The most basic technique in chiropractic is manual spinal manipulation or adjustment but in modern chiropractic practice there are a number of different ways to treat a patient. Like in Emeryville Chiropractic clinic, methods such as physical therapy modalities and soft tissue therapy among many other techniques are used.
The spinal manipulation is where chiropractic practice began and it is still the most common treatment used in chiropractic care. The immediate effect of the treatment is pain relief and chiropractors also believe that the treatment has a long term wellness and preventive care. The spinal adjustment is the treatment used by chiropractors, especially the “straight” chiropractors, when they diagnose a patient with vertebral subluxation.
In early chiropractic the spinal manipulation was the only treatment chiropractors used to treat their patients. No matter how severe or how mild the patient’s spinal misalignment was, spinal manipulation was the only solution available. But as time passed and changes were made, other forms of techniques were added. In some Emeryville Chiropractic clinics, modern ways along with the classic chiropractic treatments are being used.
There are several different adjustment techniques which chiropractors use to treat their patients. One of which is the toggle drop, a method done by pressing down firmly on a certain area of the spine with crossed arms. Another method is the lumbar roll or also known as the side posture, the chiropractor tends to position the patient to his/her side then apply a precise manipulative thrust to the misaligned portion. There is also the release work, table adjustments, instrument adjustments and the manipulation under anesthesia as a method which is seldom used and must be performed by a certified chiropractor. Dr. Burt is Manipulation Under Anesthesia Certified Doctor.
There are a number of chiropractors which has developed their own unique techniques to improve the chiropractic treatment, some techniques which Emeryville Chiropractic clinic practitioners use. One most common is the Activator Method which uses the Activator Adjusting Instrument in adjusting the spine. There is also the Active Release Techniques which uses a soft tissue system or movement based massage that tends to treat problems with the muscle and nerves. For deep osseous adjustment specific Gonstead technique is used.
Modern chiropractors have welcomed the use of other mainstream medical treatments like exercise and physical therapy modalities by making them fit into chiropractic clinic. Some non-manual chiropractic procedures include electrical modalities, laser therapy, and thermal modalities including ultrasound, electrical stimulation, Erchonia Cold Laser and nutritional counseling. These are all based from generic medical practices.
Though chiropractic used to oppose the use of drugs and instruments in their therapy, some of the new chiropractors tend to recommend the use of nutritional supplements to their patients. Some use instruments like the X-ray to help them in diagnosing the patient’s condition. The group of chiropractors who had accepted changes and follows the new theories are called the mixers. In Emeryville Chiropractic clinic, there are chiropractors who follow the mixers beliefs and there are few who still believe in the straight chiropractic theory. No matter how the treatment would change as long as it will remain drug free there will be a number of significant followers to choose chiropractic over mainstream medicine.
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