‘Cracking’ course!
June 11, 2009 · Print This Article
Click! Pop! Crack! Those were the sounds eminating from the room during a Spinal Manipulation course I attended recently. Another trip to sunny Filey.
Manipulation techniques are commonly performed to treat pain and dysfunction of the spine, thorax and pelvis. I have wanted to learn these techniques for some time now to add to my manual therapy toolbox, so I was keen to crack on…
The techniques use a “high velocity thrust” to achieve a joint cavitation that is accompanied by the “cracking” sound – like cracking your knuckles. The technique is painless and results in rapid reduction of spinal muscle spasm and pain, accompanied by a noticeable increase in the range of spinal movement.
‘Did you know’ snippet… The cracking sound – it’s just gases escaping from the joint – suddenly not so scary!
