Therapies offered by Wichita Chiropractor "Doc" Scharenberg"

In addition to his Wichita weight loss program, his colic cure, and his his new prostate treatment, Doc Scharenberg also treats all the conditions normally associated with chiropractic care, like neck pain, back pain, ankle pain, knee pain, headache, and so on. Following are some of the therapies and tools he uses:

Interferential Electro-Therapy: This 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 having the patient lie 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 the skin, 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: Your feet should not hurt. Period. Pain is the body's way of warning you something is wrong. If you ignore your pain, the condition causing it could become worse. Orthopedic devices designed to treat or adjust various biomechanical foot disorders. The 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.

Pinched Nerve Treatment

Any pressure applied to a nerve by the surrounding tissue will produce irritation and will disrupt the nerve’s function. There are many causes of pinched nerves, for instance, pregnancy, an injury or accident, repetitive motions or joint disease.

Symptoms of a pinched nerve:
• Restless sleep or lack of sleep
• Lack of motion in limb or neck
• Tenderness, tingling or numbness
• Prickly, burning or stabbing pain in conjunction with a dull ache
• Muscular weakness in the affected area
• Uncomfortable in one position
• Difficulty riding in car

Doc Scharenberg uses a variety of techniques, including re-alignment through adjustments and various therapies like interferential current and intersegmental traction to relieve the nerve.