chiropractic adjustments

Spinal and Extremity Adjustments - Spinal and extremity adjustments are made to specific joints to reestablish normal motion, balance, and position of the body. A body properly aligned, balanced, and mobile is a body that can heal quicker, more completely, and more effectively! Adjustments are applied to joints of the vertebra & extremities that are out of place or not moving properly. In much the same way that the front end of our car gets out of alignment by hitting potholes and curbs our body joints can get misaligned and/or stuck which irritate nerves, joints, discs, muscles, and ligaments.

Adjustments are performed by a variety of approaches. Some of these adjustments are extraordinarily gentle, others are more traditional. Elderly patients, infants, children, and those that are “afraid of being popped and twisted” love the gentle approaches used at the office. These methods include Activator Technique, Sacro-occipital, Thompson Technique, as well as soothing and relaxing muscle massage.

TECHNIQUES

• Activator Technique - This approach evaluates joint “misalignments” by checking leg length. When one leg appears shorter than the other, either the body is out of balance or (rarely) the patient has an anatomically short leg. Corrections are then made to balance the body to correct the misalignments. Dr. Baines uses the activator (a handheld spring-loaded instrument) to make these corrections This instrument allows him to be extraordinarily accurate and gentle.
  
  
• Diversified Technique – Diversified Chiropractic Technique (DCT), is the application of a thrust to specific joints in the body to restore proper range of motion and alignment, as well as repair joint dysfunction. Many of our patients refer to this method as “adjusting by hand”.
  
  
• Thompson Technique or drop table technique. The vertebral is moved by a gentle quick motion where a segment of the table drops ¼ “ while the segment above the vertebra does not move thus creating a gentle shearing motion.  
  
  
• Sacro-Occipital Techique/SOT – is a fabulous, sophisticated diagnostic and treatment system to stablize the foundation of the spine (sacro-iliac joints) and cranial regions in order to reestablish normal spinal stability and normalize the flow of CSF/cerebrospinal fluid.