Chiropractors use controlled forces—called adjustments—when the body is unable to overcome restrictions around joints. Such restrictions include muscle spasms, swelling (inflammation), scar tissue, and pain. Prior to an adjustment, a thorough exam is performed. This examination identifies restricted joints, whether they are painful or not. Adjustments specifically applied to these joints can restore motion when the body’s own muscles cannot. Adjustments help relieve pain as well as restore and maintain normal movement, biomechanics, and function. We use a variety of adjustments to help the body including manual, instrument, drop table, and soft tissue work.

Functional Rehabilitation involves performing controlled movements in an area of dysfunction in such a manner that the improvements in strength, conditioning and coordination directly improve the performance of movements. As a result, an individual’s activities of daily living are easier to perform.

You will be taught exercises in the office that you can easily do at home so that you can maintain your health after your injury has resolved. The goal is to Empower you to know how to help yourself on your Recovery journey and allow you to Perform in life and return fully to your tasks and enjoy them again.

Dry needling is safe, minimally discomforting, and often an effective technique for patients with certain musculoskeletal presentations. Dry needling is a treatment performed by skilled, trained therapists, certified in the procedure. A thin monofilament needle penetrates the skin and treats underlying muscular trigger points for the management of neuromusculoskeletal pain and movement impairments.

Dry needling is not the same as acupuncture. Dry needling is performed by different practitioners with different training though they use similar tools. Acupuncture is based on Eastern medicine, while dry needling is rooted in Western medicine and evaluation of pain patterns, posture, movement impairments, function, and orthopedic tests.

Dry needling treats muscle tissue, and its goal is to reduce pain, inactivate trigger points and restore function. It rarely is a standalone procedure. Rather, it often is part of a broader approach incorporating other traditional rehab interventions, soft tissue therapy into treatment.

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Cupping - Cupping while recently popularized by the Olympics similar to Therapeutic Taping in 2008 is not new. It has origins to China and Egypt.

Cupping in the rehab field here at Summit is utilized to increase blood flow, and decompress the skin and nerves that can get adhered to or within the fascia or muscle tissue. When this is effectively decompressed, we can improve movement and function in that area of the joint or muscle tissue.

You will see petechiae or slight bruising following cupping on the areas of the skin where it was utilized. You may also feel skin to be sensitive due to the cups tractioning those areas to improve blood flow to that area.

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Taping - Therapeutic Taping methods have been around for years. Elastic taping methods were popularized with Kinesio® Tape around the 2008 Olympics, even though it was commonly used by myself and other therapists long before this. It is commonly used to treat or prevent muscle and joint-related injuries such as sprains and strains, as well as tendinitis.

Elastic taping has been designed to encourage the natural healing process of the body by providing support and stability to affected muscles and joints. This type of taping doesn’t restrict the movement of the body and can prolong the benefits of manual therapy performed by those working in the rehabilitation fields.

The tape is composed of cotton, elastic filaments, and highly durable adhesive glue that is both latex-free and waterproof, which provides tactile and mechanical stimulation.

Benefits of Elastic Taping
When an elastic tape is correctly applied to the affected muscle, it lifts the skin to create a small space between the muscle and dermis layers, which reduces pressure on the injured muscles. This helps to reduce pain and decrease localized acute inflammation. Support to joints can be applied with this type of tape to aid movement control by stimulating the nervous system through the taping effects on the skin.

Contraindications to Elastic Taping
While elastic tape is latex-free, can be worn for several days at a time, is safe for many patients, and successfully treats various conditions, there are certain contraindications that you must be aware of before using elastic taping, including:

Allergy to taping materials
Compromised circulation and/or sensation in the affected area.
Thrombosis
Open wounds, irritation, or infection of the area to be taped
History of hypersensitive skin or pre-existing skin conditions (psoriasis, eczema, dermatitis).

Overview - Ozone is a gas (O3) with use in many industries but medical applications have distinct differences. There is no more important element of life than Oxygen (O2). When that extra Oxygen is added to O2 we get O3 and the effects in the body as reported by science are potentially huge. Better oxygenation of tissue creates better red blood cells to do get to those tissues that need it. Ozone injections can help with pain, improve blood flow and promote better healing. Many other uses are available as well.

Strongest chamber of its kind in the world. Working pressure of the chamber: 200 kPa (2.0 bar, 2.0 ATA or 15 psi). Higher pressure and higher oxygen concentrations provide increased capability resulting in enhanced healing effects. A special breathing system (through a mask - pure O2) affords a unique oxygen experience (oxygen content in the chamber doesn’t exceed 23.5%).

Beneficial hyperbaric therapy by means of pure oxygen supply regenerates damaged cells in the human body and prevents further damage from occurring. Users inhale larger quantities of oxygen due to being exposed to a high-pressure environment, which allows more oxygen to be distributed to the damaged tissue and this, in turn, leads to a quicker recovery. The physical properties of oxygen cause it to dissolve in plasma when exposed to high pressure. Consequently, plasma supplies all of the body’s tissues with oxygen, even tissue with poor blood circulation.