Diversified Adjusting

Diversified Adjusting

The forefront of chiropractic care is the “adjustment”.  The Diversified technique entails a high velocity, low amplitude thrust typically performed by hand, by the treating doctor. A cavitation, or “popping sound” is sometimes associated with the adjustment, but the absence of one does not indicate the adjustment was unsuccessful. The cavitation is simply a release of gas (oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide) within the joint space when an adjustment is delivered.  An adjustment is typically used for the following reasons when necessary:

• To restore range of motion and biomechanical functionality to a restricted/dysfunctional joint. This includes the spine and even the extremities.

• May decrease pain by downregulating the activity of pain sensory neurons known as “nociceptors”. 

• The chiropractic adjustment momentarily gaps the facet joints (in the spine), breaking up intra-articular adhesions, and effectively stimulating mechanoreceptors, thereby reducing pain, lessening muscle spasm, and improving normal biomechanics of the joint.