Extremity Adjusting with Toggle Board

Most people think of chiropractic as spine work, but the same principle — restoring motion to a joint that's stuck — applies just as well to the shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees, ankles and feet. Extremity adjusting is exactly that: manual joint manipulation aimed at peripheral joints rather than the spine.

A toggle board — a small, portable drop piece — is positioned under the joint being treated. When your chiropractor applies a quick, targeted thrust, the board's drop assists the movement, similar in principle to the drop-table technique used on the spine.

Because one stiff or misaligned joint often forces nearby joints to compensate, treating the extremity directly can relieve strain patterns that have spread well beyond the original problem area.

Your chiropractor examines the affected joint, positions the toggle board underneath it, and applies a brief, controlled thrust — the sensation is similar to a spinal adjustment, just at a different joint.