We’ve explored how chiropractic adjustment in the previous post, be sure to check it out if you haven’t. In this post, we shall explore the mechanism as to how a chiropractic adjustment works.
Our musculoskeletal structures experience stress and strain through daily wear and tear, posture or traumatic injury. When the stress overloads the capacity of the structure, injuries or dysfunctions occur. This is characterized by:
A chiropractor’s job is to identify and correct the dysfunctions of the underlying joints and muscles with chiropractic adjustment. To perform a chiropractic adjustment, a trained chiropractor will apply with quick, precise thrusting force either by hand or by an adjusting instrument.
Chiropractic adjustments are theorised to function in the following ways:
The Adhesion Model
This model proposes that an injured, and therefore immobile joint causes adhesions or scar tissues to accumulate. A severe and common example is adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder). This causes the joint to be ‘sticky’ thus leading to inflammation and pain in the surrounding area.
- Area of tenderness, tightness.
- Inflammation, warmth and redness.
- Muscle and joints rigidity.
A chiropractor’s job is to identify and correct the dysfunctions of the underlying joints and muscles with chiropractic adjustment. To perform a chiropractic adjustment, a trained chiropractor will apply with quick, precise thrusting force either by hand or by an adjusting instrument.
Chiropractic adjustments are theorised to function in the following ways:
The Adhesion Model
This model proposes that an injured, and therefore immobile joint causes adhesions or scar tissues to accumulate. A severe and common example is adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder). This causes the joint to be ‘sticky’ thus leading to inflammation and pain in the surrounding area.
Chiropractic adjustment works by breaking up the adhesion surrounding the joint to restore the correct, full movements back into the joints.
The Neuroplasticity Model
Our nervous system delivers informations between our brain and musculoskeletal system. In order to execute a movement, our brain, joints and muscles rely on constant feedbacks from each other.
When a dysfunction occurs in the spinal joint, incorrect informations interfere with the feedback loop between the brain and body. This can result in faulty movement pattern, which leads to injuries.
By delivering an adjustment, chiropractor restores the movements into the joint, which ‘resets’ the nervous circuit to re-establish the connections between the brain and the dysfunctioning joints. This will restore the correct functionings of the nervous system and motor control pattern.
Our nervous system delivers informations between our brain and musculoskeletal system. In order to execute a movement, our brain, joints and muscles rely on constant feedbacks from each other.
When a dysfunction occurs in the spinal joint, incorrect informations interfere with the feedback loop between the brain and body. This can result in faulty movement pattern, which leads to injuries.
By delivering an adjustment, chiropractor restores the movements into the joint, which ‘resets’ the nervous circuit to re-establish the connections between the brain and the dysfunctioning joints. This will restore the correct functionings of the nervous system and motor control pattern.
Chiropractic adjustments affect our nervous system and joint mobility. The goal is to restore the proper functionings on our body.
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