The cornerstone of chiropractic health treatment is spinal and extremity joint manipulation, often called the “adjustment”. This may involve either gentle pressure, or a quick, precise thrust to restore normal motion and alignment to joints that have become misaligned, stiff, restricted, or “locked up.”

Although most patients receive traditional manual (“hands-on”) adjustments, we also offer “low force” adjustments, preformed with a highly advanced instrument. Some patients are familiar with these instrument adjustment techniques, which are often referred to as “activator”, or “impulse adjusting”.

These low-force adjustments are extremely gentle and precise, and are not associated with any “cracking” or “popping” sounds. Dr.Wallace is happy to discuss with you which adjusting techniques would be best for your particular condition.

There are many types of muscular pain. Sometimes muscular pain is the direct result of injury to the muscle, as in the case of a muscle pull, tear, or rupture. Other times, the muscular attachment to the bone (called the “tendon”) becomes strained in a specific injury, or as the result of repetitive strain.

Examples of repetitive strain to the muscle or tendon include prolonged and/or poor sitting postures, repetitive motions, and improper lifting. Most people don’t realize that by the time they actually feel muscular pain, the surrounding joints and nerves have also become affected. This is why chiropractic care is so effective in treating muscular pain: because it is comprehensive care that addresses not only the muscles, but also the joints and their related spinal nerves.

The following treatments may be recommended to decrease your pain and speed healing: spinal manipulation (adjustment), acupuncture, physical therapy techniques (therapeutic exercises, electrical muscle stimulation, ultrasound, cold laser therapy). Massage therapy and myofascial release techniques may also be used in conjunction with these other therapies in order to get the best results. If your condition requires medical attention, an appropriate referral would be made promptly.