Tools & Equipment

Chiropractors have their own specific hardware, like a musician's instrument, or a carpenter's hammer. We all know their ability lies within their training and their hands, but they all can use specific tools in order to be diverse in their success. Chiropractors have specially designed tables that help assist them with treating their patients. Standard tables that are stationary and flat can often be folded, which makes them portable. Particular tables go up and down in height, while some tables are made with complex gears for motion and dropping cushions to help the Chiropractor manipulate very precise regions. Certain models are developed just for a specific technique. Chiropractors usually perform x-rays to better assist them in a diagnosis of a patient's condition. Most Chiropractors have an x-ray machine available in their office, avoiding outside appointments with hospitals or x-ray facilities. An Activator is a hand-held tool that has been used for over 25 years. It is a rubber tipped instrument used to adjust a patient's vertebrae. An activator is often used with infants and elderly patients, because of its gentle and small thrust. This delivers precise control, which is necessary when working with frail or young bones. This method of treatment has been clinically studied for 10 years and is known as the Activator Methods Chiropractic Technique (AMCT). "The Activator Adjusting Instrument is used to give consistent low-force, high-speed chiropractic adjustments...over 31,000 doctors have been trained in AMCT and 2500 doctors are Proficiency Rated, making AMCT the most widely used technique worldwide."