Michael Rehl, DC, PAK, CMT

Advanced Holistic Health Care

Chiropractic

Do you use any non-force techniques?

Yes. I use a number of effective techniques that do not require the so-called "cracking" (clinically called a "cavitation") often associated with traditional adjusting techniques.

One method called  "respiratory adjusting" uses a very gentle yet specific motion into the problematic joint during a phase of respiration to restore normal biomechanical motion.

I also use a spring-loaded instrument (called an "Activator") that delivers a force into the joint to restore normal motion that does not require the bending of the spine or the sound of the joint cavitating.

I also use wedge-shaped blocks for the pelvis with an effective technique called Sacro-Occipital technique (S.O.T.). Using gravity to gently restore proper motion in the pelvis, this technique removes tension on the spinal cord.