Chiropractic Care In Saanichton
A chiropractor is a primary care health care professional specifically trained to assess and treat your body’s entire neuromusculoskeletal system. Chiropractors utilize a drug-free, hands-on approach to detect and alleviate problems with your nerves, muscles, bones, and joints.
Maintaining efficiency in all areas of the neuromuscular system through Chiropractic treatment allows our bodies to heal and perform at their optimal levels.
When you visit the office they will take a thorough history and physical examination this helps to build a clinical picture as to what exactly is occurring, and what we can do to help fix it, and prevent it from coming back.
Chiropractors combine spinal manipulation techniques with, soft tissue therapy, rehabilitation exercises, extremity treatment and healing modalities to provide pain relief, proper movement and optimal function for their patients.
Our chiropractors want the best for their patients, and are committed to helping you get better and achieve your goals. They use the latest research and methods to diagnose and determine the best possible solution for your condition.
Our Chiropractors in Saanichton are trained extensively in additional therapies and technique methods. See below for more info!
Chiropractic Adjustment
Chiropractic adjustments (or Spinal Manipulation) are designed to increase mobility of the joints within the spinal column and extremities.
Spinal manipulation has been shown to alter the way in which our central nervous system functions. It has been specifically shown to affect muscle reflexes, cognitive processing, pain dampening, reaction time, and the speed at which the brain processes information.
Our goal with these techniques is to help the entire nervous system allowing it to function more efficiently and keep your body moving well!
Active Release Technique
ART
A soft tissue technique our chiropractors in Saanichton use to treat muscles throughout the body.
Manual tension is applied to the tissue combined with active movement until a change in tissue is achieved within the muscle.
It can be used to treat a tight muscle or stimulate a weak muscle.
Graston + Fascial Scraping
Our chiropractors in Saanichton use a specially designed stainless steel tool to break down scar tissue and adhesions in fascia.
Breaking these adhesions in the neck, back, and extremities can aid in restoring proper mobility and function of the area after injury.
For chronic myofascial injuries, this technique helps to re-stimulate the body to promote healing at the site through inflicting new microtrauma.
Exercise Rehabilitation
Exercise is medicine!
Our treatment plans always include exercise therapy and education to help decrease pain, improve form, allow proper movement patterns to become ingrained and build strength.
Our Chiropractors in Saanichton strive to meet your movement goals! Whether you like to go for a Sunday stroll, be able to pick up your toddler or compete at a national competition we are hear to help.
Spinal Traction
Spinal Traction uses motorized traction table that may help relieve back pain. Spinal decompression works by gently stretching the spine. This changes force and position of the spine, which takes pressure off spinal discs. By creating this negative pressure on the discs, bulging or herniated discs may retract and take pressure off nerves and other structures of the spine.
This in turn, helps promote movement of water, oxygen, and nutrient-rich fluids into the disks so they can heal.
Athletic + Kinesiology Taping
Kinesio Taping theory is based on neurology and the effect of mechanical stimuli on various systems in the body.
K-Tape produces pressure and stretch on the skin that stimulates mechanoreceptors. This stimulates the nervous system and modulates pain responses.
The tension also frees the fascia of movement limitations through moving the skin relative to the target tissue.
K-Tape also facilitates decompression of microvalves to improve lymphatic flow. The end result is swelling and inflammation reduction.
ICBC + WCB Cases
We accept all ICBC claims! In most cases, ICBC customers pay little or no money to receive care for their crash injuries.
We accept all WBC claims! If you are an injured worker and require chiropractic care, your treatment costs are covered.
Headaches
Headaches often originate in the neck musculature, cervical spine or jaw muscles.
Chiropractic treatments, especially spinal manipulation, are proven to be effective in treating these tension headaches and cervicogenic headaches.
Studies have also shown that chiropractic treatments can lessen the frequency and intensity of migraines.
Our chiropractors in Saanichton can help determine where your headaches originates from for effective management and prevention!
Neck Pain
If you are suffering from neck pain due to trauma, tension, desk work, whiplash, stress or other injuries, our Chiropractors in Saanichton can help!
We have a number of techniques utilized for neck pain such as; soft tissue therapy, exercises, upper back treatments, IFC etc.
A common chiropractic technique, spinal manipulation, is proven to relieve pain and pressure for those suffering from neck pain, neck strain, and/or whiplash.
Back Pain
Of all the injuries you may see a chiropractor in Saanichton BC, back pain remains the most common! Back pain is the leading preventable causes of disability around the world.
A chiropractor has a range of treatment techniques to help relieve your back pain from sprain/strain, disc herniation, SI joint pain, arthritis and chronic tension.
Chiropractic treatment for back pain includes; exercise, spinal manipulation, Active Release Therapy, Shockwave, flexion distraction, IFC, etc.
Sciatica
When the sciatic nerve is impinged or compressed, the pain can be debilitating and cause a symptom called “sciatica”. Sciatica describes nerve pain that refers in the back of the thigh down to the foot.
Seeing a chiropractor in Saanichton BC for a diagnosis of your sciatica symptom will help you understand what might be causing it.
Chiropractic treatment for sciatica can provide quick pain relief and nerve healing.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Chiropractic care in Saanichton BC is a common treatment for repetitive stress injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome. A chiropractor can pin point where your hand pain is originating from and provide the necessary manipulations, soft tissue release, and exercises to help alleviate your symptoms.
TMJ/jaw pain
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ or jaw) dysfunction can present with pain in your jaw, clicking, popping or locking.
It can arise from a number of reasons including dental work, orthodontics, stress, trauma, infection, post surgical etc.
Many people don't know that you can see a chiropractor for TMJ treatment in Saanichton BC.
We treat TMJ dysfunctions with muscle release (external and internal), joint manpilation, cranial bone treatment, neck treatment.
Soft Tissue Injuries
Damage to body tissues (tears, pulls, microtrauma or overuse) can lead to scar tissue. Scar tissue tightens our soft tissues leading to decreased mobility, loss of strength, chronic tendonitis, and nerve entrapments.
Our Chiropractors in Saanichton use a multitude of therapies to treat dysfunctional muscle, tendon, ligament and fascia.
These techniques remove limiting adhesions, increasing blood flow and promote tissue regeneration.
Foot Pain
Chiropractic Care in Saanichton can address any and all of your foot pain.
Whether you suffer from heel spurs, plantar fasciitis, chronic ankle sprains, flat feet, bunions, arthritis or injuries, we can help!