Dr. Alex’s Tip Of The Week
The sound that you hear during an adjustment is simply gas leaving the joint. Not all joints will accumulate gas in the fixation process. TRT and activator are low velocity adjustments meaning they do not produce a sound while being adjusted. Manual adjustments are high velocity, meaning more force is applied to the spine, often creating a “cracking” sound that you hear. There are multiple effective ways to adjust the spine and all are an effective way to create a change in the nervous system!