St. Louis chiropractorChiropractic adjustments, also known as spinal manipulation, manual manipulation, or chiropractic manipulation, are among the most recommended treatment procedures for pain of the lower back. Given that this is the area of specialization for chiropractors, it has various methodologies all of which are non-surgical in nature. If the vertebrae in the vertebral column are misaligned in any way, chiropractors would employ various methods such as chiropractic adjustment and chiropractic mobilization. In this section, we focus on the chiropractic adjustment. This form of therapy is geared towards the reducing of subluxation with the focus being placed on reducing the irritability of the nerves, improving the functionality of the back, and increasing the range of motion.

The chiropractic adjustment procedure

The procedure for the chiropractic adjustment is divided into three main sections with each having a focus on the end goals stated above. The first section, which is the most important part of this procedure, involves a short lever arm thrust applied at a high velocity to a vertebra. There is confusion as to how this is exactly done. While chiropractors know exactly how to do it, it ought to be known that it is the application of pressure in a single thrust on a single or group of few vertebrae which have fallen out of line with the rest of the spinal column. The second part of this maneuver involves the release of gas called joint cavitation. The release of this gas is accompanied by an audible sound as the gases clogged in the cavity created by the misalignment of the vertebrae escape. The gases include oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitrogen. The third step is the calming sensation felt following the release of the gases and the realignment of the previously misaligned vertebrae. Although momentary discomfort had been severally cited, it has been due to the muscles surrounding the affected area being in a spasm, or the patient having tensed up during the chiropractic adjustment.

Joint cavitation often occurs due to the patient not being in a relaxed state or there being a splinting of the muscles during the chiropractic procedure. The chiropractor can employ several methods to avoid such a scenario one of which is making the patient relax either as per their own relaxation methods or those given by the medical professional, applying ice to the affected area to numb the nerve endings, or applying electrical simulation to ease the body. Massages are also applied to keep muscle splinting at bay.


When using chiropractic techniques such as chiropractic adjustment and chiropractic mobilization, a lot of care should be practiced. If performed wrongly, even by a small degree, the results could be devastating, I had a story of a woman in Louis who did employ the service of a professional St. Louis chiropractor, the result was really bad.. Chiropractors know the delicate relationship between the nervous system and the musculoskeletal system. In some cases, the procedure is performed with realtime computer simulations using X-ray or ultrasound technologies. In this way, the chiropractor will know just how much force and at what velocity will the maneuver be performed to take the shortest time and yelled the very best of results. All in all, chiropractic procedures have been confidently successful.