Torque Release Technique
Both Dr. Jake and Dr. Taylor are Advanced Proficiency Certified in TRT. This technique is very near and dear to them. TRT is proven by extensive research to be one of the most specific, reproducible and scientific chiropractic techniques developed. This technique is gentle enough for all members of the family. Torque Release Technique doesn't use any twisting, cracking, or popping, only gentle and specific adjustments.
The research for this technique was published in one of the most respected psychiatry journals; the first chiropractic research study to be published in a medical journal! The study showed a significant success in reducing anxiety and depression levels, and measurements of well-being through TRT adjustments.
TRT uses a mixture of amazing things from different chiropractic techniques in an in depth analysis system. Through this analysis, we find and correct the root cause of health issues to see lives change with each passing day. A TRT adjustment is delivered with the spine in a relaxed neutral position with the perfect amount of force and speed. A “traditional” chiropractic adjustment stretches the spine into a position of tension, with a manual thrust to open the spinal joints and activate a cavitation response.
Torque Release Technique is non-mechanistic and non-linear. It uses neurologically based analysis methods to adjust the spine at the right place and right time for each person. TRT allows us to fine tune your nervous system communication, similarly to tuning an instrument. This technique was not created for one specific ailment, it was created to improve the state of well-being, human potential, and healing potential.
Our practice members enjoy gentle, specific adjustments without cracking, popping, or excessive force!
TRT: The integrator
This tool came out of the first state-of-well-being/addiction population research study in chiropractic history, and the largest human population research study in chiropractic history.
The Integrator is the only chiropractic adjusting instrument developed out of a randomized control trial. This tool delivers an adjustment that includes a third dimensional dynamic that no other instrument could give: torque and recoil. The Integrator delivers a reproducible and precise adjustment.
WEBSTER TECHNIQUE: Pregnancy Chiropractic Care-Hanahan
Dr. Taylor and Dr. Jake are both Webster Certified through the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA). This technique was created specifically to create balance in a pregnant woman’s pelvis, and improve birth outcomes. Webster Technique is a specific chiropractic analysis used to reduce effects of sacral subluxation and SI joint dysfunction. Through correcting this and creating balance, there is restoration of healthy functioning to the mothers pelvis. When there is SI and sacral dysfunction, dystocia occurs. Difficult labor, or dystocia, is caused by pelvic contraction, baby mal-presentation, and inadequate uterine function.
As in every chiropractic adjustment, the goal here is the same: restore communication within the nervous system. Through this restoration using webster technique, the pelvis goes back to proper alignment and motion, which causes structures within the pelvis and uterus to relax. This creates optimal comfort, and function for pregnant women. When the pelvis and uterus relax, the growing baby is given more room to stretch, move, and grow. When there is torsion and constraint in utero, labor and delivery becomes difficult. Through this technique, that is avoidable.
Ways that specific, neurological adjustments help during pregnancy:
- Reduces hip, back, neck, and joint pain
- Improves sleep
- Prevention and detection of fetal malposition (breech and transverse positions)
- Increases energy
- Creates a state of balance with ligaments, bones, pelvic muscles
- Control symptoms of nausea
- Prepares the pelvis for easy pregnancy and strength for birth
- Remove tension on the ligaments around the uterus
- Decreasing potential for interventions like induction or c-section
Preconception and infertility
As we talk about all the time, the nervous system controls and coordinates every system in the body. That includes the reproductive system. Remember, everything is connected. Nerves and blood vessels in the lower back region of the spine supply and regulate reproductive organs, and growing fetuses. Chiropractic care is proven to be an affordable and natural solution to fertility. Oftentimes, people facing infertility have exhausted options, emotions, and finances on interventions for infertility. Chiropractic care is non-invasive and results driven for conception. Chiropractic care has many benefits for reproductive health. These include regular menstrual cycles and preparing the body for implantation.
Postpartum chiropractic care
This is a time of so much healing for moms, they need to be supported through this!
Mom’s body changes even further after birth as her organs move back into place, stretched parts become smaller, and there is a new demand from her body. Breastfeeding requires a lot of energy and can put mom in some awkward postures. Mom may feel may strong emotions and disconnected from her body. Our goal is to support moms through all stages, including this 4th trimester.
More ways that chiropractic care supports postpartum moms
- Aids in adaptation from pregnancy and delivery
- Decreased likelihood of postpartum depression through balancing emotions and hormones
- Improved comfort while breastfeeding
LUMINARY KIDS: Pediatric Chiropractic-Hanahan
Children need chiropractic care now more than ever!
- Backpacks are too heavy for the size of children in 30-54% of kids
- Pediatric back pain is way more prevalent than it was a decade ago
- Headaches in children may be as high as 80-90% during any year in school
- Ear infections account for 35% of pediatrician visits. Most medical treatments have been shown to be inadequate
- Bedwetting occurs in 20% of all 4-5 year olds and persists in 7% of 8 year olds
- Asthma occurs in 7% of children
Did you know that all of those common ailments are rooted in neurological dysfunction? All of these may be common, but they are not normal.
Why are kids getting sicker and earlier in life?
Every child born goes through two primary insults to their musculoskeletal system very early, thus insulting their nervous system. The first is coming through the birth canal. Many children are brought into this world by force via pulling, forceps, vacuum, or Cesarean. The second insult is when children go from crawling to walking.
The development of early neurological impairments known as subluxations place stress and strain on every other system in the body, including the tympanic system, urinary, and respiratory.
Chiropractic has successfully helped children with:
- Ear infections
- Colic
- Acid reflux
- Torticollis
- Constipation
- Bedwetting
- Asthma
- Immune compromise
- Allergies
- Learning disabilities
- ADHD/ADD
- ASD
- Trouble sleeping
- Trouble latching and other breastfeeding difficulties
- And many other health complaints
At Luminary Chiropractic, we offer a natural approach to these issues by gently and specifically removing the neurological stress and improving structure. Thus, helping children thrive and express the best versions of themselves.
Athlete and active lifestyle care
Dr. Taylor and Dr. Jake are extremely active themselves, and attribute their active lifestyle to regular adjustments and wellness. Growing up as athletes, adjustments were pivotal for their success and recovery. Overuse injuries and acute injuries alike are very prevalent with athletes.
In many studies, chiropractic care has better outcomes than other medical options for restoring normal function and decreasing pain so athletes can get back to what they love most. When we feel pain, it takes away from performance and joy in life.
Did you know that an estimated 90% of all professional athletes, including every single NFL team, over 70% of PGA golfers, and the NHL, MLB, and NBA use chiropractic to improve their performance and lengthen the time they are able to play their sport through injury prevention and proper recovery?
Your spine is your stability. Without proper spinal movement it is extremely difficult to perform dynamic movements not only needed for everyday life but also for athletics.
Wellness care
Health is about more than feeling well, it is about functioning well! Even if symptoms are not present, that is not a measurement of wellness. We often ignore symptoms until pain appears. Lets get in front of symptoms and aim for wellness! Benefits of wellness focused chiropractic care include improved immune function, sleep, range of motion, cardiovascular health, digestion, and so much more! Wellness is more than the absence of symptoms, it is the presence of LIFE!