Chiropractor using activator method9/4/2023 ![]() One reason the Activator adjustment is able to achieve such effective results with minimal application of force is that the impulse is delivered so quickly that the patient’s muscles are less likely to tense up, allowing the joints to be moved without having to push through the tension of a tight and guarding muscle. ![]() There is no “popping” or “cracking” that is usually heard during manual manipulation. The impulse is low force and patients report that the adjustments are gentle and comfortable. The patient will feel the chiropractor’s hands on their spine as they locate the joint that they need to adjust, and then the patient will feel the quick impulse of the tip of the Activator as the adjustment is made. In fact, during an Activator treatment, the patient will be laying in a neutral position. There is no need for the patient’s body to be moved or twisted to apply the adjustment in the correct direction, as the Activator can be angled in the chiropractor’s hand and the adjustment easily delivered in the desired direction. ![]() Activator adjusting is used for the same purpose as manual manipulation, but how the treatment is delivered is different. ![]() Often when we think of chiropractic treatment we think of manual manipulation, where the hands are used to move the bones of the spine. ![]()
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