Soft Tissue
Soft tissue-based techniques can help to treat problems with muscles, tendons, fascia and nerves that have been overused. As scar tissue builds up, muscles become shorter and weaker, tension on tendons causes tendonitis, and nerves can become trapped. This can cause reduced range of motion, loss of strength and pain around the area. If these issues are arising, you may also feel tingling, numbness and weakness in different areas in your body.
Chiropractic Adjustments
Spinal manipulations, or “adjustments”, are a principal part of chiropractic care. Dr. Jess administers specific adjustments that use high velocity and low amplitude, with controlled force and direction to specific joints. Proper alignment is crucial to a healthy, healing joint. Adjustments are an effective way to alleviate immediate aches, pains and illness while also relieving symptom-causing irregularities in your spine which can lead to bigger issues down the road. Not only do they help alleviate the pains you are experiencing, they are critical in preventing other problems from arriving in the future.
Dry Needling
Dry needling is a therapeutic technique that uses thin, solid needles to target trigger points in muscles. Some potential benefits and reasons to consider dry needling as a treatment option include:
- Pain Relief: Dry needling can help alleviate muscular pain and discomfort, particularly in cases of myofascial pain syndrome and muscle tension.
- Improved Range of Motion: It can enhance joint mobility and flexibility by releasing tension and knots in muscles.
- Muscle Function: By releasing trigger points and promoting blood flow, it may improve muscle function and strength.
- Reduction in Muscle Spasms: It can help reduce muscle spasms and cramps.
- Faster Recovery: Dry needling may accelerate the healing process, making it beneficial for athletes and individuals recovering from injuries.
- Complement to Other Therapies: It can be used in conjunction with other therapies, such as chiropractic, to enhance their effectiveness.
- Management of Chronic Pain: Dry needling may provide relief for individuals with chronic pain conditions, such as fibromyalgia and chronic low back pain.
- Minimally Invasive: It is a minimally invasive procedure with a low risk of adverse effects.
- Targeted Treatment: Dry needling focuses on specific trigger points, allowing for precise treatment of problem areas.
- Neuromuscular Benefits: It can have neuromuscular effects, helping to restore proper neuromuscular function.
Myofascial Release
Therapeutic myofascial release is a manual therapy technique that aims to address muscular and fascial restrictions in the body. Some potential benefits of myofascial release include:
- Pain Relief: It may help reduce pain and discomfort by releasing tension and knots in muscles and fascia.
- Improved Range of Motion: Myofascial release can increase flexibility and improve joint mobility.
- Enhanced Posture: It may assist in correcting posture issues by releasing tight fascia that can pull the body out of alignment.
- Stress Reduction: This therapy can be relaxing and may help reduce stress and tension.
- Injury Prevention: By addressing muscle imbalances and restrictions, myofascial release may help prevent injuries.
- Recovery from Injuries: It is often used in rehabilitation to aid in the recovery of injuries and surgeries.
- Better Circulation: Myofascial release can improve blood flow to the treated areas.
- Reduction of Scar Tissue: It may help break down scar tissue and adhesions in the fascia.
- Enhanced Athletic Performance: Some athletes use myofascial release to optimize their performance and reduce the risk of injury.