What is a Chiropractic Adjustment?

The definition:  A chiropractic adjustment is a procedure in which board certified chiropractor uses their hands, or a small instrument, to apply a controlled, sudden force to a joint.

The objective:  To correct structural alignment by manipulating the spine and or joints, thus improving your body’s physical function.

The concept:  Acknowledgement that your body’s structure—nerves, bones, joints and muscles—and capacity for healthy function are closely intertwined.  By restoring your body’s structure through chiropractic adjustment, you restore its function—relieving pain and promoting healing.

The benefits:   Speak for themselves.  Click here for what some of Dr. Christie’s happy, healthy patients have to say.

The bottom line:  If you are experiencing pain, discomfort, headaches or just plain don’t feel your best—chiropractic can help.  It is a branch of medicine that focuses on setting your body to rights so that it can heal itself—something that it is designed to do if given half a chance.  To get a Chiropractic Adjustment contact Dr. Christie.

 What is it and how does it work?

The Graston Technique was developed to effectively detect and treat internal scar tissue.  When soft tissue is damaged, it will heal in a haphazard pattern known as scarring. Because scar tissue is dense and fibrous, it limits the bodies natural range of motion, often creates pain and prevents the patient from functioning as they did before an injury.  The Graston Technique utilizes stainless steel instruments, externally, to identify where scar tissue exists and then assist in breaking it up so that it can be absorbed by the body.

How is it done?  What are the results?

The Graston instruments are smooth, specialized, stainless-steel, and come in all different shapes and sizes.  Dr. Christie runs them over the injured area to detect where a “catch” (fibrous scar tissue) can be felt and then uses them to “comb through” the dense tissue to break it up.  It is common for the patient to experience minor discomfort during the process and some bruising afterwards, but it is normal, and part of the healing process.  Patients that have had the Graston Technique performed, have positive outcomes in 75-90% of all conditions treated.  Whether the condition is new, old, acute, chronic or pre- or post surgical, the Technique has been clinically proven to achieve quicker and better outcomes.

Would I be a good candidate for the Graston Technique?

Dr. Christie, a certified practitioner of the Graston Technique, can assess your particular issue and determine if the treatment would be a good fit for you.  Some of the issues, of patients who benefit from Graston Technique treatments, are:

Dr. Christie favors this approach since it allows the body to direct in its own recovery.  This technique is quickly becoming protocol at outpatient facilities at hospitals and universities; and is employed in injury recovery protocol for professional athletes by trainers of the NFL, NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball.

If you are looking for treatment with Graston Technique contact Dr. Christie.