Percussion Treatment
Information on the Percussor used at Northfield Chiropractic.
This instrument is a small handheld device with a circular head, it is a percussive tool that provides an even percussion treatment to the painful area. Percussion is a new treatment therapy for those patients who suffer from musculoskeletal pain and myofacial pain syndrome.
Other important factors include:
ü The intensity is easily adjusted to meet your treatment needs.
ü A non-surgical, non-invasive procedure that may serve as a therapeutic alternative to trigger point or epidural injections.
Its general effect are attributed to the primary action of vibration, which affects an increase in circulation and lymphatic flow, with decrease in nervous tension and general or local muscle spasm.
Some general indications for the use of the percussor are:
ü Adhesions
ü Congestion
ü Myalgia
ü Post exertion muscle fatigue
ü Spasticity
ü Trigger points
Percussion
“Ahhhh!” That’s what most patients say as soon as they feel the percussor on their tight muscles and sore backs. This instrument delivers mechanical percussion to the area being treated. The frequency of percussion is variable so different tissues and tissue depths can be affected. The indications for use are many and it compliments Northfield Chiropractic health services greatly. We’ve found that it works very well prior to the adjustment in loosening up tension around the vertebral subluxation. This allows the adjustment to set with less force and with greater patient comfort than without percussion. Patients have favorable reported that percussion “feels great” or “is very relaxing.”
Another great use of the instrument is unwinding facial adhesion of traumas or surgeries. When our body is injured or cut, as in surgery, the fascia, (dense connective tissue) of the body becomes tight and tense. It is as if someone put their fist into your body and grabbed tissue and twisted. This is how soft tissue heals, through fibrotic scarring and contraction. The percussor is wonderful for releasing fibrotic scar adhesion especially in surgeries of the abdomen, knee, or shoulder. It also works very well for releasing old traumatic shoulder injuries as well as the neck tension associated with them. Percussion reduces adhesion and contraction; increase the amount of lymphatic and blood drainage, and decreases systemic nervous system tension and muscle spasm.
Northfield Chiropractic
206 West 7th Street
Northfield, MN 55057
507.663.1271
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