Patients of chiropractic care achieve relief from pain and discomfort – helping them to lead healthier, more active lives when in the treatment of such conditions as:
The main form of treatment used by our chiropractors, an adjustment, is a non-invasive procedure consisting of a precisely directed movement that restores joint mobility. Adjustments can help relieve pain and discomfort and restore range of motion.
Providing great relief for chronic pain and old injury sufferers, shockwave therapy utilizes patented technology to pulse energy into the body as a means to encourage natural metabolic and circulatory reactions
Cold Laser Therapy employs no-heat lasers to alter and stimulate cellular function. It can be safely and painlessly used on patients who suffer from a variety of conditions to help reduce pain, inflammation and muscle spasm, accelerating the healing process.
Myofascial release treatment uses hand pressure to remove or break up fibrous adhesions and tension in muscles and ligaments. This technique is most commonly used to treat conditions related to adhesions or scar tissue in overused muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia and nerves.
Disc pain can present itself as a dull and constant ache, or as a sharp and very intense sensation. The discs in the neck and back can be damaged in many different ways, including:
Performed manually or mechanically, spinal traction is a form of decompression therapy that relieves pressure on the spine in order to treat herniated discs, sciatica, degenerative disc disease, pinched nerves, and many other back conditions.
Annular Tear: An annular tear occurs when the layers of the disc are torn, but not yet torn all the way through. This type of disc injury is much more severe than a strain, and painful, restricted movement can last weeks to months. Due to severe inflammation, nerve pain may radiate as far down as the fingers or toes. If untreated, the layers may tear all the way through – causing an extremely painful full disc herniation (commonly referred to as a slipped disc).
Herniated Disc / Slipped Disc: When the layers of the disc have torn all the way through, the centre nucleus is pushed outside of the disc, resulting in intense sciatica and severe pain down the leg or the arm. The disc material may also compress the nerves exiting the spinal cord – causing numbness and weakness extending down the arm or leg into the hands or feet. Chiropractic adjustments and stretching of the disc with a technique called flexion-distraction help alleviate these symptoms. Co-management with prescriptions from a Medical Doctor is often recommended in order to decrease inflammation and manage the initial pain. Home stretches and specific, evolving exercises through the healing process are crucial to a full recovery.
Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) technique is a therapeutic method for treating disorders of the skeletal muscle and related connective tissue. The method employs a collection of medical grade stainless steel tools of various shapes and sizes, which are used by practitioners to strip adhesions and scar tissue from damaged muscles and tendons.
Custom orthotic insoles can help resolve foot, ankle, knee, hip and lower back pain by correcting alignment, redistributing foot pressure, and improving balance.
