SpinaliQ - The Sync · The Instrument

- The Anatomy

Five components.

A deliberate, minimal design - optimised around the clinician's hand, the patient's tissue, and the data layer that binds every session to the patient record.

01Ergonomic gripPistol-style handle, slightly weighted at the base. Designed for 8-hour clinical days without hand fatigue.
02Dual-stage triggerFirst pull arms the pulse; second pull fires. The two-stage action is the single biggest safety feature - no accidental discharge against tissue.
03OLED + sensor bodyLive waveform display, three-LED status bar, onboard accelerometer + tissue-impedance sensor. Logs every pulse to the patient record via Bluetooth LE.
04Impulse assemblySolenoid-driven actuator. Five force presets; twenty frequency steps from 1 to 14 Hz. Sealed, serviceable in 20 minutes by a certified technician.
05Interchangeable tipSilicone-sleeve tip, sanitised per patient. Three head types: standard, broad, and paediatric. Clicks in and out in under a second.

- The Pulse

Under a tenth of a millisecond.

Every SpinaliQ impulse is shorter than a neurological reflex arc. The tissue displaces before the body has time to "guard" - which is why SpinalSync corrections feel firm without feeling painful.

Impulse waveform · single pulse

Recorded output · pulse duration 92µs

Pulse durationUnder 100 µs - beneath the threshold of conscious perception of pressure.

Peak forceModulated by clinician (paediatric 40 N → deep 180 N).

ReboundControlled damped recoil; reads as "a tap", not "a push".

- In Use

One instrument, three contexts.

The same device, the same clinician, the same data layer - applied differently depending on the CellSync scan flag and the zone under correction.

01 / Upper-cervical

Zone I · Precision, low-force.

Paediatric or light setting at 2–4 Hz. Paediatric silicone tip. Delivered with patient supine, head neutral, under 15 pulses per session. This is where manual chiropractic historically carried the most risk - SpinaliQ eliminates the rotational-thrust concern entirely.

02 / Thoracic / lumbar

Zones III–V · Mid-range.

Standard setting at 6–10 Hz. Standard tip. Patient prone on the bench. Typical session delivers 40–80 pulses spread across the priority zone. This is the volume workhorse of the protocol - most member-hours spent here.

03 / Sacro-pelvic

Zone VI · Deep, broad.

Elevated force setting, broad tip, 4–6 Hz for sacro-iliac work. Also the default for post-natal PelviSync sessions. The broad tip spreads the impulse across a larger surface, better suited to the pelvic bony landmarks.

- How It Compares

Versus the instruments that inspired it.

Handheld impulse adjusting is not new - the technique category has existed since the 1960s. What distinguishes SpinaliQ is the frequency-tuning layer, the integrated sensor suite, and the data integration with CellSync. Side-by-side below.

- Feature	SpinaliQ · Mk II	Activator V	PulStar / Impulse IQ
Pulse width	< 100 µs	~ 3 ms	~ 100 µs (Impulse)
Frequency tuning	1–14 Hz, 20 discrete steps · tissue-resonance matched	Fixed impulse	Three preset frequencies (Impulse)
Force modulation	5 presets · paediatric to deep	4 fixed settings	3 settings
Session data logging	Every pulse logged to patient record · Bluetooth	Not integrated	Optional PC software (PulStar)
Patient-facing app	Yes · scan + session history	No	No
Clinical certification	SpinalSync Level 1 · 3-day intensive	Activator certification · multi-level	Vendor-run webinars
Regulatory class	Class II · TGA & HSA	Class II · FDA	Class II · FDA / TGA
Service turnaround	48-hour SLA · on-site swap	Ship-to-repair	Ship-to-repair

Honest note - Activator, PulStar, Impulse IQ, and similar category devices are all respected clinical tools. SpinaliQ does not claim to be a clinical leap - it claims to be the first in-category device fully integrated with a measurement layer (CellSync) and a patient-record system.

- Safety

What we checked.

The specific precautions taken to rule out the categories of harm associated with traditional manual chiropractic.

Built to rule out rotational force.

Every documented serious adverse event in chiropractic in the last fifty years has been associated with rotational high-velocity manipulation at the upper cervical spine. SpinaliQ was designed around the specific goal of never producing that force profile.

The result is a device that is cleared for pregnancy, cleared for post-surgical patients (> 12 months), cleared for osteoporotic patients with orthopaedic clearance, and is standard-of-care for paediatric members > 10 years old.

01No rotational force. Impulse is axial, not rotational. Vertebral-artery dissection risk is eliminated at the mechanism level.✓
02No cavitation required. No audible "crack". The neurological feedback pathway that manual chiropractic depends on is bypassed.✓
03Two-stage trigger. The clinician arms, then fires. No accidental discharge against tissue.✓
04Sensor-gated firing. The device will not fire if tissue impedance exceeds the safety threshold (e.g. the clinician has lifted off the tissue).✓
05Paediatric preset. Force scaled for members > 10 years; adult settings disabled under 16.✓
06Regulatory class. Class II medical device under HSA Singapore · TGA Australia. Annual re-certification.✓

- FAQ · SpinaliQ

Specific instrument questions.

Does SpinaliQ actually do something, or is it just a placebo instrument?

It delivers a measured mechanical impulse in the 40 N - 180 N range over under 100 µs. The mechanical event is unambiguous and measurable with an external force sensor. Whether that mechanical event produces clinically meaningful change is what we verify with the CellSync re-scan after every session.

Is it the same as Activator?

It's in the same category - handheld impulse instruments - but technically distinct. Activator delivers a fixed impulse at a fixed frequency; SpinaliQ tunes the frequency to the tissue resonance estimated from the CellSync sEMG and algometry channels, and logs every pulse. The feel is similar; the data and protocol layer is not.

Why does it need Bluetooth?

So every pulse delivered is logged to your patient record - frequency, amplitude, target zone, session ID. Over six months your clinician can plot what landed and what did not. Without that data, session-to-session clinical learning is limited to memory.

Can I feel the impulse?

Yes - but not as pressure. Patients most often describe it as "a sharp tap" or "a ping". Because the pulse is shorter than the reflex arc, the tissue displaces before there is time to guard, which is why the sensation reads distinctly from manual chiropractic or from massage pressure.

What happens if my session is disrupted (Bluetooth drop, device issue)?

The device has onboard memory for up to 1,000 pulses per session - the data syncs to the patient record as soon as the link is restored. In the rare case of a hardware fault during your session, we swap in a second unit (every room has a backup) and the session continues.

Is it safe for metal implants, pacemakers, or neural stimulators?

Avoid direct application over a pacemaker or neural-stimulator lead - we stay 15 cm clear of those sites. Metal implants in bone (plates, screws, joint prostheses) are not a contra-indication for SpinalSync at distant sites; we avoid direct impulse on the implant hardware itself. Your clinician will document any implant on intake.

SpinaliQ. The instrument behind every correction.