Chiropractic Care in Los Gatos
At On Purpose Los Gatos Chiropractic in Los Gatos, chiropractic care is all about helping your spine move the way it was designed to move so your whole body can work better.
Dr. Adam Kleinberg, DC, brings 25 years of experience practicing around the world and a very hands‑on, “straight chiropractor” style that focuses on adjusting the spine and using spinal decompression when needed.
The goal is simple: natural, personalized care that helps you feel heard, understood, and supported while your body does the healing.
The first step is simple: Call (408) 354-8044 to schedule your consultation.
What Is Chiropractic Care?
Chiropractic care looks at how well your spine and nervous system are working together. When the bones of the spine lose their ideal shape and motion, they can act like a foot on a garden hose, slowing down the flow of messages and energy from the brain to the body.
You might feel that as pain or stiffness, but even before pain shows up, there is already stress on the joints, discs, muscles, and nearby organs.
Dr. Kleinberg states that it is not your age that causes spinal decay, it is bad physics.
When one area of the spine takes on too much pressure for too long, the discs lose height, the holes where the nerves exit get smaller, and the body starts building extra bone to stabilize the area. That is what we call arthritis and degeneration.
Chiropractic adjustments are precise corrections to those misalignments. By restoring better motion and curve to the spine, pressure is taken off the nervous system so the body has a better chance to heal and function from the inside out, without medication-free or surgery.
A Simple Breakdown of Chiropractic for New Patients
With new patients, Dr. Kleinberg usually starts with a simple picture. He asks you to imagine watering your garden and someone steps on the hose. The water source is fine, but less water reaches the plants, so they dry out over time.
In your body, the brain is the water source, the nervous system is the hose, and spinal misalignments are the foot on the hose.
His job as a chiropractor is to find and correct those misalignments so the brain can communicate more clearly with every cell, tissue, organ, and system.
He will often point to a nerve on an anatomy chart and say, “If this nerve goes to your kidney and there is pressure on it, is that kidney going to work at its best or less than its best?” That helps patients connect the spine to their overall health, not just pain.
An adjustment, in his words, is a biomechanically correct transfer of energy from one being to another, delivered with intention, so your body’s own intelligence can use that input to heal and reorganize.
Is Chiropractic Safe?
Safety is a huge question, especially when someone is working on your spine. Dr. Kleinberg is very direct about it. He explains that he has been in practice for 25 years and has given hundreds of thousands of adjustments.
The only significant complication he has seen was a rib fracture in an osteoporotic woman in her 80s, which healed in three weeks and she chose to stay under care.
Chiropractic is regulated health care that requires years of training, licensing, and ongoing education. At On Purpose Los Gatos Chiropractic, every patient starts with a careful history, exam, and usually full spine digital X rays before any treatment is recommended.
There is more than one way to adjust. Dr. Kleinberg uses hands on manual adjustments, drop table techniques, upper cervical specific work, seated neck adjustments, and a gentle handheld instrument when needed.
He can adjust babies with just fingertip pressure, pregnant women with modified positions, and seniors with techniques that respect bone density and comfort. Every plan is tailored, which is a big part of why chiropractic care is generally considered very safe when delivered by a qualified chiropractor.
How Treatment Plans Are Structured?
From the first visit, the experience is structured but relaxed. New patients are welcomed by name, fill out a bit of paperwork, then sit down with Dr. Kleinberg for a detailed consultation about their health history and goals.
He performs a hands on exam, checks posture and leg length, tests range of motion, feels along the spine, and often uses bilateral scales to see how your weight is distributed side to side.
Most patients receive full spine digital X rays so he can study the curves, disc spaces, and overall physics of the spine.
On the second visit, he goes through your exam and X ray findings in detail so you understand what is going on, how it likely developed, what he recommends, how long it may take, and what it will cost.
Many people start with either a three month corrective care plan of chiropractic adjustments or a two month combination plan that pairs adjustments with spinal decompression sessions for disc and nerve issues.
Typical plans involve care three times per week, progress checks every 12 visits, and follow up X rays at the end to measure structural change.
Home tools like a Posture Pump for the neck are often recommended to help restore spinal curves between visits. Over time, many patients transition from corrective care into wellness or maintenance care so they can protect their gains and keep their nervous system working at its best.
Equipment Used in Chiropractic Care
On Purpose Los Gatos Chiropractic is a small, intentionally equipped clinic that focuses on what actually helps the spine change.
The main “equipment” is Dr. Kleinberg’s hands, using a variety of adjusting techniques on comfortable chiropractic tables, including drop table options and seated setups when needed.
He also uses a full spine digital X ray system to study spinal curves and disc spaces, bilateral scales to check weight distribution, and a handheld adjusting instrument for very gentle corrections in select cases.
For patients with disc injuries or advanced degeneration, the clinic features a Dr x9 1000 spinal decompression table for targeted, computer controlled traction.
At home, many patients use a Posture Pump device for neck curve support as part of their plan.
Every tool is chosen to make care as precise, comfortable, and effective as possible.
Chiropractic Care for All Ages and Stages of Life
Dr. Kleinberg has adjusted people from infants to active seniors and high school athletes to pregnant moms.
Because his focus is on improving nervous system function, not just chasing pain, care can be adapted to many different life stages.
- Babies and children: Gentle fingertip pressure and soft contact are used to help with issues like colic, difficulty latching, constipation, irritability, or trouble sleeping.
- He has seen infants go from screaming all night to finally getting deep, restful sleep after their first adjustment.
- Teens and students: Support for posture strain, screen time, and sports stress so their spines grow with healthier alignment.
- Adults and athletes: Help for work related tension, back and neck pain, sciatica, and performance issues linked to poor mechanics or asymmetry.
- Pregnant women: Certified in the Webster technique, he uses specific low back and pelvic adjustments that help the hips move more freely and may give breech babies the space they need to turn.
- Older adults: Very specific, lower force techniques to maintain mobility, reduce stiffness, and work around osteoporosis or past surgeries whenever possible.
At On Purpose Los Gatos Chiropractic, you are never just a chart number. Care is tailored to your history, goals, and lifestyle so your plan actually fits real life, not the other way around.
Long-Term Benefits of Chiropractic Care
Chiropractic care is not just about getting you out of pain this week. It is about changing how your spine is loading and moving so it can age better. Dr. Kleinberg explains that when the physics of the spine are wrong for long enough, discs dry out, joints decay, and the body builds extra bone to stabilize the area.
That process is similar to a cavity getting bigger when you ignore it.
By improving alignment and motion, adjustments can help distribute pressure more evenly across the spine. Over time, that may mean less stiffness, fewer flare ups, better posture, and less stress on the nerves that control your organs and muscles.
Many patients choose to stay on wellness or maintenance care after their corrective plan to protect the progress they have made and support their overall health from the inside out.
Case Study
A woman in her early 60s came into the clinic barely able to function. Her low back pain was a nine and a half out of ten, she was bent forward and twisted, and she could not sit, stand, or sleep without crying from pain.
Her X rays showed severe disc degeneration in the low back and a complete loss of the normal lumbar curve, which Dr. Kleinberg sees in only a small fraction of patients.
He recommended an intensive combination of full spine adjustments and spinal decompression. For weeks he came in on his usual days off so she could sometimes be treated up to ten times per week.
She stayed consistent, followed home advice, and trusted the process.
About four and a half months later, she was hiking, practicing yoga, and living pain free.
She now understands that maintenance care is what helps keep her at that level instead of sliding backward.
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FAQs
Q: How soon can I expect to feel a difference?
A: Everyone is different, but many people notice some change within the first few weeks, such as less stiffness, easier movement, or fewer sharp twinges.
Patients on spinal decompression plans often feel significant improvement within about two weeks, although deeper structural correction takes longer.
Q: What does a chiropractic adjustment feel like?
A: Most people feel a quick, controlled movement and sometimes hear or feel a small pop as gas releases from the joint. Many describe a feeling of lightness or easier motion afterward. For babies, kids, and people who prefer very gentle care, Dr. Kleinberg can adjust using light fingertip pressure or a handheld instrument instead.
Q: Do I really need X rays?
A: In this office, almost every new patient receives full spine digital X rays.
They let Dr. Kleinberg see loss of curves, disc space changes, and misalignments he cannot feel from the outside, which helps him design a more precise, corrective plan instead of guessing based only on symptoms.
Q: Can chiropractic help with more than back and neck pain?
A: Yes. The focus here is on the nervous system, which controls every organ and tissue in the body.
By reducing interference in the spine, many patients notice changes in things like headaches, sleep, digestion, energy, and overall function, even though those are not treated as separate conditions.
Q: Will I have to keep coming forever?
A: You are always in charge of how long you stay under care. Initial plans are corrective and have a clear beginning and end.
Many people choose to continue with wellness or maintenance visits afterward because they like how their body feels and functions when their spine is checked regularly.
