Why Seek Chiropractic Treatment?

• You want to find the solution to your pain and not just a drug for a symptom.
  1. All drugs have potential side-effects.
  2. Many drugs, even Tylenol, are toxic to your liver to a degree.
• Every treatment procedure has potential complications, but surgery is the most life altering both good and bad
  1. Replacement parts have a finite life period. eg. Knee replacement has a 20 yr effective period
  2. Spinal fusion will likely have increased motion and arthritis above and below the level of fusion 
  3. Carpal tunnel surgery can fail to succeed if there are other common nerve compression sites.
• You should get treated if the pain does not go away after a week or you have relapses which seem to progressively get worse. It is always best to treat any problem early or get checked early by any doctor.

The following are not guaranteed cures and may require cooperation with your medical doctor:

Pain & Injury Care

• Effective Traditional & Safe Low Force Chiropractic
• Chronic & Difficult Cases
• Extremity Pain
  1. Arm / Elbow / Shoulder / Hand
        a. Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)
        b. Golfer's Elbow (Medial Epicondylitis)

  2. Leg / Hip / Knee / Foot
        a. Plantar Fascitis

• Cold Laser Therapy

1. Pain (Crawford et al, 2002; Gross et al 2002; van der Heijden et al, 2002; Binder, 2002; Crawford, 2002; Speed and Hazleman, 2002)
2. Chronic wounds (Schneider and Hailer, 1999; Cullum et al, 2002)
3. Musculoskeletal disorders (de Bie et al, 1998)
4. Arthritis (Brosseau et al, 2002a; Brosseau et al, 2002b; Marks and de Palma, 199; Puett and Griffin, 1994)
5. Tuberculosis (Vlassov et al, 2002)
6. Tinnitus (Waddell and Canter, 2002)
7. Carpal tunnel syndrome (Gerritsen et al, 2002; O’Connor et al, 2003)

Active Physiotherapy / Rehabilitation

• Chronic Injury & Pain
• Muscle Dysfunction
• Posture Correction
• Work / Computer Ergonomics

Pre & Post Surgical Care

• Safe & Conservative Therapy
• Alternative To Surgery
  1. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  2. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
  3. Trigger Finger using GT: Summary,      Full Journal Article 
  4. Flat Feet (Pes Planus)
  5. High Arches (Pes Cavus)
• Post Surgical Muscle & Scar Tightness

Nerve Entrapment Therapy

• Numbness & Tingling
• Pinched Nerve (Peripheral Median & Ulnar Nerve Compression Sites) or Extraspinal Compression Neuropathies
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) / Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)
• Sciatica (Non-discogenic)
• Thoracic Outlet Syndrome 
• Foot Neuroma

Advanced Muscle Therapy

• Therapeutic Massage (Myofascial Release) & Stretches
• Instrument Assisted Muscle Therapy (Graston Technique)
• Ultrasound Heat
• Injury & Scar Therapy
• Tendonitis
• Muscle Spasm
• Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MFPS)

Updated list of potential clinical applications of Graston Technique

In general, the longer a problem goes untreated, the more damage and more difficult it is to treat chronic pain. The conditions above are based on outcome studies & personal clinical experience. Individual results may vary. Get checked and treated early. Why wait for the pain to go away? Graston Technique recommends 8-12 treatments according to their research. Generally, I try a handful of treatments and assess the progress of pain from there. 

If a problem you are having is not listed, I may be able to still help you. Feel free to call or email the doctor with your question. The secretary may be able to answer some questions but the doctor is the only one who can best answer your question.

References
• Tun'er J, Hode L. Laser Therapy Clinical Practice and Scientific Background. Prima Books AB. Grangesberg, Sweden, 2002. p 305.
• Aetna Clinical Policy Bulletin Number: 0363 Subject: Cold Laser Therapy. July 09, 2004
• Laser World. Swedish Medical laser Society. The Laser Therapy - LLLT Internet Guide. http://www.laser.nu.