IS THIS GOING THROUGH YOUR HEAD?
Does it hurt, is it safe, how are the adjustments…?
It is likely that if until now you have never heard of chiropractic or chiropractic adjustments; you may have some questions or concerns about it. Does it hurt? Is it safe? What are the adjustments like?…
The Momentum Quiropràctic team will answer the most frequently asked questions about chiropractic, adjustments and our services.
CHIROPRACTIC
The most frequently asked questions about chiropractic and its practice
Chiropractors obtain the Higher University Degree in Chiropractic after 5 to 7 years of higher university studies.We are awarded the honorary title of Doctor of Chiropractic for our academic recognition in the ECU (European Chiropractors' Union).
The beginning of the chiropractic curriculum is focused on studying the medical basis of the human body. Some of the specific courses in the chiropractic career include neurology, pathophysiology, epidemiology, immunology, radiology, nutrition and chiropractic care for special types of patients such as newborns or the elderly.
During the last two years of study, students become interns at the University clinic, where they must undergo a minimum of 1000 hours of clinical supervision with patients.
The studies end by passing a research thesis approved by a panel of experts in scientific research, by the faculty of the Master’s degree at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
Did you know that only 10% of our nervous system has receptors on pain?
The pain or symptom is the last one to appear in the chain of events after a dysfunction of the body. Years can pass by with the inertia of the body that does not work in its best state but still continues to function, until one day an event occurs that overloads the nervous system (such as an emotional trauma, food poisoning or an accident) that triggers an alarm of the body through pain or other symptomatology.
At this moment, we look for a solution to improve, through a RE-ACTIVE decision, because now we have no alternative and the road to recovery is slower. When we act in a preventive way, we take a PRO-ACTIVE decision that allows us to limit illness and optimize health.
In Momentum Chiropractic we help people to recover their health, and healthy people to reach an optimal state of functioning.
Chiropractic is recognized by the WHO (World Health Organization) as the third primary health care profession in the world, after conventional medicine and dentistry.
It is practiced by 120,000 doctors of chiropractic mainly in the most advanced countries of the planet (North America, Australia and Western Europe). In many of these countries it was the results of studies on the cost-effectiveness of chiropractic care, which showed the superior benefits of chiropractic adjustments. Multiple analyzes demonstrate the great amount of economic benefits for the finances of the state that have motivated the integration of the chiropractic profession in the health system.
It is essential to ensure that, like us, your chiropractor is a member of the Spanish Chiropractic Association (AEQ), the entity that represents and regulates the profession in Spain.
Yes, of course! Chiropractors are trained to perform specific, safe and painless spinal adjustments; applying the necessary force to the proper contact to move only the appropriate segment. During their studies, they require a minimum of 1000 hours of practice with clinical supervision.
At Momentum Chiropractic we train every day to provide patients with high quality chiropractic adjustments.
In our center you will find a dossier with a compilation of the most relevant research of the profession in the last 15 years, including studies on the safety of chiropractic adjustments.
A manipulation is a general movement applied over several segments at once, taking the joints beyond their functional (physiological) range of motion. This is usually associated with a “crack” or a “pop”, commonly called cavitation, which comes from the release of gas bubbles within the joint fluid. Manipulation is performed with the intention of improving the mobility of an area which can lead to a feeling of “well-being”.
A chiropractic adjustment is applied after an analysis of each vertebra to detect which segments are subluxated (abnormal movement/position creating interference in the nervous system). The movement is very specific, introducing an appropriate force, isolating the subluxated segment and moving the joint which may or may not produce cavitation.
The chiropractic adjustment is performed with the intention of correcting vertebral subluxations, restoring optimal nervous system function so that the body can heal.
There are 3 possibilities of how you may feel after your first adjustment:
- You may experience a deep sense of well-being and peace, suddenly having your symptoms reduced. Feeling like a great weight has been lifted off your shoulders and you can breathe more deeply.
- You may not notice any change. Even if you don't feel better yet, your body is starting to function better and you are one step further along in the healing process.
- You may notice fatigue, or some kind of passing discomfort. You might even feel a little more emotional than usual. All new sensations are welcome. We expect to see changes as we release nerve compressions and experience sensations that were previously inhibited and now we become aware of them: we invite you to feel proprioception and listen to your body.
CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENTS
Frequently asked questions about chiropractic adjustments
OUR SERVICES
The most frequent questions about the services we offer in our Momentum Quiropràctic center in Barcelona
The perception of changes is different in each person, since each body has its own capacity for expression and recovery. The chiropractor establishes a plan of care appropriate to the patient's needs based on the analysis of the different tests performed during the first visit. Certain symptoms or conditions may be relieved after a few sessions and other more chronic conditions may need up to a year or more to improve.
At Momentum Chiropractic we emphasize the importance of frequency of visits for excellent, long-term results.
We monitor your progress with check-ups and adapt the care plan as we go along.
During the first visit, we spend as much time as necessary to gather the necessary information, perform the examination tests and explain in detail the results of these tests along with the advised plan of care. Depending on the case, it can vary from 45 to 60 minutes.
Regular adjustments are difficult to evaluate because it depends a lot on what your body needs at the moment. On average they last between 10 and 20 minutes.
More than appropriate... It's essential! The chiropractors at Momentum have done the relevant training and courses to adjust pediatric patients effectively and safely. Each adjustment technique applied is extremely gentle and adapts to the baby's or child's spine.
The main cause of first subluxation in infants is usually due to childbirth (forceps, vacuum extraction or any delivery considered traumatic).
Many parents choose to have their children examined to correct any problems related to the health of the spine and skull. Identifying these types of problems at an early age helps the nervous system develop properly and prevents the onset of health complications in adulthood.
Some of the benefits of chiropractic for pediatric patients are:
- Relief from ear infections
- Infantile colic
- Constipation
- Improved sleep patterns
- Nocturnal enuresis
- Asthma
- Scoliosis
- Neurological disorders
There are a wide variety of adjustment techniques in the profession. At Momentum Quiropràctic we combine a series of techniques so that each patient is welcome and can benefit from chiropractic adjustments with the one that best suits your needs.
Some of the adjustment techniques we use are:
- Diversified Technique: It is the most common manual technique. It is taught at all chiropractic universities around the world.
- Activator Method: It is the use of an instrument called "activator", which stimulates the subluxated vertebra through a soft adjustable force faster than hands.
- Sacro-Occipital Technique: This technique focuses on the relationship between the pelvis and the skull. Wedges called "blocks" are used in such a way that the weight of the body itself is used in order to correct naturally.
- Toggle recoil technique - Hole In One This is the technique that focuses on adjusting the first and second cervical vertebrae. What best describes the powerful effect of this adjustment is "opening the tap"; that is, all information from the brain can flow freely into the body.
- Gonstead Technique: Chiropractic adjustments with this technique are manual and structural and are recognized for their great specificity and precision in anatomical contact and impulse.
- Thompson Technique It is a technique that uses the mechanical assistance of the chiropractic table, in order to apply an adjustment with a depth regulated according to the patient's own weight.
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