Chiropractic is a Growing health care field to which over 15 million americans turn each year for safe, natural and effective care. chiropractic care offers relief from pain and a means to better overall health. 

The primary treatment modality is the chiropractic adjustment.  This is the skillful application of controlled force into a joint of the spine or extremities.  Adjustments are used to restore normal range of motion and function to a restricted joint.  This is usually done with the hands or by using a gentle and specific instrument called an Activator.

Safety:

Chiropractic care has been proven to be a safe and effective means of treating Back/neck pain, headaches and extremity joint dysfunction, among other conditions.  Chiropractic care is safe for people of any age and is increasingly being utilized by athletes for various sports related injuries. 

BeneFits of Chiropractic Care:

-decreased back , neck and extremity pain

-reduction or elimination of headaches

-arthritic pain relief

-decreased muscle spasm and joint stiffness

-decreased tissue inflammation

-accelerated tissue healing

-increased joint range of motion improving the health and nutritional support to the joint

-Increased relaxation and sense of well being

Basic overview of Techniques used in our office:

Diversified Adjusting- the most common technique used in chiropractic, consisting of general manual adjusting of the spine and extremities

Flexion/traction- Common technique used to apply traction (stretch) to the low back

Graston- instrument assisted technique used to detect and treat restrictions in the soft tissue http://www.grastontechnique.com

activator- Gentle and precise instrument used when manual adjusting is not indicated

Electric Muscle Stim.- therapy modality used to relax muscle spasms and decrease tissue inflammation

Therapeutic Ultrasound- accelerates the healing of damaged soft tissue and decreases local inflammation

Hot and Cold packs- Heat is Used to relax tight muscles and increase local blood flow.  cold is used to decrease pain and inflammation