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Treatment is intended to achieve a decrease in the frequency and intensity or pain distribution, improve range of motion and increase endurance with fewer symptoms between treatments.

Treatment Protocols

Rarely is a joint out of place.  Rather, what happens is that a joint loses movement.  This loss of movement causes degenerative changes in other joints that are compensating for the restriction.  Motion Palpation determines where (or if) there are movement restrictions in the spine. 

Once a restricted joint is identified, the doctor works to mobilize the fixated areas, restoring function to these joints.  Adjustments to the incorrect joints could not only prove ineffective, but it could also further aggravate the patient’s condition.

Motion Palpation

To put a movement in a joint that is fixated, the doctor utilizes chiropractic manipulation or an adjustment to help restore normal function in a joint.  Generally this technique employs gentle pressure or a shallow thrust to restore optimal motion.  An adjustment is sometimes accompanied by a pop or cracking noise, which results from the joint’s release of nitrogen gas.

To date, many studies of the chiropractic adjustment have proven its effectiveness, safety and high levels of patient satisfaction.  In 1994, the US agency for Health Care Policy deemed this technique as the gold standard for treating low back pain.  Since then more favorable  research has been conducted on neck pain, headaches, carpal tunnel syndrome and infantile colic

Chiropractic Manipulative Adjustments

This manual treatment for musculoskeletal disorders  helps remedy injuries such as muscle strains, rotator cuff tendonitis, tennis elbow, Achilles tendonitis and carpal tunnel syndrome.

Applied by hand using specific pressure and tension on the muscle, ART is more aggressive than massage therapy.  According to the technique’s creator, ART works by trapping the affected tissue with the doctor’s thumb or fingers and moving the tissue from its shortened position to an elongated point.  This method softens and stretches the muscular adhesions, resulting in increased range or motion, enhanced strength and improved circulation optimizing the healing process.

 

Nutritional Counseling

Clinical lifestyle recommendations, ergonomic changes, manual treatments, functional exercise help patients return to their activities of daily living.  Therapy begins by identifying faulty patterns of movement often resulting from poor posture, muscular de-conditioning, dehydration, improper lifting mechanics, fitness training errors or injury.  In the early stages, subtle changes in movement or muscle activation can go unnoticed by the patient.  However over time, the increased stresses placed on the joints and surrounding soft tissues can produce pain in muscles or joints and/or loss in normal range of motion.

To effectively treat these dysfunctions, which often stem patients daily activities, doctors may offer joint manipulation coupled with a series of targeted exercises patients can do as homework.  This comprehensive and consistent approach works to retrain muscles, restore joint function and prevent recurring injuries and doctor visits.  Additionally doctors will equip patients with proper lifestyle techniques and movement mechanics.  Effectiveness  often depends on the patient’s commitment to therapeutic exercises and lifestyle changes.

Functional Rehabilitation

Where pain ends..and wellness begins.

Active Release Technique (ART)

Proper nutrition is the foundation for good health.  Obesity, acid reflux, heart disease and diabetes are a few of the leading ailments in this country directly tied to more health problems and medications.  Improved diets lead to less dependence on pills and lower risks for medication side-effects.

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Functional Fitness

Along with proper nutrition, the correct exercise protocol reduces exacerbations of structural deficits.  Our staff can convert your treatment to a wellness program when your symptoms have been reduced and range of motion is restored.  Click here to learn more.

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