Chiropractic

Chiropractors are drugless primary care practitioners and receive the same education as your medical doctor. Chiropractic is a branch of the healing arts that is based on the premise that good health depends on, a normally functioning spine and nervous system. Chiropractors are trained to locate and treat these problems.

YOUR BACK

Your spine is the foundation of your body. It performs three major functions:

  1. It allows you to move in whatever direction you desire.
  2. It protects the spinal cord.
  3. It keeps you upright

Your spine is constantly subjected to minor traumas and irritations from your work, posture, life style and stress of life in general. Therefore, your spine should be examined on a regular basis to prevent back and related disorders.


Dr. Jeff provides chiropractic health care, incorporating rehabilitation/physiotherapy, risk management and education.

Our policy is to serve our patients to the best of our knowledge and correct your spinal problems rather than just relieve your pain temporarily. We wish to correct, strengthen and rehabilitate your spine. In order to accomplish this, we need your complete co-operation in the following ways:

  • Follow the Doctors directions and advice to improve recovery time and adhere to exercise schedule to maintain health.
  • Keep appointment schedule for a speedy recovery. We wish to treat and correct your back's health in the least amount of time at the least amount of cost to you as possible.

Orthotics

Orthotics

Your feet are the foundation of your body. If your feet or legs are not in perfect alignment you may experience pain in other parts of the body. With FOOTMAXX Orthotics an impression of your walking motion is obtained and the results are analyzed. The graphical image of your step is explained by a trained practitioner. The information is used to design your personalized step orthotic which is custom built by a Pedorthist. Check your insurance plan, many plans allow for one pair of orthotics per year.

FOOTMAXX


The Footmaxx System uses computerized weight bearing, dynamic gait and pressure analysis to determine the proper prescription.

Footmaxx semi-ridgid prescription foot orthotics are revolutionizing the way both clinician and patients evaluate foot orthotics. The system measures the weight distribution along the entire surface of the gait cycle providing dynamic measurement that also takes into account the influence of the leg. Another important factor in dynamic assessment is that we now have a way to measure the function of the joints.

Carpal Tunnel Treatment

Carpal Tunnel Treatment

This "overuse" injury is the number one cause of loss of work. From repetitive use, the tendons in the wrist become swollen, pinching the nerve that goes into the hand. Symptoms include, but are not limited to, wrist pain, numbness in the fingers, loss of dexterity and swelling. Symptoms can be worse at night. Previous treatments include physiotherapy (50% improvement) and surgery (50% improvement), that left 25% of the population with no improvement and were usually worse.

The CTD stretches the carpal ligament which lengthens it and provides more room for the nerves and tendons. Introduced in Canada in 1996, it has shown to be over 80% effective in treating carpal-tunnel syndrome in less than one month of treatment.

Massage Therapy

Massage Therapy

Massage Therapy is a gentle form of therapy that is designed to relieve pain, help heal certain soft tissue conditions and aid in preventing their return. Painful muscles due to injury, repetitive strain, bad posture, sports or stress can all be treated effectively by massage.

Massage can also offer symptomatic relief for pregnancy, child development, depression and anxiety. It is also helpful in preventing future injuries that could occur due to improper muscle balance or from favoring a previously injured area. Many benefits plans cover this treatment.

Acupuncture

Acupuncture

Acupuncture speeds the healing process. Acupuncture treatments use ultra-thin needles to stimulate nerves in the skin and muscles. The nerves send signals, which will trigger the brain to increase the body's healing mechanisms. The healing mechanisms help reduce inflammation, relax tight muscles and increase circulation.

This allows acupuncture to successfully treat many health concerns but the most common are neck, shoulder and low back problems, headaches (including migraines), tendonitis and high blood pressure.

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Osteopathy

Osteopathy is a system of gentle adjustments to the body. An Osteopath can restore and balance health through subtle structural manipulation. Osteopathic Manual Therapy can be applied when having e.f.: pain, headache, back problems, sciatica, constipation, Eustachian tube congestion and any other injury or illness

Shiastu Therapy

Naturopathic Medicine

Naturopathic medicine is a complete and co-ordinated approach to health care. It is the art and science of disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention using natural therapies and gentle techniques.

Doctors of Naturopathic Medicine are specialists in natural medicine and preventive health care, integrating scientific knowledge with traditional healing wisdom. They are health-care professionals who use safe, gentle, non-invasive therapies to assist the whole person in maximizing the body's inherent self-healing capacity.

L.A.S.E.R.

L.A.S.E.R. stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. It provides an infrared light which penetrates the skin and provides energy directly to the damaged cells to accelerate their healing. Its effects are an increase in blood circulation and cellular metabolism, decreased edema, accelerated tissue healing and reduction of pain.

T.E.N.S. (Trans-Electro-Muscle-Stimulator)

This machine produces electrical currents at different frequencies to treat several conditions.

  • Inferential Frequency Current-This setting uses a low beat frequency of 0-10hz for tapping into the small arterial nerves. This is used for the reduction of swelling. A setting of 10-200hz taps into the large pain nerves. This setting numbs the area, thereby reducing pain. A medium frequency of 2500hz taps into the large muscle nerves to reduce spasm.
  • Pre-modulated-This is used for muscle spasm reduction. It uses a medium frequency but is on for 5-10 seconds and off for 5-10 seconds.
  • Micro-current-This uses less than 1hz and taps into the so-called third nervous system. It has shown dramatic improvement in injury healing time.
  • Russian Faradic-Discovered in 1972, it uses 10 second on and 50 second off technique at medium frequency to strengthen muscles. Nine treatments equals 6 weeks of weight training. The most common use is for muscle healing.

Ultrasound

Ultrasound uses a sound head crystal, which produces sound waves that penetrate the tissue causing a vibration. It is used for the treatment of pain, muscle spasms, adhesions, tendonitis, bursitis, myositis and slight calcifications. Treatment usually last 3-5 minutes.

Decompression Unit

Spinal Decompression

Spinal decompression is a relatively new technology geared towards treating disc herniations/bulges, disc degeneration and arthritis.  It is designed to gently open and close the disc creating a negative pressure (vacuum-) inside the disc virtually sucking the herniation/bulge and nutrients back into the center of the disc, therefore healing the disc.  Candidates for decompression a-re those people with neck or back pain and/or pain in the arm(s) or leg(s). 

Most have already tried chiropractic, physiotherapy, acupuncture and/or massage therapy with temporary or very little relief and are thinking of having surgery.  Spinal decompression is very different from traction.  Spinal decompression is very exact in the disc it is repairing.  Different angles are used for different disc levels and the muscle activity is kept to a minimum.  Up to 90% of the forces are applied to the one disc.  The treatment is about 30 minutes long and is very gentle. Most people have a nap, listen to their MP3 player or read while on the machine. Over 85% of our clients report significant improvement in their pain and disability.  It is not a band-aid or temporary solution. MRI studies have shown that the disc is still intact over 5 years later. 

Shockwave

Shock wave therapy is a new modality used to treat calcifications and tendonitis. It creates a radial sound wave that can penetrate about 1-3 cm. deep under the skin. This wave will break up any calcifications and scar tissue caused by inflammatory processes to vascularize and regenerate the tissues. A treatment session may last between 3-10 minutes. It feels like a tapping and some people have found it to be uncomfortable. Conditions treated by shock wave therapy include Plantar Fasciitis, Achilles Tendonitis, Tennis and Golfers Elbow, Jumpers Knee. Rotator Cuff Tendonitis, Trigger Point Therapy, Stress Fractures, Bursitis and Hallux Rigidus. Published success rates are 91% for Shoulder Tendonitis (Journal of American Medical Association), 77% for Tennis Elbow (Journal of Orthopedics 2005) and over 90% for Plantar Fasciitis (Journal of Orthopedics Research 2005). Here at the Goldsworthy Wellness Center we are combining the Shock Wave Therapy with Cold Laser Therapy to accelerate the healing even more.

If you have any questions please call the office at 519-886-4814