Our Techniques

We use a number of highly-effective adjusting  approaches to help improve spinal biomechanics and reduce nervous system interference. The approach we use is based on our judgment and years of experience.

The primary adjusting techniques we use include:

Diversified
Chiropractic adjusting techique.

After identifying which spinal bones have lost their normal motion or position, a specific manual thrust is administered to free up “stuck” joints... read more»

Activator Methods®

This is a system of spinal evaluation combined with a handheld adjusting instrument that delivers a consistent, low-force thrust... read more»

Gonstead

Named for its developer, we conduct a thorough evaluation using full spine X-rays and a heat-sensing instrument for accurate adjustments... read more»

Thompson

Thompson Terminal Point technique is a system of analysis and a special table that reduces the amount of energy needed to adjust your spine... read more»

Vibracussor

Vibracussor™ therapy is an exciting new treatment approach for muscle and ligament problems and related myofascial conditions. The Vibracussor™ Instrument is used by many professional sports teams to enhance rehabilitation and help reduce pain and discomfort among their top players. Now that same technology is available at Shelby County Chiropractic.

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The Vibracussor™ delivers waves of percussive impulses deep into the tissues of the body. The percussion waves promote an increase in circulation and lymphatic flow and a decrease in muscle spasm. Additionally, these waves heighten neurological awareness of specific areas of the body and facilitate energetic normalization. The repetitive pumping action of the Vibracussor™ is ideal for releasing joints. The power of multiple percussive waves accumulates to loosen up ‘stuck’ areas without using heavy thrusting forces.

Vibracussor™ therapy is very effective for relaxing muscles. The Vibracussor™ can be used to ‘warm-up’ muscles and setting proper tonus prior to athletic events. Vibracussor™ therapy can be used following an event or exercise to ‘flush’ muscles and help minimize soreness. The Vibracussor™ Instrument can also be used to gently change the flexibility of shortened ligaments. This can help increase ‘limited’ ranges of motion and improve postural distortions.

The Vibracussor™ is also highly effective in treating ‘fascial restrictions’. Restrictions at the shoulder, hip and knee joints can be treated successfully with minimal discomfort. Vibracussor™ therapy often helps ‘frozen’ shoulders to become mobile in just a few treatments. The Vibracussor™ is also very helpful with scars and adhesions associated with surgery.

Who Can Use Vibracussor™ Therapy?

If you have any of the following then Vibracussor™ therapy is ideal for you.

  • Joint Fixations
  • Postural Distortions
  • Myofascial Restrictions
  • Trigger Points
  • 'Frozen’ Shoulder
  • TMJ Problems
  • Scar Tissue
ArthroStim

If you don’t like the “popping” sound from a Chiropractic adjustment then the ArthroStim may be right for you.

The ArthroStim™ is an instrument that delivers 12-14 incremental thrusts per second. By dividing the energy of a single thrust into rapid successive inputs, the ArthroStim™ instrument modulates the force. This allows your Chiropractor to administer an extremely comfortable and highly effective Chiropractic adjustment.

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The secret behind the instrument’s effectiveness comes from its controlled repetitive input. This input produces a cumulative ‘snowballing’ effect on neural receptors. This allows the ArthroStim™ instrument to create extensive neurological feedback to the brain, using greatly reduced forces. By utilizing controlled, incremental thrusts, the ArthroStim™ instrument is also able to stimulate specific neural receptors (mechanical and propioreceptors) without activating undesirable pain receptors.

The ArthroStim™ instrument allows your Chiropractor to maintain the effectiveness of your adjustment while reducing the amount of force that is applied. This dynamic combination allows your Chiropractor to comfortably manage a wider range of conditions.

You might say the ArthroStim™ instrument can’t be used on just anybody, but it can. It may be especially beneficial to the following individuals:

  • Infants and young children
  • Individuals in acute pain
  • Particularly sensitive people
  • Individuals who don’t like to be ‘cracked’
  • Elderly individuals
  • Larger and stronger individuals who are difficult to adjust

      Your Chiropractor may use the ArthroStim™ instrument by itself or in combination with other adjusting methods, depending on the approach they feel is best for your specific case.

    • Cold Laser/Low Level Laser Therapy

      Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) or "cold laser therapy" is on track to become one of the most important developments in life sciences since the discovery of penicillin. LLLT dramatically reduces musculoskeletal pain and inflammation as well as promoting tissue repair wherever the laser beam is applied.

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      This is not a heat treatment, the effects are photochemical. Low-level laser light is compressed light of a wavelength from the cold, red part of the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation. It is different from natural light in that it is one precise color; it is coherent (it travels in a straight line), monochromatic (a single wavelength) and polarized (it concentrates its beam in a defined location or spot). These properties allow laser light to penetrate the surface of the skin with no heating effect, no damage to the skin and no known side effects. Laser light directs biostimulative light energy to the body's cells which the cells then convert into chemical energy to promote natural healing and pain relief.

      Laser Therapy is a newly approved F.D.A. method of pain treatment. It is non-invasive and highly effective. A cold laser is applied directly to the skin providing relief from chronic pain anywhere in the body. Laser Therapy has been approved for application in almost every spot of the body and for about any type of pain. LLLT has undergone over 1000 published laboratory studies and is already proven in over 100 successful randomized double blind controlled clinical trials (RCT's). These trials include osteoarthritis, tendinitis / tendonopathies and other sports injuries, back and neck pain, diabetic foot and venous ulcer wound healing.


      If you’ve been to a chiropractor before and prefer to be adjusted in a particular way, let Dr. James Stapleton & Dr. David Dahlkamp know. We want you to relax, enjoy and fully benefit from your chiropractic care.

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