Everyone’s body is different and as such each person responds differently to chiropractic care. Dr. Giebel practices multiple techniques for just this reason, to personalize your care to meet your body’s needs and to help you live your life to the fullest.
If you have been to a chiropractor before and prefer to be adjusted in a certain way do not hesitate to let Dr. Giebel know. We are here to serve you.
Thompson
Our Technique: We specialize in a low force adjusting technique called the Thompson Technique. This technique is different from traditional chiropractic techniques. There is no bending, twisting, or cracking. Using a special table with a unique drop piece mechanism and an individual’s own weight, specific chiropractic adjustments are delivered in a very effective and gentle manner.
Activator
Activator is a very gentle type of adjustment. This technique uses a hand held instrument which delivers a localized low force adjustment which relaxes muscle spindles. Activator is a good technique for children or osteoporotic patients and is also helpful for adjusting elbows, wrists, knees and other joints of the body.
Palmer Package/Diversified
Palmer Package sometimes referred to as Diversified technique utilizes twisting motions to create motion in the spine. There are often an audible sounds or cavitations with these types of adjusting that consists of gases leaving the joint space. This was the first chiropractic technique developed and is still used widely today. Please talk to your doctor if you are osteoporotic as this may not be the best way for you to be adjusted.
Flexion Distraction
Cox Technic makes use of flexion-distraction and decompression to adjust and manipulate the spine, thus …
- increasing intervertebral disc height, which removes tension on the anular fibers and the spinal nerve and improves circulation
- dropping pressure within the nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc
- increasing the area of the intervertebral foramen by up to 28%
- and essentially realigning the spine by restoring vertebral joints to their proper physiological relationships of motion
Cox Technic flexion-distraction and decompression is a well-researched, well-documented, and proven-effective technique for decompressing spinal nerves and treating low back pain. It’s a gentle, non-surgical, no-force procedure that helps the spine heal properly – and keeps it as pain free as possible.
Graston
The use of specially designed instruments and protocol has been a recognized part of the manual therapy industry for more than 25 years. Graston Technique® (GT) Therapy is an evidence-based form of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) that allows for precise detection and treatment of fascial restrictions as well as muscle and tendon dysfunction. Following the kinetic chain, GT Therapy Providers can target and specifically treat affected tissues often resolving issues once thought to be permanent utilizing specifically designed instruments.
The doctor at Giebel Chiropractic is skilled in a variety of chiropractic techniques, so if you have been to a chiropractor before, and prefer to be adjusted a certain way, do not hesitate to let us know. We are here to serve you and help your body perform optimally the way it was designed!
