Saturday 12th October
A chiropractic adjustment, is a therapeutic procedure commonly performed by chiropractors. It involves the application of controlled force to specific joints of the spine or other parts of the body, with the goal of improving spinal function, alleviating pain, and promoting overall health. Chiropractors believe that misalignments or dysfunction in the spine (referred to as subluxations) can disrupt the nervous system and lead to various health issues.
During a chiropractic adjustment, the chiropractor uses their hands or specialized instruments to apply a controlled and directed force to the targeted joint. This force may result in an audible “pop” or “crack,” which is often due to the release of gases (such as nitrogen) from within the joint capsule.
The popping noise that you hear is only the formation of gas within a joint, when your adjustment moves the two joint surfaces that are close together!. It’s called a joint cavitation and it’s just the same and is no more significant than any other gas release from the body (like when people crack their knuckles). Many people ask if the sound comes from the joints rubbing together, but it’s a process that happens in perfectly healthy joints.
This release of gases is thought to help restore proper joint movement and alignment.
The popping sound does not mean you are getting arthritis. Many studies have been done looking into habitual knuckle cracking and have concluded that it is not associated with clinical or radiographic evidence of osteoarthritis.
Whether the popping noise actually occurs with your adjustments, actually doesn’t matter. We do know that higher adjustment speeds, mean you are more likely to get a popping sound. So, all the popping noise really means is that your chiropractor just adjusted you really fast. Whether you heard a pop or not, or if it was loud or quiet, makes no difference and does not affect the outcome you get from the adjustment at all.
Chiropractic adjustments are typically used to address musculoskeletal issues, such as back pain, neck pain, headaches, and joint pain.
