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Therapeutic Exercise
Chiropractors commonly prescribe specific strengthening
exercises for their patients with back, neck, and extremity
problems. These exercises can decrease pain, prevent muscle
deterioration, promote joint health, increase strength,
stability and range of motion, and protect against new or
recurring injuries.
We will show you how to do the exercises and supervise you
until you are comfortable doing them on your own. It's
important to keep up with your exercises as prescribed
(similarly to drug prescriptions). Studies show that
individuals who follow their exercise instructions heal
faster than those who do not.
Therapeutic Stretches
Following an injury, therapeutic stretching is an important way to prevent scar tissue from forming. Even after the injury has healed, maintaining a regular stretching program helps keep tissues flexible, increases mobility, and protects you from new injuries. As with exercise, your chiropractor will instruct you on proper stretching techniques and will supervise you until you are comfortable enough to do them on your own. Soft Tissue Manual Therapy We use a variety of hands-on soft tissue therapies to improve the function of the soft tissues (muscles, ligaments, tendons, and joint capsules). These include pin and stretch, also known under a proprietary name Active Release Technique (ART) and instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (Graston Technique).
Diet and Nutritional Counseling
Studies have shown that poor diet and nutritional imbalances contribute to a number of serious illnesses, such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer. Chiropractors are specifically trained in diet and nutritional counseling. Your chiropractor can design a nutritional program specific to your needs that can help you maintain good health and minimize the risk of developing these serious health conditions.
Lifestyle Modification Counseling
Good health is much more than the absence of pain or disease. The lifestyle choices you make on a daily basis can greatly affect your long-term health. We now know that years of seemingly small unhealthy lifestyle choices can, over time, turn into very large health problems. Examples of lifestyle choices and behaviors that can have negative effects on your health include:
Your chiropractor will talk to you about your lifestyle
choices, help you sort through and identify unhealthy
health habits, and give you practical strategies to deal
with and manage them.
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