Patient Education
SERVICES
The Chiropractic Rehab & Wellness Center offers a full array of chiropractic, massage therapy, and physical therapy services to treat various neuromuscularskeletal and primary care conditions. The more you understand your body and how it functions, the better equipped you'll be at taking care of yourself to achieve optimal health. Our team of chiropractic, physical therapist, and massage therapists empower patients to take charge of your own health and future, educating you about your condition to decrease your need for future care.
- Chiropractic Manipulation Therapy using the ProAdjuster* Instrument
- Physical Therapy (Insurance coverage) Including: women's health, myofacial release technique, craniosacral therapy, lymphatic drainage technique, rehabilitation for post surgeries and sports injuries and geriatric balance rehab.
- Massage Therapy (Insurance coverage) Including: deep tissue, myofacial release technique, tai and AIS massage, and relaxation
- Traction for the Neck and Low Back (Advanced Decompression Table)
- Spinal Rehabilitation of the Neck and Low Back
- Nutritional Therapy/Supplementation of vitamins, minerals, and herbs for optimal health with an emphasis using Zija* Products
- Custom-made Orthotics
- Exercise prescription and rehab for the shoulder, elbow, knee, and ankle
- Graston* soft tissue technique
- Postural/ergonomic advice for home and the workplace
- Therapies to reduce inflammation and muscle spasms: therapeutic ultrasound, electrical muscle stimulation, ice and heat therapies
- One-on-One Personal Training
- Sport's physicals
- Blood testing: for food, environmental, additives, and medication allergies and vitamin level testing
While ice therapy is used to reduce swelling, heat therapy is used to relax the muscles and increase circulation. Both kinds of therapy help reduce pain.
Heat therapy is often used in patients who have chronic or long-lasting pain. Heat therapy can involve many kinds of methods, from simple heating pads, wraps, and warm gel packs, to sophisticated techniques, such as therapeutic ultrasound.
Back injuries can create tension and stiffness in the muscles and soft tissues of the lumbar region, or lower back. In many cases, your circulation may be impeded.
The tension in the muscles can sometimes escalate to spasms.
Heat therapy:
- Dilates the blood vessels of the affected muscles, allowing them to relax and begin healing.
- Helps lower discomfort by reducing the amount of pain signals going to the brain.
- Increases the ability of your muscles to easily flex and stretch, thereby decreasing stiffness.
Heat therapy, as well as ice therapy, are normally parts of an overall chiropractic treatment plan and rarely accomplish maximum results without it.
Heat therapy is not used on swollen or bruised tissues, or in patients who have dermatitis, deep vein thrombosis, diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, open wounds, and cardiovascular conditions such as hypertension.