One of the great things about chiropractic care, is that it allows you to receive care without the need for medicine. Chiropractic treatment focuses on treating the root cause of pain. Rather than providing medication in attempt to mask the pain, it is a natural, drug-free approach. If the spine is in proper alignment, the nervous system can work correctly. The strain on the back and neck is significantly reduced. Whatever your complaint, be assured that our highly trained chiropractor in London provides thorough and comprehensive care for your problem. To find out more, keep reading.

What is a chiropractic adjustment?

A Chiropractic adjustment, also known as spinal manipulation, is a type of manual therapy to help to ease pressure on joints and improve the range of spinal motion. This therapy treats neck pain, back pain, headaches and more. Chiropractors use many types of chiropractic adjustment techniques. Some of these techniques are gentle while others involve the application of a controlled, sudden force to a spinal joint. Here is an overview of the most common chiropractic adjustment techniques.

Diversified Technique

This is the most commonly used adjustment technique amongst chiropractors, either by a chiropractor in London or elsewhere. The diversified technique has three main purposes. They are to restore spinal alignment, repair joint dysfunction, and ensure proper movement and mobility. Using hands-on thrusts with extreme precision, chiropractors restore spinal alignment. This increases a patient’s range of motion which are affected by misaligned joints or bones. The adjustment produces a cracking sound caused by escaping gas that’s released when the joint is pushed past its motion range.

Spinal mobilisation

Spinal mobilisation relieves pressure on joints, reduce inflammation, and improve nerve function. While spinal mobilisation is a “manual therapy technique” similar to the diversified technique discussed above, it utilizes more gentle thrusting motions and involves more stretching.

Activator method chiropractic technique

This technique uses a small hand-held instrument called an “activator” to correct any spinal misalignment. It also involves analyzing the legs and how this affects the hips and the rest of the spine. This is a very gentle technique. It’s great for paediatric patients and patients with chronic conditions like arthritis.

Flexion Distraction techniques performed by our chiropractor in London

Flexion-distraction is a low force, safe, and gentle chiropractic technique. Flexion-distraction relieves pressure off injured or dysfunctional spinal nerves. The technique is performed on a segmented table that moves when the chiropractor gently manipulates your spine. These movements stretch and decompress the spine.

Flexion-distraction is a non-surgical alternative technique that resolves disc bulges and disc herniation. It also increases spinal movement within spinal and disc joints. Flexion0-distraction treats different conditions of the lumbar spine. For example low back pain, sprains and strains. As well as reduce sciatica symptoms, arthritis, lumbar disc injury, scoliosis, or leg and neck pain.

Extremity manipulation

Extremity manipulation works on extremity joints. These include ankles, knees, elbows, shoulders and wrists. It is beneficial to restore the mobility of the extremity joints thus creating less stress on the spinal column.

Drop technique

Drop technique involves specialized treatment tables that have drop mechanisms to facilitate the movement of the joint. This technique is sometimes used in place of a more traditional adjustment method. While the drop table may sound a bit frightening, the chiropractic experience is actually very comfortable.  It restores normal nerve function, relieve pain, reduce stress, increase body function, and improve sleep.

However, chiropractic care is more than just chiropractic adjustments. Chiropractic adjustments are the most common treatment technique. Your chiropractor in London can do much more than just back cracking. Chiropractors use a variety of treatment options to help your body heal.

Rehabilitation and therapeutic exercise

It is very common for your chiropractor in London to prescribe specific strengthening exercises if you have back, neck and extremity problems. These exercises reduce pain, prevent further muscle deterioration, promote your joint health, increase your strength, stability, and range of motion. It will also protect against new or recurring injuries. Those who follow their exercise instructions will heal faster than those who don’t.

Soft Tissue Manual Therapy

Your chiropractor in London will use a variety of hands-on soft tissue therapies to improve the function of your soft tissues. Your soft tissues include muscles, ligaments, tendons and joint capsules. The soft tissue therapies include pin and stretch, otherwise known as Active Release Technique, and instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization.

Lifestyle advice

Another extremely beneficial therapy is lifestyle modification advice. Sometimes to achieve and maintain good health you need to change some aspects of your lifestyle. Good health is much more than the absence of pain or disease. The small choices you make every day will significantly affect your long-term health. Years of seemingly irrelevant unhealthy lifestyle choices will, over time, turn into very significant health problems.

What to expect after chiropractic treatment?

You may have some pain or discomfort for a short time after your treatment. This shouldn’t last for long and is usually nothing to worry about. If you have any concerns, you should contact your chiropractor in London for advice or visit our FAQ’s page.

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