Uses a hand-held instrument that allows your chiropractor to apply force without thrusting into the spine.
The small hand held instrument delivers a gentle impulse force into the spine with the goal of restoring motion to the targeted spinal vertebra or joint. This method can be used to treat many types of back pain, neck pain, and headaches including both a migraine and chronic.
Two advantages of using the instrument-assisted method:
The first is based on the momentum of the mechanism. The instrument is so fast that the body’s muscles are less likely to resist the treatment and tense in response as the pressure is applied.
The second is the force is localized and doesn’t add additional twisting or bending movements to the joint.