What happens During a Chiropractic Adjustment?

So what is a chiropractic adjustment? In this blog post we are going to dive into what an adjustment is, the benefits of an adjustment, common misconceptions, and what that POPPING sound is when you get adjusted.

An adjustment or manipulation or “getting cracked” is a type of treatment used by chiropractors and other healthcare professionals that is used to move a joint through its end-range of motion (ROM) to create more motion in the surrounding area. It can help improve motion at a certain joint, create a short-term increase in ROM, cause a short-term decrease in pain, and can affect your central nervous system.

It can also stretch the surrounding tissues around the joint, improve neuromuscular function, and stimulate receptors in your joints and pain receptors; which is why a lot of people experience a decrease in pain after having an adjustment!

Below is a list of benefits and some common misconceptions about chiropractic adjustments.

Okay, now that we’ve talked about what an adjustment is, its benefits and some common misconceptions we can dive into what that POPPING sound is! That “popping” sound you may or may not hear with an adjustment is NOT from your bones being “put back in place” or “re-aligned” because your bone was never “out of place” in the first place. The sound you hear is simply the formation of a gas bubble in the synovial fluid that surrounds your joints, and when the joint is moved through its end range of motion that gas bubble is released, creating that popping sound! Pretty cool right?

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