Activator Method and Activator Instrument Based Therapies

The activator instrument has become a vital part of many chiropractic practices.  These practices abide by the theories of activator method, a common activator instrument based method of chiropractic practice.  The activator instrument can be a popular choice for a treatment device because of its gentle, low impact nature.  This is something that manual manipulation of the spine cannot accomplish alone.

Everyone who has ever experienced any back problem knows how vulnerable even the slightest back injury can leave your back, and how sensitive to any movement or pressure your back can become.  Manual manipulation of these sensitive injuries can simply be too much sometimes, and do more harm than good in trying to properly align the spinal column.  It is often preferred in these cases that an activator instrument be used to spare the patient this risk of harm.

With the use of an activator instrument, a chiropractor is able to isolate one single vertebra in the spinal column and move it and treat it independently of the rest of the vertebrae in the patient’s spinal column.  This means, ideally, that the other remaining properly aligned vertebrae in the patient’s spinal column stay right where they are supposed to be, and the one or more misaligned vertebrae can be gently moved accordingly.  The days of moving unaffected vertebrae in the back as a byproduct of treatment of an injured area are long gone.  With activator method, one single vertebra can be treated independently of the other vertebrae.

An activator instrument is comprised of a metal structure with a spring-loaded tip.  This device is hand held, and hand manipulated.  The purpose that the springs serve is to provide a gentle pulse of pressure to the location at which the instrument is applied as to maintain its gentle, accurate application.   This is the very part of its composition that allows the chiropractor such accuracy in its use.

If you are a chiropractor, it may be worth your time to investigate activator method and activator instrument based therapies to implement at your practice. Activator method is an ever expanding field of study that is producing incredible results in chiropractic patients worldwide.  Do not let your practice fall behind on the times because of your lack of an activator instrument.  A majority of chiropractic patients today receive activator instrument therapy when they go to visit their chiropractors.  Everyone should be educated in this method.