Top 10 Chiropractic Techniques

When people visit chiropractors, they pretty much always get adjusted.  What most people don’t realize however, is that there are many different types of techniques that chiropractors may use to diagnose and adjust their patients. 

Predominantly, the most common technique is called “diversified” as it is the technique that most chiropractic colleges teach.  Diversified technique is thus the “standard” form for chiropractors and in some ways is a hodge podge of many techniques put together (hence the diversification).  According to the 2005 NCBE (National Chiropractors Board of Examiners), over 95% of all chiropractors report using diversified technique in their practices.  There are at least 116 different chiropractic techniques reported being practiced and that number will grow with each generation of chiropractors.  According to the same NCBE survey, the top 10 chiropractic techniques after diversified, along with the % of DCs that practice it in their practices are:

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  BJ Palmer performing his Hole in One technique, not the most popular, but surely the most famous technique in the chiropractic profession

  Activator – 69.9%

• Thompson – 61.3%
• Gonstead – 57.2%
• Cox – 56.5%
• SOT – 49.9%
• Cranial - 38.0%
• AK – 37.6%
• Nimmo – 33.6%
• Logan Basic – 26.0%
• Palmer UC – 25.7%

There is no proof that one technique is better than another, and every technique has benefited some groups of people in the past.  It is important to not let a chiropractor’s specific technique scare you from chiropractic, but to find a technique that works for you!  Feel free to jot any comments you may have on any techniques you may have experienced.