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Our Techniques

People often ask, “What technique do you use Doc? What do you call this?” People seem to love to have labels to attach to just about everything! We think it makes it easier to communicate. I think it sometimes gets in the way.

Chiropractic has a lot of talented, innovative people who have contributed greatly to the science and art of chiropractic. Often, these individuals package what they do into a patient care approach and attach a label to it, such as Activator®, CBP, Pettibon, NUCCA, SOT, etc.  In the right hands, with the right patient, at the right time, all of these have collectively helped improve the quality of health of millions of people. 

Over the past 25+ years I’ve explored a majority of these approaches and taken what makes sense to me and what I can make work and then added them to my tool chest of discovery and repair tools for the benefit of my patients. So, I would say that I’m not a clone of any other person or their technique.

With each patient visit, I do a pre-evaluation of their status using various discovery tools. I look at their posture, their movement, ask them questions, feel and test various spinal related muscles and joints, etc. Once I determine their need for that visit we decide the most appropriate method, tool or approach for solving the problem. My choice of adjusting instruments include an Arthrostim, Vibracusser or Integrator and our choice of hands are right, left or both! Regardless of the method or technique chosen, every decision or action we take is with our patient’s best interest at heart.

Remember, you’re the boss of your health and we are here to serve you! If you’ve been to a chiropractor before and have a preference about how you are adjusted, let us know. We want you to relax, enjoy and fully benefit from your care.