Service
Spinal adjustment
A hands-on adjustment of the spine or another joint, used with exercise and a plan your doctor reviews.
Your doctor explains the technique before using it, and you can say stop at any time. Adjustments use light to moderate force, with a table, an instrument or the doctor's hands. Adjustments to the neck carry rare serious risks, which your doctor explains before any adjustment.
What a visit includes
What happens at the visit
An explanation first
Which joint, which technique and what you may feel, before anything is done.
The adjustment
A short, hands-on technique you can pause or decline.
What to do afterward
How it may feel, what is usual, and what to tell us if something is new.
Plainly
How long and how often, and what we do not claim
How long and how often
An adjustment takes a few minutes inside a longer visit. Your doctor sets how often after the exam and changes it as you go. We don't promise a number of visits.
What we do not claim
We do not promise that an adjustment will change your symptoms.
We do not use adjustments on a joint your exam doesn't support.
We do not replace care from your physician.
How it is paid
How this visit is paid
On an allowed work-injury claim we bill the payer. For anything else you get a written estimate before the visit.
Questions
Questions about spinal adjustment
Does an adjustment hurt?
Most people feel pressure and sometimes a pop. Some feel sore for a day. Tell your doctor right away if anything feels wrong, and they stop.
Can I say no to an adjustment?
Yes, at any point. Your doctor can use other techniques or exercise instead, or send you back to your physician.
Do you adjust the neck?
Only when your exam supports it and you agree. Rare serious risks exist, and your doctor explains them before any neck technique.
- A sudden severe headache or neck pain, dizziness, trouble speaking or seeing, new weakness or numbness, numbness in the groin or saddle area (between the legs and buttocks), or new bladder or bowel trouble needs emergency care now. Call 911 or go to an emergency room.