Chiropractic Care

We are firmly committed to providing you with an individualized treatment plan that accurately reflects your unique wellness needs.

KNOWLEDGE - We take the time to explain your condition, the options and treatment plans available to address your problem and what steps you can take at home that will facilitate a more rapid return to health.
PARTNERSHIP - You have a right to determine what care you wish to receive. You will be an active partner in your pain management and wellness maintenance through education, demonstration and varying therapies.
CONVENIENCE - Options in our hours of operations, treatment locations, and availability of several therapeutic and nutritional programs allows us to accommodate your specific needs.
PRIVACY - We respect the confidential nature of your care. Any and all information regarding your health and treatment is held securely and in strictest confidence.

Michael C. Murray, D.C. has held a California state Chiropractic license since 2007. He utilizes a gentle, diversified technique form of joint manipulation to restore your skeletal system to its peak performance.

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Your First Chiropractic Adjustment

If this is your first adjustment, don’t worry, We take the time to fully explain what is happening, how and why.

During your initial visit, you’ll be asked about your medical history, current condition, pain or symptoms, and if you’ve had any injuries sustained from sports, car accidents, or other physically traumatic events. You’ll have a thorough examination to determine what course of treatment or technique will be best for your needs.

Before the adjustment, you will be shown how the adjustment will be done on a plastic model of a spine. He will explain what is going on in your body and exactly what your options are when it comes to treatment.

Most chiropractic adjustments correct subluxations.

A subluxation is a condition that occurs when a joint begins to dislocate. However, instead of the joint surfaces completely losing contact, a subluxation can be considered a "partial dislocation."

Think of each spinal segment as a puppet operated by a puppeteer holding a series of strings. To make the puppet move the way you want, all you have to do is pull the correct string at the correct time.

If one of the strings is too tight, it causes the puppet to not function correctly.

In our analogy, the puppet is the spinal segment, the strings are muscles, and the puppeteer is the brain.

A tight muscle or muscles will likely pull segments out of place resulting in pain. Pain will cause the muscle to further tighten thus pulling the spine further out of place resulting in more pain in an endless subluxation-pain cycle.

Elemental Health attacks the subluxation on two fronts. First the misaligned segment will be adjusted back into place. Then the tight muscle or muscles will be massaged so they are no longer pulling the bone out of place.

What is that “pop” sound?

The “pop” you hear is called a cavitation. It is the sound the suspended particles of nitrogen gas make when they flow through the ligaments surrounding the joint.

A tight ligamentous capsule completely surrounds a spinal joint. There is fluid both inside and outside the capsule. When the spine is at rest, all the fluid is at rest and at the same pressure.

When the capsule is stretched, as it is during an adjustment, the fluid inside the capsule becomes negative with respect to the fluid outside.

The dissolved particles of nitrogen become more concentrated outside the joint (higher pressure) and less concentrated inside the capsule (lower pressure).

The “pop” is actually the sound you hear when the nitrogen equalizes by rushing across the capsule membrane into the lower pressure zone.

I didn’t hear a “pop.” Were you able to make the adjustment?

Yes, many joints are not surrounded by a joint capsule (the sacrum is one example). Since there is no change in pressure, there is no “pop.” Also, it is possible to adjust a segment that has a joint capsule without stretching the capsule enough to causing the nitrogen gas to rush in.

Many patients feel a lot better almost immediately after their adjustments. Especially if their bodies have spent years in misalignment, the relief will be significant.

Slight Discomfort

In some cases patients feel off-kilter or a bit unbalanced because they are now aligned for the first time in a long time, and their bodies have gotten used to the incorrect postures. In addition, you may feel some soreness. This is normal because it’s the area where muscles have been pulling for a long time, so moving them any differently will cause some discomfort.

Internal Changes

Sometimes patients don’t feel any differently after their first adjustment, which is also completely normal. This doesn’t mean that the adjustment didn’t work or that nothing has changed. The normal energy flow is newly restored in your body and it may take a few days before you notice a real outward effect. This shouldn’t discourage you from receiving further chiropractic care. In most cases, your body won’t be completely healed after just one adjustment.

Chiropractors look at the underlying issues, instead of just treating the surface symptoms.

Are you ready to find out how chiropractic care can help you? Make an appointment today!

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Your First Chiropractic Adjustment

If this is your first adjustment, don’t worry, We take the time to fully explain what is happening, how and why.

A subluxation is a condition that occurs when a joint begins to dislocate. However, instead of the joint surfaces completely losing contact, a subluxation can be considered a "partial dislocation."

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