Chiropractic Care Services

In your first appointment you will receive a thorough health history and examination this process is an important step in detecting and diagnosing your health concern, a treatment plan specific to you will then be determined. We are confident you will be pleased with the complete care we provide.

Chiropractic Health Care

When there is no interference, your nervous system controls and communicates the healthy function of virtually every cell, tissue, organ, and system of your body.

Your health and well being depend on three key aspects, the physical, the mental/ spiritual, and body chemistry. Nervous system communication is the physiological link between the three key aspects in the triad of Health.
What might impair your nervous system and the function?

• Imbalanced mental and spiritual health
• stress in areas of faith, relationships, family and identity
• imbalanced body chemistry
• poor or inadequate diet
• toxins, noise, environmental stress
• genetic factors or disease states
• physical dysfunction
• inadequate fitness
• injury or trauma
• repetitive strain injury

We invite you to come in and experience a healthier lifestyle from regular chiropractic treatments. Chiropractic, along with  nutrition, exercise and lifestyle enable you to live a healthier, happier and more productive life.

Patients of all ages including newborn, children, active teenagers and adults or seniors benefit from chiropractic treatment.

In addition to chiropractic adjustments I may use several specialized techniques which apply to specific health concerns. 

 Chiropractic Manipulation /Adjustment, Mobalization & SASTM

Chiropractic manipulation  or adjustment is a drug-free, manual procedure. A Chiropractor will typically use their hands to manipulate the joints and soft tissues of the body in order to reduce pain and restore or enhance joint and muscular function.

Chiropractic health care includes patient assessment, diagnosis and treatment. Chiropractic manipulation is a controlled procedure that rarely causes discomfort. Chiropractic Care would be indicated by disorders related to the spine, pelvis, extremity joints, ligaments, muscle, and their effect on the nervous system.

This treatment approach is always accompanied by specific exercise prescriptions.

Active Release Technique: Soft Tissue Management

ART is an innovative soft tissue treatment system that takes traditional chiropractic work from a strict focus on the spine and extremity joints of the body and extends it to the musculature, fascia and nerves throughout the body. It is like chiropractic for the muscles and soft tissues and is quickly becoming a gold standard for soft tissue treatment. 

It differs from traditional massage therapy in that it involves treating soft tissue under motion. In other words the body parts in question are moved through an active range of motion. The second key difference is the concept of tissue tension over compression. This makes a difference over classical trigger point therapy or massage therapy where compression is used and active motion never applied. This quickly becomes very dynamic in that a person can be treated emulating the exact motions that lead to the pain. So critical when most of the time, pain is not constant but associated with certain tasks, movements or athletic postures and movements 

 This treatment was developed over 20 years ago by Dr. Michael Leahy D.C. as a response to the growing trend in the occurrence and prevalence of repetitive strain injuries so common in our work place and sports endeavors worldwide. As result ART is an important and ever-present therapy found with most professional sports teams, and all Ironman triathlon events.

ART works as a great adjunct to chiropractic adjustments and massage therapy or independently as a stand-alone treatment.

Evaluation with consult

Vestibular Rehabilitation 

Physical therapy for dizziness and imbalance, also called “vestibular rehabilitation” or balance rehabilitation.

Back Talk - Instructor 

Focusing on identifying the risk factors of back injuries while educating on proper lifting and body mechanics. Important components of back fitness include:

• physical fitness including stretching and strengthening exercises,
• nutrition
• weight
• stress management.

McKenzie Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) 

Robin McKenzie is a New Zealand Physical Therapist who developed an innovative and effective method of categorizing and treating patients with low back pain and neck pain. His system has evolved to become a gold standard in assessment for musculoskeletal problems, both spine and the extremities.

I have found that taking the training from the McKenzie Institute, a not for profit continuing education organization, has allowed me to implement skills that are so important for identifying the major category of injury or condition present, what tissues are involved and then what treatment approach and tools to use to best address the treatment and recovery for a particular person. 

The health professions are indebted to Robin McKenzie and his keen sense of observation that led to a system that best allows practitioners to quickly categorize a patient’s condition and arrive at a correct diagnosis. His emphasis on patient self care and empowerment was well before it's time and is a major influence today on the future of healthcare. This is why I use the McKenzie principles in our practice.

Sports Rehabilitation and injury prevention Lifestyle Therapy; nutrition, exercise