There are many ways for a chiropractor to analyze your nerves, muscles, and bones in order to detect points of injury (or subluxation). The Activator Methods analysis helps the doctor determine where to adjust, when to adjust, and (more importantly) when not to adjust. Pain-free Analysis The patient performs a simple hand motion. Our patients appreciate the ease, gentleness, and effectiveness of our chiropractic analysis and adjustment. It has proven so reliable and consistent that the Activator instrument is now the most-utilized adjusting instrument used by chiropractors worldwide. The Activator Method is a two-part chiropractic system: 1) it is a painless system of analyzing your bones, muscles, and nervous system function 2) it is a gentle, safe, and effective way to adjust.Īctivator Methods was first developed in the 1960s as an alternative way to analyze and adjust chiropractic patients.
There is another way to effect the chiropractic adjustment. Although these motions and noises are harmless byproducts of joint motion, they can be a cause of concern for some patients. When most people think of chiropractic adjustments, they think of the popping noise that comes after the doctor pushes on their spine or adjusts their neck.