Technique
 
Hurst Chiropractic utilizes only the most effective techniques in treating your pain and improving your health naturally. Some of the techniques are detailed below.

Activator Methods:

What is the Activator Methods Chiropractic Technique?

  Evolved from 35 years of empirical study and 15 years of clinical research, the Activator Methods Chiropractic Technique (AMCT) uses the latest advances in orthopedic, neurological and chiropractic examinations to find joint dysfunctions in the spinal column and extremities for improved patient care. Hurst Chiropractic uses the Activator Adjusting Instrument as well as the Impulse adjust instrument to give consistent low-force, high-speed chiropractic adjustments. Over 35,000 doctors have been trained in AMCT and 2,100 doctors are Proficiency Rated, making AMCT the most widely used technique worldwide; a testament to low force patient satisfaction.

Patient Care is Our First Priority

Activator Methods equips capable doctors to provide high-quality patient care. Technique seminars are constantly given around the world to instruct and certify doctors as Basic or Advanced Proficiency Rated AMCT doctors. With the proficiency rating doctors automatically become part of Activator Method's worldwide referral service, and patients can rest assured that their care will be world-class.

Low Force Care for the Spine

Everyday wear and tear, old injuries, and even stress can impair the musculoskeletal system. Over 50% of patients that go to a doctor, go because of low back or neck pain. AMCT is the most widely used low force technique in chiropractic. Through our network of qualified doctors, you and your family can experience the Activator Methods Chiropractic Technique difference!
* Source - activator.com

Cranial Subluxations:

A Cranial Subluxation - is a condition where movement of cranial plates at the sutures is reduced or absent. Like vertebral (spinal) subluxations, cranial subluxations cause health problems due to nerve pressure.

Cranial Chiropractic - is that branch of chiropractic that specializes in the detection and reduction and elimination of cranial subluxations.

The cranium houses and protects the very delicate tissue of the brain - Until the mid 1970's our understanding of the human cranium was derived from post mortem autopsy studies. These studies concluded that there is no movement between the plate-like bones that make up the cranium. It was believed that these plates fuse in early adulthood. With the development in the 1970's of an x-ray technique called cinema-roentgenography, we were able for the first time to view the movement of cranial bones in living subjects!

Cranial Sutures - which are represented by the lines that you see on the skull are actually joints, as are your knees or elbows. In healthy individuals, the bones of the cranium make subtle, almost imperceptible movements.

The proper movement of cranial bones is critical to proper brain function. This proper movement allows the normal brain to expand and contract as necessary thereby preventing an increase in intracranial pressure (nerve pressure) which can cause a disruption of proper brain function due to increased nerve pressure to the delicate brain tissue.

Blye Cranial Technique - is a highly effective method developed by Dr. John S. Blye which is based on the principles of chiropractic and a new model of disease called the Chronic Regional Encephalitis / Cranial Subluxation Resistance Model - or the E/R Model. It allows doctors to find and correct cranial subluxations safely and effectively.

* Source - cranialsubluxations.com