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About Dr. Hankins
About Dr. Hankins
About Dr. Hankins
Dr. AJ Hankins is the owner of Intercession Chiropractic located in Factoria-Bellevue, Washington.
Services
About Dr. Hankins
About Dr. Hankins
Prenatal care, pediatric care and regular adult care, we serve all ages. Click to watch an adult adjustment or an infant adjustment.
Testimonials
About Dr. Hankins
Testimonials
We are proud to get the results we do. Click to read about many of the success stories at Intercession Chiropractic.
As a functional chiropractor, I focus on identifying and addressing the root causes of your issues to ensure they don't return, while also providing immediate relief from discomfort. My approach integrates neurology, movement, and nutrition to provide comprehensive care that promotes long-term wellness.
Holistic and Individualized Care: I start by understanding how your body is functioning neurologically through advanced tests and thermography scans. This helps identify specific vertebrae and nerve dysfunctions that may be contributing to your discomfort.
Three Pillars of Functional Chiropractic:
- Neurology: By assessing your nervous system, I can address the root causes of pain and dysfunction, ensuring your entire body operates optimally.
- Movement: Strengthening and supporting your spine post-adjustment is crucial for maintaining alignment and improving overall mobility. I use movement assessments and tailored exercises to enhance your body's functionality.
- Nutrition: Proper nutrition fuels your body and is essential for long-term health. I provide guidance on dietary choices that support your body's healing processes and overall wellness.
Beyond Pain Relief: My goal is to alleviate your current pain and enhance your overall health and longevity. By integrating neurology, movement, and nutrition, I provide a comprehensive, individualized approach to your care, ensuring you achieve the best possible outcomes for your health.
Every body is different, and this is especially true when it comes to pregnancy and newborns. In both cases the body needs far less force in order to make an adjustment. With pregnancy, the ligaments begin to relax, and allow for the joints to move much easier. With infants, their bones are not fused together and only require a very light pressure in order to make an adjustment. Mom's often come in for round ligament pain, sacral pain, breech baby, headaches, nausea, sciatica, and many more things. Infants often come in for three major things: are they pooping well? are they feeding well? are they sleeping well? If one of those things isn't true they may need an adjustment!
While particular areas in the spine can be tender, the techniques such as Blair Upper Cervical and Activator are light force techniques. Patients are more commonly surprised by how small the force actually is. Click Here to watch a Blair adjustment.
Blair upper cervical technique is amongst the safest in the chiropractic field. There is no twisting or rotation of the neck and the force is very specific. Click the link above to understand the nature of the adjustment.
That's a great question! In order to answer it, it's important to understand 90% of the nerve is related other functions aside from pain. Only 10% of the nerve fiber is responsible for pain. It is possible to lose function without experiencing any pain. Some common things often not associated with a subluxation: nausea, dizziness, digestive issues, numbness/tingling, visual disturbances, rising in the ears, balance issues, insomnia, narcolepsy, epilepsy, skin rashes, and many more. Whether there's an issue or you are looking to be more functional version of yourselves, contact us to set up an exam to see where you are at!
The short answer is no. The best way to answer is to compare something that we've accepted as common-place. Most people are aware they need to get regular checkups at the dentist to maintain their teeth. How much more important is your nervous system? Long-term chiropractic care is always going to be good for your health, finding a frequency that works for you is where the answer lies.
Every program of care is designed exclusively for you. The doctor will recommend a program of care based off a thorough examination. Ultimately, it is your decision to choose to follow the recommendation or create your own frequency.
This is by far the most common question asked. The most commonly thought of way is the first of the three T's.
- Trauma - Trauma can be micro or macro trauma. An example of micro-trauma would sitting at your desk for 8 hours in a row with poor posture. Over time, that will be abnormal stress on the joints in the body and eventually cause malfunction. A great example of macro-trauma would be a car accident. There is excessive force put on the body to extent that it will injure or damage certain tissues such as joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons etc. Macro-trauma will require more frequent visits for a longer duration.
- Thoughts - Believe it or not, your thoughts have a significant impact on your body. Have you ever been so stressed out that you got sick? In the same way, positive thoughts can increase dopamine (a neurotransmitter in the body aiding in happiness and pleasure). One of my favorite quotes from a book called "Switch On Your Brain" goes something like, "If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, then you'd never think another negative thought again."
- Toxins - The people that know me best know I can talk about this topic for days on end. The current world we live in is littered with toxins. My best recommendation is to start reading ingredient labels. My next best recommendation is to download an app called "Think Dirty" and start checking how toxic some of the products you use are.
This is the quickest way to ruin an adjustment. We must first understand what's happening. When you twist you own neck or back in order to get the desired relief from a pop, what happens is that the bone that ends up moving is the one that is already hyper-mobile. Hyper-mobility is a big problem because it causes the spine to be unstable. What happens is you still get relief since there are neurotransmitters released from the joint when it happens. As most people who self-manipulate can attest to, minutes later you are left feeling the need to do the same thing again. Find someone who can perform a specific adjustment to the bone that is stuck, so that the entire spine can function like it was designed to.