ADJUSTMENTS/ MANIPULATION

The term "adjustment" refers to the specific manipulation chiropractors apply to vertebrae that have abnormal movement patterns or fail to function normally. The objective of the chiropractic treatment is to reduce the subluxation, which results in an increased range of motion, reduced nerve irritability and improved function.

In the past it was believed that the only way to adjust someone's spine was by a forceful, if not unpleasant or even painful thrusting type of adjustment. Traditional chiropractic is an effective means of treating patients and the preferred method of some doctors; however, recently new ways of producing the important neurological feedback stream in the body have been developed which may make chiropractic available to more types of patients and help treat different types of conditions.

For this reason, Dr. Russell utilizes a low force, highly effective means of introducing stimulus to the body using an instrument called an Arthrostim to adjust patients. The Arthrostim Instrument is one of the most effective and comfortable tools for creating this valuable input into the nervous system. There is no popping, twisting, or "cracking" of your spine with its use.