A chiropractic adjustment can influence the central nervous system (CNS) by affecting how the brain and spinal cord perceive and respond to sensory input from the body. Here’s how it works in more detail:

1. Restores joint motion and alignment:
   When spinal joints are restricted or misaligned, a condition chiropractors often refer to as a subluxation, the normal movement patterns of the spine are altered. These mechanical changes affect the sensory receptors (mechanoreceptors and nociceptors) in the surrounding muscles and ligaments, which send distorted signals to the CNS.

2. Modulates sensory input to the brain:
   An adjustment provides a quick, specific mechanical stimulus that activates mechanoreceptors and resets abnormal sensory feedback to the spinal cord and brain. This “recalibration” helps normalize how the CNS interprets signals about body position, movement, and balance.

3. Reduces neural tension and stress responses:
   Research using EEG and fMRI has shown that spinal adjustments can change activity in areas of the brain related to pain processing, motor control, and autonomic function (like the prefrontal cortex and cerebellum). This may lead to improved muscle coordination and reduced sympathetic (fight-or-flight) overactivity.

4. Improves motor control and proprioception:
   The CNS uses feedback from the spine to coordinate posture and movement. By restoring normal spinal motion, adjustments can enhance proprioception (the body’s sense of where it is in space) and improve coordination and balance.

5. Influences pain modulation:
   Adjustments can trigger descending inhibitory pathways from the brainstem that help dampen pain perception — a bit like resetting the volume knob on pain signals traveling up the spinal cord.

In short, a chiropractic adjustment doesn’t just move bones — it helps re-calibrate communication between the spine and brain, promoting better nervous system regulation and overall body function.

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Dr. Rebekah uses the following treatments:
 

• Drop Table Adjustments - Drop table adjustments facilitate the movement of joints without requiring as much force, allowing for a lighter, more gentle approach to removing a subluxation.

        

• Erchonia Percussor - The Erchonia Percussor is one of Dr. Rebekah’s favorite tools, and patients agree! This is the first tool you will feel at the start of your care. It is a hand-held percussive instrument that allows the doctor to work with the fascia of the body at a very deep, penetrating level that has long-lasting effects.

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• Erchonia Adjustor - Can chiropractic adjustments be gentle without the drop table?  Dr. Rebekah says “Yes! Of course they can!” The Erchonia Adjustor allows for precise and efficient adjustments of the spine and pelvis using light, percussive impulses.

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• Erchonia EVRL Laser  - Erchonia's EVRL Laser uses visible light wavelengths to trigger a photochemical response in the body - without side effects. Research has proven it's efficacy in treating chronic musculoskeletal pain and it's also become a useful tool in treating plantar fasciitis!

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• Color Therapy - Color Therapy is a method to assist the body in its natural ability to balance itself.  Practitioners of the healing arts have used color for centuries. Color serves to support our vital life force by supplying light energy to the system.

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