Where Can I Find a Chiropractor in Nashua, NH?

Spinal Manipulation, which chiropractors call "spinal adjustment" or "chiropractic adjustment", is the most common treatment used in chiropractic care. Spinal manipulation is a passive manual maneuver during which a three-joint complex is taken past the normal range of movement, but not so far as to damage or dislocate the joint. Its defining factor is a dynamic thrust, which is a sudden force that causes an audible release and attempts to increase a joint's range of motion. Dr. John Herner, of Herner Chiropractic in Nashua, NH is the place for you if you are looking for an experienced chiropractor.

Neck manipulations are high-velocity, short-lever thrusts with rotation beyond the physiological range of motion. High-velocity, low-amplitude spinal manipulation (HVLA-SM) thrusts have physiological effects that signal neural discharge from para-spinal muscle tissues, depending on duration and amplitude of the thrust, are factors of the degree in para-spinal muscle spindles activation. Clinical skill in employing HVLA-SM thrusts depends on the ability of the practitioner to handle the duration and magnitude of the load. More generally, spinal manipulative therapy  (SMT) describes techniques where the hands are used to manipulate, mobilize, massage, adjust, stimulate, apply traction to, or influence the spine and related tissues.

There are several schools of chiropractic adjustive techniques, although most chiropractors mix techniques from various schools. The following adjustive procedures were received by more than 20% of patients of licensed U.S. chiropractors in a 2011 survey: Diversified technique  (full-spine manipulation, employing various techniques), extremity adjusting, activator technique (which uses a spring-loaded tool to deliver precise adjustments to the spine), Thompson Technique (which relies on a drop table and detailed procedural protocols), Gonstead  (which emphasizes evaluating the spine along with specific adjustment that avoids rotational vectors), Cox/flexion-distraction (a gentle, low-force adjusting procedure which mixes chiropractic with osteopathic principles and utilizes specialized adjusting tables with movable parts), adjustive instrument, Sacro-Occipital Technique (which models the spine as a torsion bar), Nimmo Receptor-Tonus Technique, Applied Kinesiology (which emphasizes "muscle testing" as a diagnostic tool), and cranial. 

Medicine-assisted manipulation, such as manipulation under anesthesia, involves sedation or local anesthetic and is done by a team that includes an anesthesiologist; a 2008 systematic review did not find enough evidence to make recommendations about its use for chronic low back pain.
However, spinal manipulation has many advantages. It relieves stress, minimizes muscle fatigue, and has been shown to improve both physical and mental states of being. If you are thinking about trying ‘chiropractic care’, why wait? Go for it and stop in or call Herner Chiropractic today.