Chiropractic is a drug-free, non-invasive manual therapy that is over 100 years old. Chiropractors assess disorders related to the spine, nervous system, and joints of the extremities and provide diagnosis, treatment and prevention of those disorders. The primary goal of chiropractic is to indentify and correct the underlying cause of the problem.

Upper back pain: The stress of pregnancy can affect your entire body including your upper back. This can be compounded if you are continuing to work or caring for other children. The stress of ever day life from sitting at a computer to toting around young children can take its toll leaving your upper back achy and tired. Chiropractic treatment, soft tissue therapy and even pre-natal Pilates will help east the discomfort you are experiencing.

Hip & buttock pain

Sciatica: Chiropractic care is helpful for relieving pregnancy related sciatica pain. Some of the symptoms you may experience with sciatica are pins and needles in the lower back or leg. Shooting or burning pain in the leg, buttock or lower back. Lower back or back of the pelvis pain that may extend into the foot and foot or leg numbness.

Breech presentation: A breech presentation is when your baby is not in the head down position. Regular chiropractic care during your pregnancy can ensure that your pelvis is aligned and providing the space needed for your baby.

Whether you have a 9-5 desk job or you are running after your kids your body may feel the stress of poor posture in your neck and back. This can result in overall tight, tired and achy muscles. Soft tissue therapy will focus on the aggravated muscles providing relief from your nagging achy discomfort.

Custom foot orthotics are inserts for your shoes that correct the way you stand, walk or run. Your feet provide the foundation for your entire body and do an enormous amount of work each day. Even the smallest imbalance can cause a great deal of pain and discomfort. Orthotics help restore optimal balance and foot function and provide relief from fatigue and pain. Orthotics can be worn comfortably in your everyday footwear. They provide your feet with gentle and consistent proper placement for standing, walking and running.

Repetitive strain injuries are the result of repetitively sustaining poor and awkward postures and movements. Symptoms tend to manifest in the hands and arms. Muscles and tendons are typically strained to various degrees resulting in pain, stiffness, numbness or decreased range of motion. Including soft tissue therapy in your treatment plan will help manage the symptoms you are experiencing and speed recovery.

If you have been in a motor vehicle accident you most likely have sustained some degree of soft tissue injury. During your assessment I will determine the sites and degree of injury. Using various soft tissue techniques I will treat the area’s of injury allowing the areas to heal more effectively.

Headaches are commonly caused by muscles and joints originating from the neck. Often the muscles in the neck develop trigger points which tend to have a characteristic referral pattern often leading to the area of your headache. Concurrently, when the joints of your neck are irritated your brain may misinterpret this problem as pain in your head, otherwise known as a headache. Soft tissue therapy can directly address these various irritated structures, providing relief from your headaches and less frequent episodes.

There are many reasons why low back pain is common. You may be suffering from joint irritation, disc injuries, osteoarthritis, pregnancy related back pain or poor core strength which makes you susceptible to injury. In most cases there is muscular involvement which responds favorably to various forms of soft tissue therapy.