What is chiropractic?

Chiropractic is a health care profession focused on providing treatments that support your body’s natural healing abilities. At New Medical Center, the team utilizes a number of chiropractic techniques to support your health and wellness needs, including spinal manipulation, nutritional counseling, and rehabilitation.

Spinal manipulation refers to the realigning of your spine to improve movement and function and is the treatment most often associated with chiropractic care. However, the team at New Medical Center also utilizes specialized chiropractic techniques to restore health, including:

Active Release Techniques® (ART®)
ART is a specialized technique that involves a hands-on evaluation of your muscles, tendons, fascia, ligaments, and nerves to assess movement, texture, and tension. Areas of abnormalities are treated with precisely directed tension and specific movements of your body. The goal of ART is to restore normal mobility among your muscles, fascia, and nerves.

Graston Technique
The Graston Technique utilizes a unique tool that introduces microtrauma to a targeted area to break up scar tissue and improve range of motion.

Dry Needling
While the name of the procedure may sound intimidating, 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.

So, what is a trigger point? A trigger point is a local contracture or tight band in a muscle fiber that can disrupt function, restrict range of motion, refer pain or cause local tenderness. When dry needling is applied to a dysfunctional muscle or trigger point, it can decrease banding or tightness, increase blood flow, and reduce local and referred pain.

The chiropractic tools and techniques offered at New Medical Center are safe, comfortable, and effective.

Who can benefit from chiropractic?

Most people seek chiropractic care for relief from back pain. Although chiropractic treatments benefit those suffering from back pain, conservative treatment can help other pain issues too. You may benefit from chiropractic for your:

• Back and Neck Pain
• Arthritis
• Headaches / Migraines
• Scoliosis
• Postural Deformities
• Shoulder Pain
• Hip Pain
• Hands / Feet Pain
• Fatigue / Low Energy
• Sleep Disturbances
• Plantar Fasciitis
• Disc Herniation
• Sciatica
• Muscular Pain
• Nerve Pain

You may also benefit from chiropractic care if you’re an athlete. The treatments offered at New Medical Center may relieve your aches and pains, restore muscle health and function, and improve your performance.

Regular spinal adjustments may also prevent pain conditions and can be part of your preventive health care plan.

What can I expect during a chiropractic evaluation?

You can expect a comprehensive evaluation when you come to New Medical Center for chiropractic care. During your evaluation, the team reviews your health concerns and medical history and performs a comprehensive physical exam, similar to what you’d expect from your primary care provider.

Based on the information gathered during your evaluation, the team develops your personalized chiropractic treatment plan aimed at helping you achieve your health goals. Because chiropractic takes a conservative approach to manage your health needs, you may require regular spinal adjustments to get the most benefits out of your care.

To schedule your chiropractic appointment, call New Medical Center, or request an appointment online today.

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