Pain is a warning sign!

A popular response to neck and back pain is taking drugs such as aspirin, analgesics or pain pills to cover up the problem or treating its symptoms with muscle relaxers, massage and hot packs. But neck and back pain are not caused by a lack of aspirin or drugs.

The chiropractic approach to neck and back pain is to locate the underlying cause. This begins with a complete case history and thorough examination. Special attention is given to the structure and function of the spine, and its affect on the nervous system.

As opposed to traditional therapies – bed rest, physical therapy, drugs, and surgery – more and more people are choosing chiropractic care first. Specific chiropractic adjustments can help improve spinal function. Better yet, chiropractic is safe, natural and looks to correct the underlying cause of the problem.

Chiropractic is the fastest-growing and second-largest primary health care profession. Our industry is dedicated to preventative care of your body. Reactive health care is a costly for families and individuals, especially with the rising cost of insurance and medications. Instead of treating the symptoms with medication, which only prolongs the long-term degradation of the problem, chiropractic care treats the source.

Therapies:

Interferential Electro-Therapy: It is a therapeutic treatment to aid in the relief of pain and the promotion of soft tissue healing. Tiny amounts of electrical impulses are induced into the tissues in the vicinity of the injury. Where these waves intersect below the surface of the skin, a low-frequency stimulation is created. This prompts the body to secrete endorphins and other natural painkillers to help relieve pain.
Patient Benefits:
•  Reduces painful symptoms
•  Decreases local swelling

Intersegmental Traction: Induces passive motion into the spine for the purpose of stretching spinal joints, increasing mobility. It works by the patient lying face up on a bench table, which has roller-type cams beneath its surface. These rollers can slowly travel the length of the spine, stretching spinal joints.
Patient Benefits:
•  Increased mobility
•  Improves circulation of spinal fluids

Diathermy: Therapeutic measure used in medicine to generate heat in the body tissues. Electrodes and other instruments are used to transmit electric current to surface structures, thereby increasing the local blood circulation and facilitating and accelerating the process of absorption and repair. The heat works like fever to increase the blood flow to the areas that need more blood to bring in white blood cells and red blood cells and antibodies to reduce infection and cause increased healing in a much shorter period of time. We use this a lot for sinus infections, ear infections, bronchitis and pneumonia.
Patient benefits:
•  Can help speed the healing process
•  Stimulates white blood cell production

Ultrasound: Sonography technique uses sound waves to study and treat hard-to-reach body areas. In scanning with ultrasound, high-frequency sound waves are transmitted to the area of interest and the returning echoes recorded.

Orthotics: Orthopedic devices designed to treat or adjust various biomechanical foot disorders. Orthotic is placed in the patient's shoe and helps keep the foot in proper alignment. Almost anyone can achieve some benefit from an orthotic. Your feet should not hurt. Pain is the body's way of warning you something is wrong. If you ignore your pain, the condition causing it could become worse.

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