The Adjustment Simulator®, when paired with its software package, can record thrusts or pressure from 1 lb to 350 lbs in time increments of 0.1 sec to 10 seconds.

This allows the user to set the analysis where they need it most.

For the Chiropractor, a threshold of 2.5 or 70 lbs may be set for the ‘trigger’, and the thrust is delivered in either the knee-chest technique (similar to the Gonstead prone technique) or the toggle technique.

For a child, current research is showing a thrust between 10 and 20 lbs max, and for adult is shown to be between 30 and 40 lbs peak. [It is incumbent upon the practitioner to keep current on adjusting technique standards, and research involved]. All research shows that thrusts need to be less than 0.5 seconds in duration. (The software allows up to 10 seconds of recording from the time the trigger threshold is passed to see if any lingering forces are entering into the system, or if your technique delivers a thrust that is longer than the HVLA category of techniques.)

The immediate feedback and “auto re-arm” mode allow the user to perform a repeatable practice and record many thrusts to see – without bias – repeatability and consistency.

In the history of Chiropractic, BJ Palmer is known to have an adjustment practice device in each of his active adjusting rooms. He would analyze the data given (thermography, electroencephaloneuromentimpograph, radiographs, motion and static palpation, and so forth), and set up on the practice device. He would give the thrust (with vector and rotation) he intends to replicate on the client. He would not move to the client until he was satisfied with his muscle training for that specific client on that specific visit for their specific listing.

The Adjustment Simulator® allows the modern Chiropractor to use high-tech devices to do the same thing BJ Palmer did. To accurately and immediately be able to analyze practice thrusts until the Chiropractor is satisfied their thrust was precisely tuned to the client on the table for that visit.

For other practitioners, the Adjustment Simulator® has other uses:

• Clients with pain from edema or neuropathy can benefit from your use of the Adjustment Simulator®. They can step on the simulator (set to ‘continuous peak hold’ mode) to give an objective force measurement that will tell when the pain starts. Over time this will give realistic objective data to progression with whatever you might be tracking.
• In Post Stroke clients, the Adjustment Simulator® can be used as you re-train muscles and reception by giving repeatable and immediately readable data when set to “Continuous/Peak Hold” mode.