, the body releases endorphins and enkephalins which are both natural pain-relieving peptides. When Dr. Palmer performs a spinal manipulation he is targeting the joints that are restricted attempting to normalize movement.
Dr. Palmer uses several different techniques to perform spinal manipulation. These include but not limited to:
1) Diversified Technique
2) Cox Distraction Technique
3) Activator Assisted
4) Thompson Drop
These techniques may be combined with other therapies to such as connective tissue release, stretching, home exercise, laser therapy, or dry needle therapy to improve the response to treatment and aid your condition.
If you're ready to boost your health, flexibility, balance, and everyday comfort, our chiropractic team is ready to help you achieve those goals. Contact our office at (434) 237-2299 to discuss the details of chiropractic spinal manipulation and schedule an initial appointment.
