“What happens when a chiropractor adjusts your back?”
I am a 29 year old female. I want to know what happens when a chiropractor adjusts your back?
12 Answers
Adjustment opens the neuro path to ways to help the body function at its best.
Typically there is a “cavitation” or popping of the Spinal joint that is being Adjusted. This is generally a painless treatment. The popping noise is a release of gas within the spinal joint(s). An experienced Chiropractor will know how to find a spinal joint that isn’t moving freely. They will also know how to treat this joint dysfunction comfortably for you. Some Chiropractors now just use Chiropractic Adjusting Instruments that are extremely gentle. Many of these instruments are percussion devices and are gentle repetitive forces put into the joint to free it up. Many Chiropractors now use both and give their patients the options for treatment that the patient feels most comfortable with. This is how I practice Chiropractic care.
Something wonderful! In broad terms, when an adjustment is made, pain receptors are desensitized (so pain levels lessen), muscles can relax, the nervous system can do its job (getting the right signals from the brain to the end-organs, your kidneys, skin, stomach, muscles, blood vessels, etc) inflammation can lessen, reducing swelling, etc. An excellent book to learn about chiropractic adjustments and their effects is Heidi Haavik's book, "The Reality Check". Have your chiropractor examine you and recommend a course of care appropriate for you. Best of health.
When a chiropractor makes an adjustment on the human spine many good things happen. The release of nitrogen gas from the joint capsule frees up the joint motion. This increased joint motion allows for the nerves to be uncompressed thus restoring the full potential of the body‘s natural ability to heal. Energy then flows more freely from the brain cell through the spine and nerves to the body and back to the brain enhancing the communication potential of your vital life force.
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If you are referring to the sound that is made (which is the most common question), it is a gas that is released from the joint. When a joint is moving normally it is filled with a fluid to keep it moving. If, however, there is an issue with lack of movement the fluid will be replaced with gas. When the joint is mobilized the gas and fluid exchange and the audible pop is heard. Similar to the sound of opening a pop can.
That's simple, when a Chiropractor adjusts your spine they are removing the Subluxation. They are putting the bone back where it belongs to take pressure off the spinal nerve so your body functions at optimal performance.
If the doctor found interference in your nervous system caused by subluxation in your spine, you body immediately starts healing better. Does it feel better? I don't know. But your body WORKS better. That's why it's necessary.
An adjustment moves the bone in order to restore the motion of the joint. Which helps take pressure off the nerve(pain relief) reduces inflammation and breaks up the adhesions that have formed keeping the bone “locked down”. The popping sound is just a pressure release out of the joint.
The goal of a chiropractic adjustment is to restore normal (insofar as possible) joint movement & physiology. This is accomplished by a precise, quick movement that is faster than muscles can respond. The short, quick adjustment enables Chiropractic Physicians to restore motion without the encumbrance of muscle guarding or tension. This is different from mobilization or stretching.
Either over time or acutely due to injury, joints lose their ability to move properly. Normal joint motion is important not only for needed support of our frame, but also for the health of the joint itself. In a nutshell, joints need to move to stay healthy & handle the mechanical loads placed upon them.There is some times a harmless sound called cavitation that is heard during an adjustment. This is not a necessary component to successful treatment.
Either over time or acutely due to injury, joints lose their ability to move properly. Normal joint motion is important not only for needed support of our frame, but also for the health of the joint itself. In a nutshell, joints need to move to stay healthy & handle the mechanical loads placed upon them.There is some times a harmless sound called cavitation that is heard during an adjustment. This is not a necessary component to successful treatment.
We use gentle pressure to create joint mobility where joints are restricted and painful. Sometimes we use our hands, and sometimes we use instruments. It's usually not painful, and often gives significant pain relief.
During a Chiropractic adjustment, the spine is assessed, and any spinal segments that is out of alignment or determined to be dysfunctional, is corrected. The adjustment is applied to the joints of the spine by applying a specific force to the vertebra.
There are different techniques of adjustments. If we perform manual manipulation, the patient will feel a “pop” in the joint, which is called cavitation, which is actually nitrogen gas escaping the joint capsule as the joint aligns.
