Diversified Technique
This is the most commonly used of all chiropractic techniques and is the one most familiar to patients. The diversified adjustment entails a high-velocity, low-amplitude thrust that usually results in a cavitation of a joint (quick, shallow thrusts that cause the popping noise often associated with a chiropractic adjustment). As the name implies, the diversified technique can be used to adjust many of the joints in the body.
Extremity Adjusting
This is the application of chiropractic adjustments to joints other than those of the spine, i.e., shoulder, elbow, wrist/hand/finger, hip, knee, ankle/foot/toe. Examples of conditions treated by extremity adjustment: carpal tunnel syndrome and gait- or posture-related problems.
Sacro Occipital Technique (SOT)
Wedge-shaped blocks are usually placed under the pelvis of the prone patient to treat problems identified in the low back. Low force, slow pressure types of adjustments may also be used to address joint problems identified in the skull. SOT may be used as an exclusive treatment or as an adjunct method of patient management.
Thompson Technique
This chiropractic method uses a special table with several segments called drop pieces. These segments are propped up a fraction of an inch so that when the thrust is delivered, the table drops slightly, assisting the thrust while minimizing the force used for the adjustment. Cavitation of the joint may or may not occur.
Pediatric Adjusting: Torque Release Technique
A Torque Release Technique (TRT) adjustment can be delivered with the spine in a perfectly relaxed neutral position with the perfect amount of force: Whereas a traditional adjustment requires the spine to be stretched to a position of tension followed by the manual thrust by hand to sufficiently open the spinal joints to activate a cavitation response. Practice members enjoy the specific adjustment without the force, cracking and popping sound of manual adjustments.
Impulse iQ Instrument Adjusting (Non-cracking)
Imagine thirty or forty years ago, if I told you that dentistry would be painless, that doctors would watch television to perform surgeries, that brain surgery for tumors could be done with a laser, that fetuses could be operated on within the uterus, that knife-less surgery could be performed, you would not have believed me. By the same token, would you believe me if I told you that chiropractic adjustments could be done painlessly without any popping or cracking sounds, and no jerking or pulling of the body and neck? Would you believe that newborns as well as the elderly with osteoporosis could be treated effortlessly?
The facts are that all these high tech procedures were once just a dream in someone’s head and now are reality and commonplace. The future is now! Advances in computers and engineering technology have been able to uniquely blend chiropractic in order to both analyze and care for the human body in such a way that was never before realized. This advancement is a new technology called the Impulse iQ®. The Impulse iQ® is the most advanced computerized method of chiropractic care that exists in our profession today.
Chiropractors and their patients know that manual adjustments are safe and effective, regardless of what technique is used, as long as the doctor has the knowledge and skill to apply the method properly. However, sometimes people who have never experienced a chiropractic adjustment may be fearful because of something they have seen, read or been told about what they might see, feel, or experience with a chiropractic adjustment.
Occasionally people have a fear of the unfamiliar. With the use of the Impulse iQ® equipment and techniques, virtually all of these fears simply disappear. If you are looking for the perfect spinal adjustment—one that is precise, painless, and effective, without popping or cracking noises—then the Impulse iQ® is the ideal solution for you.
The amount of force (pressure) that the Impulse iQ® uses to make an adjustment of your spine is an amount equivalent to tapping your fingers on a table. Let’s test this out. Put your hand flat on a table or even your leg. Now tap your fingers as though you were listening to music that you really enjoyed. Now tap as hard as you can. That is about the amount of pressure you will feel with a Impulse iQ® adjustment. Do you think you can handle that? Of course you can. Even small children are adjusted with the Impulse iQ®. The amount of pressure can be completely controlled and adjusted for the patient’s comfort, safety and effectiveness.
How can anything so gentle with such little force involved move my vertebrae and change my spine? The Impulse iQ® utilizes a precise oscillating force with uninterrupted motion. It is able to increase the mobility of the spinal vertebrae by reducing or eliminating the fixations. In other words, the Impulse iQ® is “unsticking” the joint.
Have you ever seen a woodpecker tapping in an oscillating fashion on a tree? It is hard to believe, but you can watch them bore right through the hardest wood! The Impulse iQ® taps in much the same way but uses soft tips that are comfortable to the human body and don’t create damage.
Not only is the Impulse iQ® great for the patient, it is great for the doctors as well. It is a valuable tool providing vital information about your spinal health, ultimately resulting in a higher level of care. What is it that every doctor wants for their patient and what every patient wants from their doctor? The answer is one word…RESULTS! The more the doctor knows about the patient, the better the result. The more a patient knows and understands about their condition, the better their results will be.