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Manual Adjusment
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What is it? An adjustment, also known as a “manipulation,” is a controlled force that it directed to a joint that has lost a normal degree of motion. A manual adjustment is one that is done by hand. Often, a “popping” or “cracking” noise can be heard from the moving joints, though this is not Read More
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Drop Table Technique and Pelvic Blocking
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Drop Table Technique Drop table technique is a special adjusting technique we use in our Frederick office where pieces of the table are propped up, and then quickly dropped (less than a 2 inches) when pressure is applied to the table. This helps to quickly get motion within a joint. Drop table technique works great Read More
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Extremity Adjustments
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An extremity adjustment is a controlled force directed at a joint in an extremity (leg, arm) that has lost a normal degree of motion. We have joints all over our body (not just the spine!), and restrictions in these joints can cause decreased range of motion and diminished function. From fingers and toes, to ankles, Read More
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Pro Adjuster Computerized Adjustment
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What is the Pro Adjuster? The Pro Adjuster, also known as computerized adjusting, is a more gentle way of adjusting. It is common for people to have spinal “joint dysfunction,” which basically means the joints in the back are not moving enough in a given direction. The pro adjuster can sense the restriction and resistance Read More
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Activator Adjustment
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What is an activator adjustment? Since we have the Pro Adjuster computerized adjusting in our Frederick office, we rarely use the activator technique. Every so often, we have a patient who is familiar with the activator (usually because another chiropractor used it on him/her) and wants to continue to be treated with the activator. We Read More