Chiropractic Care
Most people will suffer through back pain at some point in their life. These symptoms can be the result of poor posture, problems within the joints, muscle tension and spasms, and inflammation due to injury. People often resort to pain medications, muscle relaxers, bed rest, spinal injections, and sometimes even surgery to help alleviate the pain. Some of these methods may give temporary relief by masking the symptoms, but the pain may return once the drug interactions wear off.
Chiropractic is a more natural approach to treatment that is used to alleviate the pain, realign the joints, and all while allowing the body to heal itself. Depending on the severity of the problem, your body may need help to get over the pain threshold in order to begin the healing process. Seeing a chiropractor often consists of an adjustment of the spine to move the joints back into their proper alignment. The extremities can also be adjusted when there is a misalignment of the joints such as those of the hands, wrists, elbows, shoulders, hips, knees, ankles, and feet. People have felt relief after treatment for conditions such as neck pain, back pain, arm or leg pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, breathing difficulties, allergies, asthma, gastrointestinal problems, headaches, and the list goes on. Schedule an appointment today! We can set you up on a treatment plan, or schedule you on an as-needed basis.
Instrument Assisted Adjustments
Instrument assisted adjustments are a form of adjustments that utilize a small handheld tool to provide an impulse at the joint. This form of adjusting is sometimes used as an alternative to the typical manual adjustment that is a hands on form of adjustment. The impulse provided by the instrument is directed towards moving the joints back into their proper alignment in order to restore motion.
There are several advantages of instrument assisted adjustments. This form of adjustments may be used on people with osteoporosis to help move the spinal segments without using as much force as a manual manipulation. A localized force is applied with the instrument without additional torque to the joint segment. The instrument directs an impulse at a high velocity so people are less likely to tense up in anticipation of the adjustment. This can be beneficial in moving the joints without the added resistance from muscles.