{"id":7774,"date":"2017-07-14T14:22:26","date_gmt":"2017-07-14T06:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tstcc.lgznkxsngp-eqg35k5y13xn.p.temp-site.link\/?page_id=7774"},"modified":"2026-03-24T13:50:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T05:50:52","slug":"about-the-adjustment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tstcc.hk\/en\/about-the-adjustment\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Adjustment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-7774\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-7774-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7774-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7774-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7665\" src=\"http:\/\/tstcc.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_2505-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tstcc.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_2505-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tstcc.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_2505-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tstcc.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_2505-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>Chiropractic Adjustment<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #56afd5; font-size: 15px;\"><strong>What Chiropractors Really Do<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Many people wonder what chiropractors actually do. Within our field, the term we use is <strong>chiropractic adjustment<\/strong>. This is a precise technique designed to normalize the flow of nerve information from the brain to the body. Scientifically, it is described as a <em>high\u2011velocity, low\u2011amplitude force<\/em> applied to specific areas of the spine.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of an adjustment is simple: restore proper movement to spinal joints, reduce nerve interference, and allow the body to function at its best. When the spine moves freely, the nervous system communicates more effectively, supporting natural healing and overall health.<\/p>\n<h2>Different Techniques<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Manual Adjustment:<\/strong> A chiropractor uses their hands to deliver a quick, gentle force to a joint that is restricted. Sometimes specialized instruments are used to apply precise pressure.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adjusting Tables:<\/strong> Special chiropractic tables can be adjusted in height or position to assist with certain techniques, especially when multiple spinal areas need care.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The key to chiropractic adjustment lies in the right amount of force, applied at the right place, in the right direction. Think of it like fine art: each patient is unique, and the chiropractor uses skill and precision to restore balance and function.<\/p>\n<h2>Who Can Benefit?<\/h2>\n<p>Chiropractic adjustments are suitable for people of all ages \u2014 from newborns to seniors, and even for those who have had spinal surgery. Your chiropractor will tailor the technique to your body type, age, and health needs.<\/p>\n<h2>How Chiropractic Differs<\/h2>\n<p>Other professionals may use different approaches, such as bone setting or osteopathic long\u2011lever manipulation. Chiropractic adjustments are distinct in their focus on specific spinal joints, using short, precise movements. Each discipline has its own philosophy and methods, and chiropractic emphasizes restoring nerve flow and spinal function without judgment of other practices.<\/p>\n<h2>Resources<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">\n<li class=\"dF3vjf\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIBBAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Clinical Evidence (NIH):<\/strong><br data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-pl=\"|[]\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nccih.nih.gov\"><code class=\"o8j0Mc\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\">https:\/\/www.nccih.nih.gov<\/code><\/a><br data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-pl=\"|[]\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" \/><em class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Link this to:<\/em>\u00a0<strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">National Institutes of Health (NIH): Chiropractic Science and Safety<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"dF3vjf\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIBBAB\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Safety &amp; Procedure (Mayo Clinic):<\/strong><br data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-pl=\"|[]\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\"><code class=\"o8j0Mc\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\">https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org<\/code><\/a><br data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-pl=\"|[]\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" \/><em class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Link this to:<\/em>\u00a0<strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Mayo Clinic: What to Expect During a Chiropractic Adjustment<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"dF3vjf\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIBBAC\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Hong Kong Professional Body (CDAHK):<\/strong><br data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-pl=\"|[]\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cda.org.hk\"><code class=\"o8j0Mc\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\">https:\/\/www.cda.org.hk<\/code><\/a><br data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-pl=\"|[]\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" \/><em class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Link this to:<\/em>\u00a0<strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Chiropractic Doctors' Association of Hong Kong (CDAHK)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"dF3vjf\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIBBAD\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Science &amp; Research (F4CP):<\/strong><br data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-pl=\"|[]\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f4cp.org\"><code class=\"o8j0Mc\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\">https:\/\/www.f4cp.org<\/code><\/a><br data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-pl=\"|[]\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" \/><em class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Link this to:<\/em>\u00a0<strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Foundation for Chiropractic Progress: The Science of Adjustments<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"dF3vjf\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIBBAE\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Pediatric Specialized Care (ICPA):<\/strong><br data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-pl=\"|[]\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/icpa4kids.com\"><code class=\"o8j0Mc\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\">https:\/\/icpa4kids.com<\/code><\/a><br data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-pl=\"|[]\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" \/><em class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Link this to:<\/em>\u00a0<strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) Research<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"dF3vjf\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIBBAF\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Academic Peer-Review (JCCP):<\/strong><br data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-pl=\"|[]\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/jccponline.com\"><code class=\"o8j0Mc\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\">http:\/\/jccponline.com<\/code><\/a><br data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-pl=\"|[]\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" \/><em class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Link this to:<\/em>\u00a0<strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\">Journal of Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics (JCCP)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"Fsg96\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chiropractic Adjustment What Chiropractors Really Do Many people wonder what chiropractors actually do. Within our field, the term we use is chiropractic adjustment. This is a precise technique designed to normalize the flow of nerve information from the brain to the body. Scientifically, it is described as a high\u2011velocity, low\u2011amplitude force applied to specific areas [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7665,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7774","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tstcc.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tstcc.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tstcc.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tstcc.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tstcc.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7774"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/tstcc.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7774\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9866,"href":"https:\/\/tstcc.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7774\/revisions\/9866"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tstcc.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tstcc.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}