A: The Activator Method has been around for almost 60 years, and it’s the second-most researched method in the field of chiropractic treatment. This method is safe for almost anyone because it doesn’t involve the big twist, crack, pop of manual adjustment. Instead, we use an instrument called an activator, which shoots a mechanical impulse through the tissue layers to gently re-align your bone.

A: Yes. The Activator Method is safe for both. In fact, there is a chiropractic method that is specifically designed to help prevent breech births. During my wife’s pregnancy, we used this method to help my son flip from breech to head first and avoided the need for a C-section.

A: The hands-on nature of the chiropractic treatment is essentially what requires patients to visit the chiropractor a number of times. To be treated by a chiropractor, a patient needs to be in his or her office. In contrast, a course of treatment from medical doctors often involves a pre-established plan that is conducted at home (i.e. taking a course of antibiotics once a day for a couple of weeks). A chiropractor may provide acute, chronic, and/or preventive care thus making a certain number of visits sometimes necessary. Your doctor of chiropractic should tell you the extent of treatment recommended and how long you can expect it to last.