Chiropractic (Back to Top)

Chiropractic, although often misunderstood, is about helping people live healthier, fuller lives. While typically thought of as "bone doctors", chiropractors actually focus on the nervous system, particularly the spine, as the key to a healthy and pain-free body. The basis of our work focuses on correcting misalignments in the spinal column (called “subluxations”), improving the functioning of the entire nervous system.In order to reduce pain and dramatically improve quality of life, chiropractors make ‘adjustments’ that re-align your body and re-establish proper nerve flow throughout the body. Once the correct structural order has been restored, the nerve signals between the brain and the body flow freely, allowing your body’s natural healing systems to function optimally. Chiropractic work is widely researched, practiced, and respected, and has been shown to help a wide range of ailments, from allergies to whiplash.

Massage (Back to Top)

Medical Massage differs from regular Massage and Bodywork in that the treatment is specifically directed to resolve conditions diagnosed by a doctor.
Used in conjunction with chiropractic care, massage therapy helps to keep the spine in alignment.
We may use a variety of modalities or techniques during the treatment, but we focus the treatment only on the specific areas of the body related to the diagnosis. This enhances the body’s natural self-healing process and reduces the needed recovery time from injury.

Our massage therapist is highly skilled at varous forms of massage to include reiki, deep tissue and relaxation.

Nutritional Counseling (Back to Top)

Individuals with a variety of conditions and illnesses can improve their health and quality of life by receiving Nutritional Counseling. Nutritional Counseling can increase a patient’s health and well-being, productivity and satisfaction levels.

Improving energy throughout the day and avoiding energy drop-outs.
Learning to use nutritional supplements correctly and for real benefit.
Creating a strategy for healthy aging to extend productive work life and play life.
Improving appearance
Navigating food choices during the workday, at social events, and while traveling.
Developing an exercise strategy tailored to your needs.

B6 Complex
B vitamin formula with added B_{6. Vitamin B6 is important in amino acid metabolism, hemoglobin formation, nerve impulse transmissions, and hormone synthesis. As part of a well-balanced diet that is low in saturated fat and cholesterol, folic acid, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12 may reduce the risk of vascular disease.}_{^{^_Vitamin D3 5000 i.u.^{_{Supports calcium absorption and bone health; provides potential support for breast, prostate, cardiovascular, colon and immune health}}^{_{Colostrum 40% lgG}}
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^{_{Melatonin 3 mg. and Melatonin 0.5 mg.}}
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^_Niacitol®
^{_{Well-tolerated, no-flush niacin. Niacitol is a form of niacin, a coenzyme, which assists in the breakdown and utilization of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates. Niacin also maintains healthy lipid metabolism and is involved in the synthesis of sex hormones and the formation of skin and digestive tissues.}}

^_Resveratrol
^{_{Antioxidant and cardiovascular support. Resveratrol is a compound often associated with the health benefits of red wine, because of its powerful antioxidant and cardioprotectant properties. It promotes cardiovascular health through its antioxidant action and its ability to promote healthy platelet function and maintain healthy arachidonic acid metabolism.}}^{_{For more information on the above nutritional supplements please see our attached link for Pure encapsulations.}}

Rehabilitation (Back to Top)

Passive treatment interventions serve an important role in patient care but are limited in their ability to restore complete function. Active care provides several beneficial advantages, including enhancing the patient's mobility, strength, coordination, endurance, posture, and last but not least reducing the likelihood of deconditioning or chronicity.

By combining passive with active care, we have the tools to treat not only the signs and symptoms of the patient's injury, but to increase the likelihood of correcting the underlying case of the problem and preventing functional deficitys from developing.

Our therapist is focused on providing high quality rehabilitation services to each patient she sees. Therapy programs are designed with personalized goals in mind to return each patient safely and quickly back to their specific occupational/recreational activity. Patient education is emphasized to improve long-term outcomes of treatment.

Cox Distraction Technique (Back to Top)

CONDITIONS THAT MAY BENEFIT FROM COX TECHNIQUE:

Failed back surgical syndromes                          Sciatica/ Leg pain
Disc herniation/ ruptured disc/ bulging disc          Stenosis
Failed course of steroid injections                      Chemical radiculitis
Spondylolisthesis                                             Synovial Cyst
Hip pain due to sciatic nerve irritation                 Transitional segment
Many more.....

Cox^® Technic is a gentle, non-surgical, chiropractic spinal manipulation adjustment procedure.

95% of back pain and neck pain patients DO NOT require surgery.

Cox^® Technic is a safe alternative to back surgery. It is also appropriate for failed back surgery patients who still suffer after surgery.

Cox^® Technic stops pain, realigns the spine and restores ranges of motion inherent to the spine while reducing low back pain, especially in radiculopathy (extremity pain--leg pain or arm pain) patients, better than active exercise therapy.

Cox® Technic is DOCTOR-APPLIED, DOCTOR-CONTROLLED, HANDS-ON, SPECIFIC CONTACT, PATIENT-FOCUSED care. During a treatment on this instrument, the patient lies prone while the treating physician concentrates on one vertebral motion segment at a time. The goal is to reduce stenotic effects by dropping intradiscal pressure to allow disc reduction, increasing the size of the intervertebral foramen, and lowering pressure on the dorsal root ganglion and the exiting nerve roots. While concentrating on the low back, the doctor may use the instrument's caudal (the part the legs lie on) section to allow lateral and circular motion which returns normal motion to the spine with reduced pain. The cervical spine can be treated similarly using a specially designed table.

The Lumbar Spine Adjustment

After undergoing a thorough examination which leads the doctor to a diagnosis of the back condition to be treated, the patient lies on a table that is built to traction the spine and also to produce motions that are normal for the spine. To attain these motions, the table goes "up and down" (flexion and extension), goes "side to side" (lateral flexion), or moves in a circular motion (circumduction). All movements are slow.

Activator Adjusting (Back to Top)

To address spinal joint dysfunction, we use an instrument called the Activator®. This unique hand-held instrument was scientifically designed to give you a very specific, "low-force" adjustment.The Activator instrument delivers a controlled, light, and fast thrust, without causing undue strain to patients.

Activator adjustments are so quick and controlled, your body's muscles are less likely to resist, allowing for a more precise and exact adjustment.

One of the unique features of the Activator Technique is that we can zero in on the exact area of the body that is causing your health problems.

Physiotherapy Modalities (Back to Top)

It is the treatment of diseases and physical defects of the body by remedies such as massage or electricity, rather than by using drugs.

Massage, moving muscles and bones, exercises, cold, heat, and light are therapies used to assist in treating patients bring back normal function after an illness or injury.

A variety of modalities to help treat their patients. There are a variety of treatment modalities that can help strengthen, relax, and heal muscles. Below are a few of the treatment modalities used daily in our practice.

Hot Packs:

Hot packs are wrapped in several layers of towels and placed on the area that needs treatment. The heat provided by the hot packs has several important benefits. It relaxes tight muscles causing tissues to relax. This decreases pain caused by muscle tension or spasms. It also causes vasodilatation of the blood vessels which increases circulation to the area. Patients with muscle strains, spasms, or arthritis often benefit from treatment with moist hot packs.

Cold Packs:

Cold packs are a frozen gel substance used to treat areas of pain and inflammation. The cold packs are wrapped in a towel and applied directly to the area in need of treatment. The cold transferred to the patient’s skin, muscle, and tissue has several beneficial effects. The cold temperature causes vasoconstriction of the blood vessels in the area. This decreases the inflammation in the area. By decreasing inflammation, pain and swelling are decreased.

Ultrasound:

Ultrasound machines are a treatment modality that utilizes high or low frequency sound waves. These sound waves are transmitted to the surrounding tissue and vasculature. They penetrate the muscles to cause deep tissue/muscle warming. This promotes tissue relaxation and therefore is useful in treating muscle tightness and spasms. The warming effect of thesound waves also cause vessel vasodilatation and increase circulation to the area that assists in healing. The frequency on the machine can be adjusted to use waves that will decrease inflammation.

TENS:

A TENS unit stands for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation. It is a small battery operated machine that uses electrical transmission to decrease pain. Electrodes are applied to the affected area. The machine is turned on and an electrical current is sent through the electrodes. A tingling sensation is felt in the underlying skin and muscle. This signal disrupts the pain signal that is being sent from the affected area to the surrounding nerves. By breaking this signal, the patient experiences less pain.

Electrical Stimulation:

Electrical stimulation uses an electrical current to cause a single muscle or a group of muscles to contract. By placing electrodes on the skin in various locations this can recruit the appropriate muscle fibers. Contracting the muscle via electrical stimulation helps strengthen the affected muscle. We can change the current setting to allow for a forceful or gentle muscle contraction. Along with increasing muscle strength, the contraction of the muscle also promotes blood supply to the area that assists in healing.