Best Chiropractic Techniques
Published:Chiropractic adjustments have been safely and effectively helping millions of people suffering from back and neck pain, headaches, muscle tension, and many other maladies since the 1800s, but did you know that there are many different techniques that chiropractors can use for certain ailments? Learn more about some of the best and most common chiropractic techniques! And for anyone out there suffering from lower back pain, know that there are many exercises that you can easily do at home to help with your pain!
1) Gonstead Technique
- Very safe chiropractic technique
- One of the most common chiropractic treatments
- Can be done to children, geriatrics, and pregnant women
- Uses include realigning joints, increasing mobility, and pain reduction
- Features an adjustment of the lower back, x-rays, and a measuring device
2) Logan Basic Technique
- Considered very safe and effective
- Helps release muscle tension in the back
- The pressure helps to realign the bones in the spine
- Can work to alleviate lower back pain and headaches
- Light sustained pressure applied at the base of the spine
3) Flexion Distraction Therapy
- Helps to increase spinal motion
- Used in over 50% of chiropractic clinics
- Requires a specially designed chiropractic table
- Excellent for treating disc herniations and scoliosis
- Otherwise known as Cox Technic or decompression manipulation
4) Diversified Technique
- Created mostly by Joe Janse, D.C
- Helps to alleviate joint dysfunction
- Features high-velocity, low-amplitude thrusts
- Restores proper alignment and movement of the spine
- Most common spine manipulation technique currently used
5) Drop Table Technique
- Also known as the Thompson Technique
- Can be used for extremities or the spine
- It makes every adjustment just feel like a vibration
- This process is done to minimize discomfort from the adjustments
- Features a special table which can drop a fraction of an inch as the doc applies thrusts
