“How does a chiropractor adjust your foot?”

With our hands. I use my cold pulsed laser too. Posture needs to be addressed and balance from the feet up. Dr Pat

There are several ways we as chiropractors can adjust the feet. After evaluating and communicating with you as a patient we will decide which technique will suit you best. There is what is called a drop table or piece which will be put under your foot and we will place our hand on top and apply pressure and the table will drop. The force of the drop facilitates that adjustment. We may adjust it with an activator which is a tool. We may also adjust it manually with our hands. Some adjustments may be tender but should not cause you pain following the adjustment. Communicate your concerns with your doctor and they should be able to walk you through the adjustment so you are comfortable!

I always adjust feet! They are your foundation. If they dont move well the rest of your gait and body suffers. Its usually very gentle with a very specific tug or pull by hand. Depends on what is going on not all needs or adjustments are the same!

Not painful at all. Can't explain. Maybe you can find a video on youtube showing it.

Your feet are the foundation from which we navigate the universe. There are 10s of thousands of pounds of pressure on them every day. Natural movement within your feet includes an intricate combination of locks and keys, supports and levers. We receive an enormous amount of neurologic feedback via specialized nerve endings called mechanoreceptors as well as the tensegrity of our fascia. Much like any other part of the body, before any adjustments are performed, we must perform a thorough history followed by a detailed muscle, neurologic and orthopedic analysis. Generally, adjustments are only made where there is hypomobility or some other neurologically unfacilitated segment. To do this we may use our hands or specialized instruments. Once performed, it is important to retest and confirm the adjustments were adequate. Here is a short video providing some additional insight: https://youtu.be/MkAnAVSRK7k

There are different techniques, some by hand and some with tools. Manual manipulation can be achieved on extremities as well as the common spinal adjustments. A tool called Activator uses speed in the instrument with a spring inside, in lieu of manual manipulation by hand. Hope I helped. Got your back! Dr. Todd Gewant