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Palpation: A Chiropractic Art

You may have heard us use the words “palpate” or “palpation” – but do you know what these words mean?

By pressing gently along bones, muscles and ligaments, your body gives up vital secrets about your health.

Palpation is one of the most basic diagnostic tools we chiropractors use to examine the spine for the purpose of locating and reducing nerve interference. In its simplest form, it is the use of a chiropractor’s hands to touch and “feel” exactly where and how the spine needs to be adjusted. It is the first diagnostic tool a chiropractor learns in chiropractic college and the basis of the art and science of chiropractic. In fact, the very word chiropractic means, “done by hand.”

Palpation is an essential skill that improves with daily practice. Over time, a chiropractor learns to master this procedure to discover a vast array of information that is contained in body tissue. Unlike the use of other diagnostic instruments that are learned and mastered in a relatively short period, palpation provides an ongoing learning experience, as no two patients ever “feel” the same way.

Since the hands are the basic “tools” of the chiropractic profession, palpation is the very basis of the art and science of chiropractic diagnosis. Chiropractic history is replete with stories of blind chiropractors who were extraordinary chiropractors because they had such a highly developed sense of touch!

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How do most people deal with vertebral subluxations?
First, they try to ignore them. When they don't, they go to the medicine cabinet to stop their brain from feeling the symptom. Later, back surgery may be threatened. Sadly, it's not until this later stage that they consult our Wilder chiropractic office. Yet, even with the delay, most are delighted by the results produced by today's chiropractic care. Contact us and let's get started.
Are aches and pains good or bad?
While aches or pains may be unpleasant, they're merely warning signs. As a Wilder chiropractor, I see this all the time. The pain is not the problem! It just means a limitation has been reached and something needs to change. That's when we get to work correcting the underlying cause.