Chiropractic Activator

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Chiropractic Techniques Examined: Gonstead and Activator

By Andrew Stratton

The chiropractics profession has been around a long time and over the years dozens of different spinal manipulation methods have developed. Two of the most commonly used techniques are the Gonstead Technique and the Activator method. Which one is better for you? The following information may help you decide.

The Gonstead Technique

This technique was started by Dr. Clarence S. Gonstead of Wisconsin when he became a chiropractor in 1923. His idea of chiropractics references all body misalignments to the pelvic girdle, the body’s foundation according to the Gonstead theory.

Just like a building’s foundation needs to be level and firm to support the top of the building, the body’s foundation of the pelvic bones and the lower back bones needs to be level and in balance for the rest of the body to be secure and functioning well.

If these base bones become out of place at all through accidents or just abnormal movements, the whole body can be thrown out of whack. When the body is unable to naturally correct these misalignments, chiropractics is the key to setting things straight again.

Those using or following this concept will look carefully for misalignments in the upper back, but especially in the lower back near the pelvic bones. Manual techniques are often accompanied by spinal X-rays to get a complete understanding of the spine’s shape.

The theory then is once the exact problem vertebra is located, that problem area and nothing else should be adjusted back into place. Everything else will naturally fall into alignment when the root problem is fixed.

The Activator Method

This technique was created by Arlan Fuhr in the early 1960s with the introduction of his spring-load tool called the activator. The tool is used to replace manual manipulation of the spine and is often less jolting on the patient.

This is because the activator is used to pop misaligned vertebrae or joints back into place individually. In this procedure, the chiropractor has the patient lay flat, face down on a table while the doctor compares the length of the patient’s legs. If one leg appears shorter than the other, the chiropractor will press on individual vertebrae on the back to see if that makes a difference in the length of the leg.

That vertebra is then adjusted with a special tool and the doctor repeats this process until all necessary vertebrae have been realigned.

This is a very popular treatment in the United States today. A National Board of Chiropractic Examiners survey from 2003 found that almost 70 percent of American chiropractors employed the activator procedure in their practices. And this technique is taught is most of the chiropractics schools around the country today.

Both these procedures have many ardent followers among chiropractors and patients. Both have plenty of people who love each style and claim it works the best. You may need to try each method for yourself before you can determine which the best solution for your back troubles is.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  1. QUESTION:
    where should i buy a Chiropractic activator?

    • ANSWER:
      I dont need a help line, read the question,lol how do you like a stupid answer for your question!

  2. QUESTION:
    Chiropractic activator tool?
    Do you need to be a Chiropractor to use the activator tool?

    • ANSWER:
      No you don’t have to be a chiropractor. I have one and I use it to kill fleas on my dog. The activator is probably the biggest embarrassment to the chiropractic profession,IMO.

  3. QUESTION:
    What is the activator method and how is it different than a regular chiropractic adjustment?

    • ANSWER:
      Regular chiropractic adjustment involves the chiropractor manually (using hands) adjusting and aligning the vertebral bones of the spine.

      An activator is an instrument that is composed of a spring mechanism with a rubber-like tip (it has adjustable tension) that is often used for geriatric patients but is now becoming very popular with all patients. The chiropracter does not use the hands to adjust the spine. First, he/she feels each vertebra to determine if it is out of alignment. Then uses the activor instrument to “pop” the bone into alignment. It is a much more gentle method, in my opinion.

  4. QUESTION:
    Do chiropractic activators work?
    I do not want to get my neck manually manipulated. I have in the past and it freaks me out and it doesn’t help.
    I’m interested in the activators they use, but am wondering if they have the same effect as popping your neck? but maybe at a slower rate?

    • ANSWER:
      I wholeheartedly know for a fact they are gentler (no, it doesn’t take longer to see effects) and I would never go back to regular Palmer type method ever again. Had Palmer method of chiropractic for 15 years of my life until I found the Activator method. HUGE difference in length of time my adjustments held. Link to Activator directory http://www.activator.com/DoctorSearch.asp

      However, even better was when I found NUCCA chiropractic. Stands for National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association. The most gentle you could ever get and you know what? It worked the best of all of them for me. Here is a link to where to find a NUCCA chiropractor in your area:http://www.nucca.org/find_doctor.php No neck popping, no back cracking. So gentle you can hardly believe they did anything! Amazing, I tell you. All you feel is like someone has their wrist on your neck and moving it ever so slightly. NO PRESSURE whatsoever! Rub lightly your index finger over your wrist on the opposite hand. That’s what it feels like. I hope you have a NUCCA chiropractor in your area! Here is a very small video of someone getting a nucca adjustment. Looks like he is pressing on her neck, but he is really just grasping his own arm and applying the pressure of a feather. You wouldn’t believe how gentle this is! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9fGT-gaxzA

      If there isn’t one, see if there is a KST chiropractor. I moved to another state and unfortunately NUCCA chiropractors are all over an hour away. :( So, I now go to a chiropractor that uses the Koren Specific Technique and honestly, it has helped me alot. I hadn’t been to a chiro in over 6 months because we’ve moved 3x in the last 6 months. Now that we are finally settled in I found this chiro and it is very similar to the activator method ONLY BETTER. I still prefer NUCCA, but this is the next best thing.

      They use something like an activator, so still no popping or cracking or twisting. If you’ve ever had activator method, they use leg length to check your alignment and ask you to do various motions while laying on your stomach. This lets them know where exactly you need to be adjusted. Well, same thing with KST, only they press different areas on your body and find it themselves through a kinesiology type check method checking the occipital drop on your skull. One side drops lower when that part of the body needs adjusted. Here is a youtube video that shows an adjustment using KST. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtmmYOC5JNg&feature=related

      Completely painless, and my adjustments are also holding very well again.

      Here is a link to the directory to see if one is in your area: http://www.teddkorenseminars.com/directory.asp The link also has other info as it is the home page for KST. It was created by a guy named Tedd Koren, that is why it is called Koren Specific Technique.

      So, as you can tell, I’ve spent most of my life at the chiro. Since I was 13 and my adjustments never held until I found the Activator method. I still stand by the NUCCA method as my first choice and KST as my second. Activator or Atlas Orthagonal would be my next choices if there were no NUCCA or KST in my area. I will never go back to the Palmer method of twisting and cracking ever again. It didn’t work for me and I believe all that twisting is not good for our discs and cartilage. These other methods are far superior and no danger involved at all.

      Best of luck to you!

  5. QUESTION:
    activator vs CAT tool?
    Is there a real difference between the activator adjustment tool and the chiropractic adjustment tool?

    To me i see the CAT tool is much smaller, but the activator IV ez grip looks just like the CAT tool?

    • ANSWER:
      they are actually the same thing almost. The difference is that the Activator has been tested on by independent and bias researchers. All agree neutral, against it and for it that activator adjustment tool does work.

      @happy: you have had many chiropractors…that worries me as a health professional. It seems you like to jump ship.


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  2. I think both are important. Chiropractic back pain treatment is effective like conventional medicine in relieving pain. Chiropractic care naturally reduces the stress on the muscles, allowing them to loosen and this also reduces the pressure on the bones. Many sicknesses can be treated with chiropractic. I believe in chiropractic treatment as it is really works. Consulting Back Pain Doctor Bergen County, New Jersey for chiropractic care.

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  3. if this was real the boy with the activator would be the pissed off one and the kid with the joy pad would be laughing his ass off

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  6. The study examined the past 24 years of guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. They classify guidelines by Class I, II, and III. These guidelines were rated A, B, and C according to quality. Class I, II, and III guidelines backed up by multiple randomized trials (rating A) was 11%. This means 89% (rating B and C) of what cardiologists do is only based on expert opinion, single trials, or conflicting evidence. 11% of it is proven.

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  7. I am curious whether visitors to the show realized that this was not actually the guy pressing and pulling virtual keys and that this was no theremin.

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  8. Kai,
    in each bundle I have something like this – in the Activator or another class

    // The Bundle Marker: a Marker where the name is the osgi bundle symbolic name
    // and an attached IS_BUNDLE – Marker to guarantee that the Log Framework knows its a BundleMarker
    public static final Marker bundleMarker = createBundleMarker();
    private static final Marker createBundleMarker() {
    Marker bundleMarker = MarkerFactory.getMarker(ID);
    bundleMarker.add(MarkerFactory.getMarker(LoggingConstants.IS_BUNDLE_MARKER));
    return bundleMarker;
    }

    and I'm logging:

    logger.debug(Activator.bundleMarker, “my log msg”);

    ekke

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  18. Wow! Really Juan? You should check out chiropractic for yourself and see how it can help you with your overall health. Chiropractic is safe, Chiropractic is natural, and Chiropractic works. That is why so many world class athletes utilize chiropractic for their primary care in taking their potential to an outstanding level. Athletes like Emmit Smith, Jerry Rice, Joe Montana, Tiger Woods, Lance Armstrong, Shawn Johnson, Evander Holyfield, Usain Bolt, and many others. My testimonials are from just “everyday” people. I wonder how the world class athletes and the everyday people that enjoy amazing health with the help of chiropractic care would feel about you calling them “whackoffs”? I encourage you to check out chiropractic for yourself and see how your health can change by turning the power of on. Thanks. Dr. Vince Hassel

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  19. I think both are important. Chiropractic back pain treatment is effective like conventional medicine in relieving pain. Chiropractic care naturally reduces the stress on the muscles, allowing them to loosen and this also reduces the pressure on the bones. Many sicknesses can be treated with chiropractic. I believe in chiropractic treatment as it is really works. Consulting Back Pain Doctor Bergen County, New Jersey for chiropractic care.

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    We love comfrey, Dave (at least most of the time!), and have also heard it's great as a compost ingredient and activator. So far, our plants haven't really been big enough to give us “extra” leaves for the compost bins, but you can bet that this year I'll cut and compost them in fall rather than waiting for them to become dry and bristly over winter!

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  33. I've never grown comfrey and had no clue that it had spines! I've heard it makes a good compost/mulch and that it acts as a compost activator. Perhaps I should plant some – but thanks to you I'll watch out for spines!

    We love comfrey, Dave (at least most of the time!), and have also heard it's great as a compost ingredient and activator. So far, our plants haven't really been big enough to give us “extra” leaves for the compost bins, but you can bet that this year I'll cut and compost them in fall rather than waiting for them to become dry and bristly over winter!

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    How can a Chiro help? The answer lies with hay fever's origins. In hay fever sufferers, the immune system overresponds to harmless substances and launches an assault.

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  54. We love comfrey, Dave (at least most of the time!), and have also heard it's great as a compost ingredient and activator. So far, our plants haven't really been big enough to give us “extra” leaves for the compost bins, but you can bet that this year I'll cut and compost them in fall rather than waiting for them to become dry and bristly over winter! ]]>

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