TECHNIQUES/PHILOSOPHIES OF CHIROPRACTIC

• My philosophy is to utilize all means necessary to allow patients to attain the best health possible. I have a background in athletic training and utilize adjustments in conjunction with strengthening and stabilization to address motion segments.
   

• There are many techniques and philosophies in chiropractic. In our office, we utilize a diversified technique. It incorporates many techniques of adjusting, but primarily we use a table that has a drop piece in it. We lay the patient face down and attempt to rotate the pelvis into proper alignment. We also incorporate techniques to introduce motion back into joints that have been restricted due to muscle spasm. We offer massage therapy in the office to address these muscle spasms.
   

• With children and elderly patients, our technique is modified to a lower force method. In this instance, we utilize an instrument called an activator to mobilize bones without the force of the manual adjustment.
   

• Once a patient has begun to stay in alignment and we have addressed the pain component of a problem, we strengthen the joints with stabilization exercises.