TITAN Spine and Sports Medicine

What is Chiropractic Care?

     Chiropractic is about helping people live healthier, fuller lives.  Chiropractic is a health care discipline which emphasizes the inherent recuperative power of the body to heal itself without the use of drugs or surgery. The practice of chiropractic focuses on the relationship between structure (primarily the spine, muscles and joints) and function and how that relationship affects the preservation and restoration of health.

     The doctor will then perform a comprehensive examination on all new patients at their initial visit.  This will help determine whether your injury condition would benefit from chiropractic care or not.  X-rays are occasionally necessary depending on specific medical criteria, including your mechanism of injury (how you were hurt), your age, and your medical history.  If it is deemed that you could benefit from care, therapies such as muscle stimulation, ultrasound or massage therapy can be utilized to further help relax the muscles and promote healing to damaged tissues.  Lastly a specific adjustment will be applied to the involved joint/s to help increase mobility to the involved joints and adjacent tissues.

What is an Adjustment?

     An adjustment is a gentle and precise placement of the vertebra or involved joint into its correct position.  Adjusting the vertebrae can remove irritation and help the nervous system return to its natural efficiency.  As a result, chiropractic adjustments return the body's normal range of motion which in turn, alleviates muscles spasms and decreases pain.

Is an Adjustment painful?

     Although each patient reacts differently, the procedure is rarely painful.  It can cause a variety of reactions from temporary soreness to a sense of relief and well-being.  The soreness sometimes occurs once tight muscles and joints are loosened and has a similar feeling you would experience after working out at the gym.

How long can I expect to be under Chiropractic Care?

     How long and how often you see a chiropractor will depend on several factors: the severity of you condition or injury, your age, physical condition, previous history of accidents or surgeries, occupational requirements and how well you adhere to our treatment program and exercise instructions.  Relief of pain usually happens quickly (2-4 weeks), though stabilizing your condition may take longer.  This will be discussed with you, by your doctor, before you start treatment.

What about playing sports?

     Spinal injuries can restrict range of motion, reduce strength, slow reflexes, shorten endurance, and decrease performance. Chiropractic care for these types of injuries has become increasingly popular.  Most professional sports teams, Olympic trainers, and competitive athletes are employing chiropractic doctors - because they demand results.  Whether you golf, play tennis, bicycle, or bowl, the best treatment for sports injuries is prevention.  This involves keeping your body at it's peak ability to perform with consistent stretching and early chiropractic care before a symptom becomes a problem.

When should I see a Chiropractor?

     You should see a Chiropractor if you are interested in preventative health care and/or the treatment of an injury. Chiropractic care focuses on wellness, without drugs and surgery and is based on maintaining the structural alignment of the spine and extremities.

Some common conditions that can benefit from chiropractic:

• Low back, hip or leg pain with numbness or tingling.
• Neck pain or shoulder pain with tingling or numbness to the arms
• Headaches brought on with tension or stress
• Auto accident or other whiplash injuries
• Knee or ankle pain from a new or chronic injury
• Any sports or dance injuries
• Work related injuries
• Pregnancy pains to your lower back or hip or shoulders during nursing
• Carpal Tunnel symptoms or other repetitive stress injuries from bad ergonomics
• Pain between shoulder blades
• Difficulty sitting, bending and lifting
• Problems sleeping due to back pain
• Recurring joint pain, stiffness or swelling
• Inability to perform daily activities due to muscle or joint pain

"The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease."

- Thomas Edison