Our Techniques
We use a number of highly-effective adjusting approaches to help improve spinal biomechanics and reduce nervous system interference. The approach we use is based on our judgment and years of experience.
The primary adjusting techniques we use include:
Thompson
Thompson Terminal Point technique is a system of analysis and a special table that reduces the amount of energy needed to adjust your spine... read more»
Activator Methods®
This is a system of spinal evaluation combined with a handheld adjusting instrument that delivers a consistent, low-force thrust... read more»
Diversified
After identifying which spinal bones have lost their normal motion or position, a specific manual thrust is administered to free up “stuck” joints... read more»
ArthroStim Instrument Technique
The ArthroStim® Instrument delivers true high-velocity, short-stroke thrusts at 12 cycles a second. This rapidity supersaturates the target area with specific adjustive energy (forces). The energy continues to ripple through the joint to surrounding fringe tissues. This releases secondary trigger points and sites of muscular spasm, providing the relief and corrections that doctors want. Patients notice a positive difference with the first treatment. The rapid thrust and unique recoil produced by the ArthroStim® activates the patient’s proprioceptors and mechanoreceptors without recruiting the pain receptors (nocioceptors). This gives the patient a choice other than the traditional hands on, high velocity adjustment. The ArthroStim® enables practitioners to significantly reduce the amount of force used without compromising their results. Patients and practitioners alike are often amazed at the profound changes the smallest repetitive forces can produce. Naturally the ArthroStim® can physically move bones, especially when higher settings are used. The ArthroStim™ gives patients a very specific adjustment, meaning that only the segment that is out of position is adjusted; there is no twisting, turning or "cracking" of joints.
Chiropractic Disc Decompression
The Cox® Table for Chiropractic Disc Decompression or CDD.
THE CDD TABLE USES DECOMPRESSION (GENTLE TRACTION) WITH FLEXION AS THE PATIENT’S LOWER BODY IS STRETCHED AND LOWERED REPETITIVELY.
We apply Chiropractic Disc Decompression on the premier chiropractic decompression instrument, The Cox® Table. This special table makes decompression an integral part of the chiropractic adjustment; delivered to the cervical, thoracic, lumbar, lumbosacral or sacro-iliac spine joints. Hands on care is an integral part of chiropractic. The Cox® Table naturally allows the doctor's hands to feel the exact tissue tension, as well as sense the patient's response to decompression treatment. This hands on approach allows the chiropractor to respond immediately to the patients needs. This is in stark contrast to other decompression machines, where the doctor straps the patient in… and walks away. The specific forces and motions create a negative pressure in the patient’s lumbar disc which draws the gelatinous material back into the disc. TRANSLATION: it pulls some of the bulged or herniated matter back into the disc, taking pressure off the nerve.
WHAT TYPES OF CONDITIONS CAN BE TREATED WITH CDD? The primary use for disc decompression is for low back pain with pain into the legs. It can be used for a variety of other low back problems ranging from a loss of motion at the joint level, to jamming of the joints together. Chiropractic Disc Decompression can also work for neck and mid back problems.
If you’ve been to a chiropractor before and prefer to be adjusted in a particular way, let Dr. Garry W. Baldwin know. We want you to relax, enjoy and fully benefit from your chiropractic care.
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