Does That Activator Thing Really Work?

It happened again the other day. A new patient came into the office for an evaluation and chiropractic adjustment. She’d been a long time chiropractic consumer, and had visited several other chiropractors in the past. She and her family recently moved to the area, so she was looking for a new chiropractor. I love this […]

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Pain, Inflammation, and Chiropractic Care

Activator-assisted manipulation shown to reduce inflammation Chiropractic manipulation has been recognized as a safe and effective approach for relieving neck and back pain. And, inflammation of the nerves and tissues within or next to the spine are almost always associated with neck and back pain. But what exactly is the relationship between pain, inflammation, and chiropractic manipulation? Award winning research studying […]

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Activator Method Works Better for Elderly Patient with Chronic Low Back Pain | A Case Study

A 74-year-old female patient* came into the office recently for evaluation and treatment of chronic lower back pain that had been lingering for the past few months. She was used to being active, and participated in aquatic therapy classes 2-3 day each week. She had been a patient at our office for a similar problem […]

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Activator: More Effective and Less Creepy

By Bentley Weisel | Dr. Weisel‘s daughter My dad is a chiropractor. As a chiro-kid*, people are often curious as to what my father does for a living. When I say, “He’s a chiropractor,” I always get the same facial expression; it’s a not-so-subtle combination of intrigue and wincing with absolutely no real knowledge or […]

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New Activator Even Better

Last week, Hartville Health & Wellness Centre became the first chiropractic facility in the Akron-Canton area to begin using the new Activator V (called the Activator five). The Activator is the adjusting instrument more doctors use to deliver low-force chiropractic manipulations. Adjusting instruments provide a controlled, fast thrust that is comfortable for the patient. In […]

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