What to Expect

Why is an adjustment needed?
Joints that are not moving properly can cause compression on spinal nerves causing symptoms to appear throughout the body. Adjustments are needed to restore proper function to the joints that are not performing normally. Joints that do not move enough force other joints to move too much. An adjustment adds motion to a joint, helping the bones to gradually return to a more normal motion and position.

How should I feel after an adjustment?
A chiropractic spinal adjustment is the art of using a specific force in a precise direction, applied to a joint that is not moving properly. At the moment that a subluxation is corrected, literally hundreds of bodily functions and activities are affected. As the flow of nerve impulses over the spinal cord and spinal nerves are normalized, the body begins to renew and rebuild itself.

Because subluxations interfere with health by impinging on nerves in many different parts of the body, people often experience different feelings after an adjustment.

Peace and Relaxation
After adjustments some people experience a feeling of peace and relaxation. You may be one of them. This relaxed feeling may last for the rest of the day or the week and may lead to deep refreshing sleep. Others have felt a warm feeling flowing to various parts of their bodies that's very soothing. Some feel very energetic and do all their chores or business that day with a light, happy feeling.

Relief of Symptoms
Others may find that their symptoms have begun to disappear, that the problems they came to the chiropractor for have begun to lessen after their first visit. And there are some people who feel no different after an adjustment. That does not necessarily mean they are not benefiting from their adjustments, it just means they're not feeling any external reaction.

Adjustment Reactions
Other people, usually a small minority, may feel discomfort or even some pain and they may experience a headache or some other uncomfortable feeling. Even those experiencing such first time reactions to the adjustment later enjoy the feeling of well being that usually accompanies an adjustment after a short period of time.