Discs are a strong durable structures but become weakened through chronic loading – namely sitting. Particularly sitting with a forward posture and a loss of the natural inward curve or ‘lordosis’ in the lower spine.
Dry needling may provide relief for some muscular pain and stiffness. In addition, easing the trigger points may improve flexibility and increase range of motion. This method is often used to treat sports injuries, muscle pain, and fibromyalgia pain.
Activator allows a quick, low force impulse to be used at specific points. It was originally created as an alternative to manual adjustments which often produce the “click” or “popping noise” that many associate with chiropractic.
Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is a condition which presents as jaw pain with or without, headaches, neck or ear pain. Causes are often due to imbalances and stiffness of the muscles of mastication (chewing muscles) and/or the ligaments of the TMJ.
When a chiropractor manipulates your neck it is done very specifically to a particular area. We use speed and not force in our technique to stimulate the joint, this is impossible to do your self.
Spinal Stenosis is a narrowing of the spaces within your spine, which can put pressure on the nerves that travel through the spine. Spinal Stenosis occurs most often in the lower back and neck.
Knee pain is the most common joint problem in adults. The constant pain can prevent you from enjoying the activities you love and affect your quality of life. Watch how our Dr Frank Free developed a unique treatment system designed to eliminate your knee pain
Traditional Chinese medicine brings to mind Acupuncture and the use of natural herbs as remedies. Cupping is a less known treatment and was established as an official therapeutic practice in the 1950s across hospitals in China.
Even if symptoms such as headaches, middle back tension or shoulder pinching seem to have “come out of nowhere”, your body has likely been adapting to stress for some time and it has reached a point where it can no longer do so.
Chiropractic approach to PREVENTIVE CARE! Maintenance care is a biweekly or monthly routine checkup and correction program for those who aspire to live pain free and at optimum mechanical function.
Headaches and jaw pain are often associated symptoms of neck pain. Sometimes pain is very local, other times it may refer into the arm, in between your shoulder blades. With correct assessment and examination, proper case history, an accurate diagnosis can be made, then appropriate treatment can be considered.
