I provide gentle chiropractic manipulation with the least amount of force necessary to move the joint. I have found that preceeding the adjustment with moist heat and myofascial release/deep tissue massage, loosens the muscles and allows for less adjustive force. This is more comfortable to the patient and makes the adjustment hold longer. Myofacial release, deep tissue massage, trigger point release and cross friction massage are all terms that can be used to describe my unique combination of soft tissue work. Lumbar flexion/distraction is a technique or modality that I typically use more with lumbar disc protrusions and facet joint syndromes. This conservative therapy provides a gentle pumping action to inflamed discs that may speed up the resolution of inflammation and provides a negative pressure to the disc. I have literally straightened out crooked (laterally shifted) patients with a single treatment! Scoliosis patients have also responded favorably with symptomatic relief, using this technque. Other modalities include moist hot packs ultrasound and electrical stimulation.