Does a chiropractic adjustment hurt?

Chiropractic adjustments are not usually painful.  If an adjustment hurts it is usually because the doctor has had to adjust an area of the spine that is inflamed due to a pinched nerve or swollen and irritated tissues surrounding the spine.  Patients will occasionally experience soreness after an adjustment similar to exercising for the first time in a long time.  Most of the time adjustments are pain free and patients feel the benefit of the spinal alignment shortly after the procedure is performed.