Adjustments

The core element of Chiropractic treatment is manipulation or adjustment (these terms are interchangeable). Properly performed manipulation is very safe - hundreds of times safer than taking an aspirin.

But what are Dr. Hume's adjustments like? Adjustments range from feeling like gentle pressure in a specific area to a pleasant "give" sensation, with less tightness and pain in the area, and a sense of well-being afterwards.

The Canadian Chiropractic method is very specific and the treatment is extremely gentle. An adjustment takes a joint slightly beyond its normal range of motion. If this is done with too much force, permanent damage to the joint and surrounding tissues may result. However, if the patient is carefully positioned and, therefore, the joint is fully locked when the adjustment is given, a very gentle force is all that's required and excellent results are produced.

Dr. Hume evaluates each affected joint's function each and every visit and, based on these findings, make the appropriate adjustments. The specific nature of this procedure produces much better results than when the same chiropractic adjustments are repeated every visit (which can lead to instability and more rapid progression of degenerative arthritis).

Also, Canadian trained Chiropractors correlate a joint's loss of function with the activity of related muscles and provide treatment for these muscles. This helps to produce long lasting results.