Chiropractic Care & Chiropractic Adjustments in St. Paul

Our St. Paul chiropractic clinic incorporates various manual techniques to naturally support spine and joint health. After the patient receives a meticulous physical exam and the injury is determined, we’ll go over your diagnosis and explain how to best treat you and your condition. 

The goal is to end your symptoms, but we also want to heal the injury, so those symptoms don’t come back. You can trust our adjustments to get you comfortable and strong. 

What is a Chiropractic Adjustment?

The spine comprises bones called vertebrae; each is separated by a disc with a hard outer shell and a soft, gel-like center. Sometimes the vertebrae become restricted, the joints can lock up, or discs move out of place; this can be painful and make flexibility or movements challenging. 

Chiropractic adjustments effectively solve these issues, focusing on establishing correct positioning and enhancing spinal movement patterns.  

Some of the chiropractic adjustments we offer include:

Manual or Hands-Only Adjustments: Traditional Adjusting 

Using a manual approach to eliminating spine dysfunction, Dr. Collins targets affected areas to safely manipulate the structure using slight and effective pressure. Vertebrae will move into place, removing restrictions, promoting proper movement patterns, and providing comfort. 

Flexion/Distraction Adjusting: Cox Technic

This adjustment takes place on a specially designed table that helps us administer flexion-distraction and decompression as the spine is manipulated. The traction table takes pressure off discs by stretching and moving the soft tissues away from targeted discs. This relieves back pain, sciatica, disc pain, joint discomfort, and more. 

Instrument Adjusting: Activator

This adjustment uses a hand-held instrument. The instrument delivers a fast but low force thrust into joints and tissues and is very comfortable, especially for those in significant pain. This relieves back pain, neck pain, disc pain, joint discomfort, and more. 

Using thin acupuncture needles, either dry needling or acupuncture can be performed. Dry needling is a problem focused treatment of myofascial, musculoskeletal pain and tissue impairments using current scientific understanding. Acupuncture is a holistic approach based on Chinese Medicine theories to reduce inflammation, pain, stress and improve motion, flexibility, and sleep.

Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) 

This therapy technique uses active stretching and isometric contraction of targeted muscle groups. It’s designed to improve range of motion and flexibility by creating more length in a muscle. 

Active Release Technique (ART)

Scar tissue can become painful and reduce range of motion and flexibility, ART offers soft tissue therapies that relieve tension and pressure on affected areas by breaking up these adhesions. As Dr. Collins manipulates the area, the patient will be asked to move in a specific manner, promoting recovery. 

Post Isometric Relaxation (PIR)

This technique provides myofascial pain relief by stretching the affected muscle then applying contraction against minor resistance. The process reduces muscle tightening and spasms and can be used on upper and lower body soft tissue discomforts.

Trigger Point Therapy

Trigger points can be active or passive. Active trigger points actively refer pain away from the trigger point, passive points are only painful at the point. Treatment usually involves either direct compression therapy with human hands, a tool or can involve inserting needles into the trigger points. The procedures are safe, effective, and often provide immediate relief.