Chiropractic | Frequently Asked Questions

What is a chiropractic adjustment and how does it work?

Your skilled Primal Chiropractor will use his or her hands to safely and effectively manipulate your joints, muscles and tissues to give you relief from what’s called a Vertebral Subluxation Complex (VSC). A VSC describes issues that may be related to a joint that isn’t working properly (e.g. loss of range of motion, disc degeneration, changes in muscles around that joint etc).

While Doctors of Chiropractic have many treatment techniques at their disposal, the treatment technique most often associated with them are spinal adjustments. These adjustments (collectively known as chiropractic manipulative therapy, or CMT) are used to safely restore normal joint function through the use of what are called high velocity, low amplitude thrusts (HVLA). CMT works through the nervous system to help restore or improve joint function, and reduce pain.

What does a chiropractic adjustment feel like?

CMT is rarely painful and often, clients will report immediate pain relief. When undergoing CMT you may feel light pressure on your spinal joints. In some cases, you may hear a popping sound from the joints being treated, which is the result of gas bubbles escaping from the joint due to a change in pressure. This is similar to what happens when you “crack” your knuckles and not a bad thing.

Why would I need chiropractic and what conditions does it treat?

Chiropractic treatment can help restore optimal health and ultimate performance to anyone who has an acute or chronic injury, dysfunction due to overuse and repetitive strain, problems resulting from postural issues, tight or restricted muscles or joints.

The following is a short list of some of the more common conditions frequently seen and treated by our chiropractors:

• Neck pain or injuries
• Back pain or injuries, disc herniations, sciatica
• Hip pain or injuries
• Knee pain or injuries
• Shoulder pain or injuries including frozen shoulder, rotator cuff syndromes
• Tennis or Golfer’s elbow
• Sprains and strains
• Acute or Chronic injuries
• Plantar Fasciitis
• Sports injuries
• Post operative or fracture rehabilitation
• repetitive strain or overuse injuries
• Nerve injuries
• Postural imbalances
• de-conditioning
• sports injuries and athletic performance training
• tight, stiff or sore muscles