Whether you are experiencing back pain, feeling out of alignment, or are just looking to improve your health, we can help. Here at the office of Tammy Karp, DC, our primary service is providing chiropractic adjustments.
Chiropractic Adjustments
A chiropractic adjustment will make your body feel amazing. The adjustment refers to the manipulation of the vertebrae that has abnormal movements and are not functioning properly. A chiropractic adjustment will assist in alleviating these issues.
The technique primarily utilized to administer adjustments in our office is called KST. (-excerpted from Koren Specific Technique Manual, 2008) Koren Specific Technique (KST) is a method that allows a chiropractor to accurately and quickly locate, analyze, and correct disharmony/subluxations anywhere in the system: spinal column, cranium, pelvis, pectoral girdle, ribs, sternum, extremities, organs, mind/body, etc.
Koren Specific Technique is vitalistic – we ask the body what it needs and we follow what the body tells us. As empirical/vitalistic clinicians we open ourselves to the unique needs of the patient before us.
The ArthroStim adjusting instrument
Adjusting is done with an Arthrostim adjusting instrument, which introduces a controlled tap or ‘toggle’ as fast as 12 per second. There is no ‘cracking’ involved. This low force adjusting style is more comfortable for both clients and doctors! The ArthroStim makes it easy to adjust multiple segments using minimal amount of force in the ideal direction—which produces maximum results.
Position of subluxation
It is often necessary to adjust a person in the position of pain, discomfort or dysfunction. People experience different subluxations in different positions. Therefore, some subluxations are best located when a person assumes a certain posture. Are we adjusting for pain? No, however pain can be a valuable indicator of subluxations. Is the posture of subluxation only physical? No. The posture of subluxation can also include emotional states. Strong emotions cause subluxations. We have found that subluxations are state-specific, meaning the subluxation will only (or most strongly) reveal itself when the patient is in a certain state/consciousness/posture.
Retracing – “Dance of Healing”
KST patients may experience the healing phenomenon known as retracing. What is retracing? It is a healing process that occurs as old physical and/or emotional energies, diseases, pain or other symptoms ‘come to the surface’ after subluxations are corrected. Retracing experiences can be both physically and emotionally quite intense, or may not be dramatic or even physical. Retracing may occur in dreams later that night; patients may report more, different or particularly vivid dreams. Some patients say that they don’t remember having any dreams because their sleep is uncharacteristically deep. This unwinding of stressors is often called “The Dance of Healing”. No matter what happens, remain a little detached and enjoy the show. Your body and mind are healing and whatever happens is good for you!
In addition to KST, Tammy was trained in the Gonstead Technique and is skilled at providing manual adjustments where warranted or if preferred.
These are just some of the services that we provide here at the office of Tammy Karp. We love providing our patients with an enjoyable and pain-free life, so don’t hesitate to call and see how we can help you!