Chiropractic adjustments in NYC

If you are suffering from back pain, neck pain or headache pain a chiropractic adjustment can assist in providing relief.

A Chiropractic Adjustment restores proper motion to the spine, which removes irritation to the associated nerve. Our NYC Chiropractor utilizes a variety of techniques in performing safe, specific adjustments. An audible sound can often accompany a chiropractic adjustment. The actual "popping sound" is called a cavitation, and it is the release of gas that makes the sound. The joints of the spine are called synovial joints and they produce a fluid called synovial fluid. Synovial fluid lubricates the joint for movement. When a joint is gapped, or opened up, the gas is released and you hear a distinctive popping sound. This popping sound is caused by the change of pressure within the joint, which results in gas bubbles being released.

The popping sound has nothing to do with bones cracking, should not be painful, does not cause arthritis, or your joints to become enlarged. Not all adjustments can be heard, and therefore the pop does not indicate a successful treatment. An adjustment can be very therapeutic and provide benefits regardless of a popping sound is present or not.