One of the most powerful aspects of treatment at Chiropractic First is the open adjusting room. There are  often a few other people are getting adjusted at the same time and in the same room with you.

You may think that that is dividing the doctors’ time and focus. But those other people in the room are creating a powerful healing energy. When people heal together, a force is created. This concept is called “entrainment.”

We humans are neurologically wired for connection. We respond on a physiological level to the experiences of the people around us. You sense the energy when you walk into a concert full of people and it enlivens you. You are able to meditate longer when in a meditation group than you ever can on your own. You bike faster and longer when you are biking with a group. Likewise, you heal better when you are in a room of people healing. It’s part of the nature of having evolved as social beings.

The adjusting room at Chiropractic First may be one of the few times in your daily life when you are surrounded by people who you do not know and yet you feel at peace and safe. Neurologically it is incredibly beneficial to feel that sense of peace when you are in a room of strangers. Especially in our modern world and in our current times, having an experience of calm, stability and ease with other people is invaluable for your nervous system.

We have a private room and some people use it for their adjustments. That is fine too. While there are benefits to many people to open adjusting, not everyone needs to participate in it.

The second benefit of open adjusting is that it gives your body more time to process and respond to your adjustment. The treatment is structured so that the doctors make a few contacts (ie– we start your adjustment by touching you lightly in a few places) and then the doctor walks away. Walking away is incredibly important.

Your body needs to know that it is doing the healing on it’s own. I give your body instructions and then your body works to heal in the ways I instructed you to. You release the tension. You bring your body back into alignment. And you do that without me hovering over you.

By adjusting you, I am giving your body information on how to come back into alignment. By walking away I am giving your body an opportunity to learn to heal on your own.

Open adjusting gives your body time to learn at it’s own pace. Adjustments are scheduled for 30 minutes. Sometimes people are finished with an adjustment after 20 minutes. Sometimes it takes 40. 30 minutes is a safe average length of time. But it is just an average. With open adjusting, it is no problem to keep you on the table for a few extra minutes if you need more time. If you were the only one in the room, we might need to wrap up your session in 30 minutes so that I could see the next patient. With open adjusting, I can give your body the time it needs without keeping the next person waiting.

Healing in community and healing independently are both able to happen with open adjusting. I am honored to be able to create this healing space for you at Chiropractic First. I look forward to experiencing it with you soon!