How Chiropractic Can Help You
Spinal Manipulative Therapy
Spinal manipulation, which chiropractors call "spinal adjustment" or "chiropractic adjustment", is the most common treatment used in chiropractic care. Spinal manipulation describes techniques where the hands are used to manipulate, massage, mobilize, adjust, stimulate, apply traction to, or otherwise influence the spine and related tissues.
Extremity Manipulative Therapy and Joint Manipulation
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Chiropractors are trained to treat all of the joints of the body with extremity manipulative therapy and joint manipulation including the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hands, fingers, hips, knees, ankles, feet, toes and even the jaw.
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Soft Tissue Therapy
Soft tissue therapy treats problems with muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia and nerves. Headaches, back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, shin splints, shoulder pain, sciatica, plantar fasciitis, knee problems, and tennis elbow are just a few of the many conditions that can be resolved quickly with soft tissue therapy.
Graston Technique®
Graston Technique® is an innovative soft tissue technique that allows the practitioner to identify and treat ‘scar tissue’ or adhesions in muscles, tendons, ligaments, and fascia with the aid of patented stainless steel instruments. The primary goal of Graston Technique® is to break down scar tissue in order to reduce pain and restore proper function. The Graston instruments act as soft tissue stethoscopes allowing your chiropractor to better scan your injury site and detect the precise location of the injured tissue. Once these areas are identified, your chiropractor will use the proper instrument to address and degrade the scar tissue by applying technical instrument motions to the area. The result of a Graston session is temporary low grade inflammation that increases blood flow to the injury site which results in initiation of the proper healing process. Furthermore, once the proper healing process is started Graston Technique® will also help strengthen the injured tissue and help it return to its original state decreasing the risk of re-injury.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is performed by both of our chiropractors and our acupuncturist. We use medical acupuncture as well as traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) when we choose our acupuncture points. We also integrate electroacupuncture, dry needling, and moxibustion techniques. It is commonly used for pain relief, though it is also used to treat a wide range of conditions. The majority of people who seek out acupuncture do so for musculoskeletal problems, including low back pain, shoulder pain, and knee pain. Acupuncture is generally only used in combination with other forms of treatment. For example, the current guidelines of the American College of Physicians (2017) states it may be considered in the treatment for nonspecific, noninflammatory low back pain in conjunction with spinal manipulation and massage therapy.