Re-Scan After 6 Chiropractic Adjustments

After six chiropractic adjustments, Kellyn was due for a re-scan of her back to see if her prescribed treatment had made a difference.  The Rolling Thermal Scan is the official name of the scanning assessment tool that the chiropractor utilized.  The device is rolled up the back and it assesses nerve compression caused by vetebral sublaxations.  As a person unlikely to trust anecdotal evidence (especially when it comes to alternative medicine), I was excited to have an objective measure to evaluate progress.   I honestly was feeling a little skeptical that the adjustments were going to cause any significant change in the scan results.  However, I was pleasantly surprised by the Rolling Thermal Scan results.

'Before' and 'After' results of the Rolling Thermal Scan

For those of you unfamiliar with Rolling Thermal Scans, let me attempt to provide a quick overview in lament's terms. A healthy scan would display all white rectangles along the spinal cord. If any of the rectangles appeared green, that would be indicative of mild/moderate nerve compression. Rectangles appearing red in color are indicative of more severe nerve compression. As you can see from the image above, Kellyn's series of chiropractic adjustments made a significant improvement the amount of nerve compression present. Her first scan indicated eight trouble spots, with seven out of the eight spots indicating severe nerve compression. Her final scan only displayed one trouble spot in the severe range. It felt good to see positive results and made me feel that her chiropractic sessions had been worthwhile.

The chiropractor's office is so kid-friendly with this little nook filled with fun toys.

The chiropractor explained that when someone is first treated, it's best to come pretty frequently because it can take several sessions for the adjustments to "stick".  After several adjustments, the spine usually starts maintaining proper alignment for longer periods of time.  If positive results are achieved through the prescribed amount of chiropractic sessions, the patient can then start coming in less frequently.  Since Kellyn's spine now appears to be in pretty good shape, she suggested decreasing the frequency of visits to once a month.

The chiropractor has adjusted Kellyn while she is playing in this kid's play area.

As I mentioned in an earlier blog post, the reason I took Kellyn to the chiropractor for this third round of treatments was to hopefully eliminate the last of her mild (yet very stubborn) torticollis. Despite my efforts at home, I felt like she had plateaued and wasn't making progress in eliminating her mild head tilt. I haven't had a chance yet to look at 'before' and 'after' pictures of Kellyn to determine whether or not this round of chiropractic sessions improved Kellyn's torticollis. In my next post, I will post her 'before' and 'after' pictures and formulate an opinion on whether or not these chiropractic adjustments helped her torticollis.