Neuokenetic Therapy (NKT): This technique was developed by Dr. David Weinstock. It helps to diagnose biomechanical musculoskeletal and fascial issues. Fascia is a thin sheath of tissue that surrounds muscles and organs, and can be the linchpin in managing and treating injuries. This technique allows the doctor to find relationships between muscles. Very often an area of complaint is not the only issue. Usually the painful area is working too hard to compensate for muscles that are not functioning properly. With the use of this technique, the doctor will teach you how to regain control of the muscle that isn’t working hard enough and how to relax the painful area that is over working. This technique involves office visits and home care instructions.
Instrument Assisted Soft tissue Mobilization (IASTM): This technique is designed to provide relief from musculoskeletal dysfunction. Tools are used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. They are made of surgical steel although this technique is non-invasive. Most people have heard of muscular knots or trigger points. This technique it the quickest way of obtaining long term relief from these types of aliments. The tools can also be used to repair mild to moderate muscular tears and reduce scar tissue due to surgery or injury. It aids in blood flow to problematic areas by increase circulation therefore decrease healing time.
Activator: This technique was created in 1967. An activator is an instrument that allows for gentle low force chiropractic adjustment to the spine and extremities (arms and legs). The tool can be used in a few ways, by following a stringent protocol or incorporating it into other therapies using palpation (the doctor using their hands to feel what needs to be adjusted). It is an incredibly safe and effective method to use especially on infants or elderly as it uses much less force then a typical chiropractic adjustment. It also works well for those who are scared to hear the “pop” sound that an adjustment often coincides with.
Sacro-Occipital Technique (SOT): This technique was developed in the 1920s by Dr, DeJarnette, who was an osteopath and a chiropractor. Sacro refers to sacrum, which is the base of the spine. Occipitial referres to the occiput, or the base of the skull, which is located at the top of the spine. SOT balances the relationship between the base of the skull and the base of the spine utilizing triangular shaped blocks under the pelvis. This is considered a non-force technique as the doctor will allow your body to melt over the blocks and correct itself.
Direct non force technique (DNFT)- The late Dr. Richard VanRumpt (1904 -1987) initially developed this technique and his successor, Christopher John, D.C. developed the technique further. DNFT is a very gentle chiropractic method that utilizes a diagnostic system for subluxation analysis consisting of gentle challenging and a unique "Reactive Leg Reflex." This testing allows the body itself to indicate the locations and directions of misaligned structures that are producing nerve interference. A gentle and directionally specific thumb impulse provides long lasting corrections to bony and soft tissue structures. It does not involve audible spinal releases.
Instrument Assisted Soft tissue Mobilization (IASTM): This technique is designed to provide relief from musculoskeletal dysfunction. Tools are used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. They are made of surgical steel although this technique is non-invasive. Most people have heard of muscular knots or trigger points. This technique it the quickest way of obtaining long term relief from these types of aliments. The tools can also be used to repair mild to moderate muscular tears and reduce scar tissue due to surgery or injury. It aids in blood flow to problematic areas by increase circulation therefore decrease healing time.
Activator: This technique was created in 1967. An activator is an instrument that allows for gentle low force chiropractic adjustment to the spine and extremities (arms and legs). The tool can be used in a few ways, by following a stringent protocol or incorporating it into other therapies using palpation (the doctor using their hands to feel what needs to be adjusted). It is an incredibly safe and effective method to use especially on infants or elderly as it uses much less force then a typical chiropractic adjustment. It also works well for those who are scared to hear the “pop” sound that an adjustment often coincides with.
Sacro-Occipital Technique (SOT): This technique was developed in the 1920s by Dr, DeJarnette, who was an osteopath and a chiropractor. Sacro refers to sacrum, which is the base of the spine. Occipitial referres to the occiput, or the base of the skull, which is located at the top of the spine. SOT balances the relationship between the base of the skull and the base of the spine utilizing triangular shaped blocks under the pelvis. This is considered a non-force technique as the doctor will allow your body to melt over the blocks and correct itself.
Direct non force technique (DNFT)- The late Dr. Richard VanRumpt (1904 -1987) initially developed this technique and his successor, Christopher John, D.C. developed the technique further. DNFT is a very gentle chiropractic method that utilizes a diagnostic system for subluxation analysis consisting of gentle challenging and a unique "Reactive Leg Reflex." This testing allows the body itself to indicate the locations and directions of misaligned structures that are producing nerve interference. A gentle and directionally specific thumb impulse provides long lasting corrections to bony and soft tissue structures. It does not involve audible spinal releases.
