by Dr. Dave Edenfield
Even though chiropractic care has been around for more than a century,
it still has a reputation for "popping" or "cracking" the
back. While strictly manual adjustments
may have been standard operating procedure in the old days, most of today's
chiropractic practitioners utilize state-of-the-art technologies that literally
take the stress out of performing spinal adjustments.
One of the technologies that we use at Lakewood Chiropractic is a
device known as the ArthroStim. (See the video below.) This handheld instrument
is used to deliver a gentle force, in the form of multiple light percussion or
tapping, to the patient at the appropriate angle and pressure to subtly and
painlessly correct joint motion. In fact
these taps are delivered so quickly that the patient doesn't have time to tense
their muscles, which is another reason the ArthroStim works so well. This therapy feels really good.
In addition to spinal issues, the ArthroStim is also great for treating
problems with any joints in the body such as the hand, wrist, elbow, shoulder,
knee and ankle. It's so gentle that it
can even be used on infants and seniors.
(Arthritis sufferers love the ArthroStim.) This high precision, low
impact device has been approved by the FDA as one of the safest methods for
treating neck, back and joint pain
resulting from loss of motion. Unlike pain
pills and cortisone shots, there are absolutely no side effects from its repeated
use.
While traditional chiropractic treatments are perfectly safe, many
patients report that they prefer the ArthroStim to standard adjustment
methods. Traditional adjustments rely on
high-energy thrusts and pulls to the neck and back. These adjustments are not only designed to
correct spinal misallignments, but they are also meant to stimulate neural
receptors that produce nerve impulses which in turn relay crucial information
to the brain. This neural feedback helps
the brain update and evaluate changes prompted by chiropractic adjustment. This in turn allows the brain to transmit
commands to the muscles and soft tissues in order to adjust their tension, all
of which is necessary to set into motion the healing process.
By generating a series of controlled and highly targeted micro-thrusts,
the ArthroStim is able to not only realign the spine, restore motion and
stimulate specific neural receptors, but it also avoids activating the body's
pain receptors while doing so. In fact,
this device is so tunable that it allows your chiropractor to progressively
reduce the amount of force that is applied as your treatments progress.
The best way to understand the ArthroStim is to think of it as a device
that allows your chiropractor to divide the force needed to make the
adjustments into a series of smaller forces that are delivered incrementally
over a highly localized area. Some of the benefits associated with ArthroStim
are:
- Low Impact
- High Precision
- Non-Invasive
- Zero Side Effects
If you or anyone you know is in pain or has an aversion to standard
chiropractic practices, send them this blog and video so they can see that
there are technologies that can take the stress out of treatment.
Dr. Dave
Edenfield and Dr. Steven Warfield are
part of the team of doctors and therapists at http://chiropractor-jacksonville-fl.com
and http://endyourpain.org
who are dedicated to helping you and your family lead healthier, happier and pain-free lives.
