Services – Newman Chiropratic

CONDITIONS WE TREAT:

Regions Covered

Upper Body

Neck Pain

Neck injury sufferers may complain of headaches; vision problems; dizziness; ringing in the ears; decreased attention span; memory impairment; emotional changes; and nasal, tongue and throat problems. Chiropractic care realigns the vertebrae and removes stress from nerves. As one major medical journal reports: “Neck pain is common. Chiropractic is the only proven effective treatment in chronic cases.”

Headaches & Migraines

Headaches do not come from your brain. Your brain cannot feel pain. It’s the non-brain structure - blood vessels, membranes and cranial nerves in the brain - and skull that cause the ache. A headache results when these structures are stretched, compressed, irritated, inflamed or infected. Chiropractic has a unique healing approach. Chiropractors correct the cause of a patient’s health problems, rather than give painkillers and other drugs that only treat the symptoms or suppress the disease symptoms and drive them deeper.

TMJ Syndrome/Dysfunction

TMJ dysfunction or syndrome occurs when the joint is misaligned or malfunctioning in some way that subjects it to excess pressure. Among the most common symptoms of TMJ dysfunction is an inability to open the mouth wide and a clicking or popping sound when the mouth opens or closes. In some cases, the jaw locks up. Other TMJ symptoms can be severe headaches; ringing in the ears; the sensation of an object in the throat; facial swelling; shoulder, cheek or jaw joint pain; neck-ache; facial nerve pain; pain in or under the ear, the eye or upon swallowing; tooth pain; migraine; nausea; blurred vision; or dizziness.

Shoulder, Arm, Wrist, and Hand Pain

The chiropractic approach to shoulder and hand problems is to analyze your structural system to locate and correct a serious nerve-damaging structural condition. Old injuries, even birth stress, can cause spinal nerve damage that can affect the arms, shoulders and hands. Neuritis, bursitis, neuralgia, rheumatism, frozen shoulder, fibrositis, sprains, strains, poor circulation and rotator cuff problems are some of the terms used to describe neck, shoulder and arm conditions. Chiropractic’s success with shoulder, arm and hand problems is well-documented.

Tingling/Numbness in Arms and Hands

Tingling is primarily a sign of nerve irritation or damage. Pain, tingling and numbness in extremities are symptoms generally associated with pinched nerves. Nerve impingement most often occurs at the spine and travels to the upper and lower extremities of the arms, hands, legs and feet. Chiropractic adjustments can restore spinal discs to alignment, thereby alleviating nerve irritation related to joint dysfunction or bone misalignment. When a chiropractor uses carefully directed and controlled pressure to restore joints to normal position and motion, the nerve is no longer pinched and the pain, tingling and numbness will subside as the body reaches structural alignment.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Just about anybody can get carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Office workers, computer users, musicians and assembly line workers among others are prone to CTS. For many people, the main problem may be the health of the structural system, which is why anyone suffering from CTS should see a chiropractor. A chiropractor will ensure that a patient’s spinal column and structural system is properly aligned, and free from nerve pressure. Chiropractic treatment is not a treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome, but it is a way of rebalancing the body and removing structural stress from the nervous system.

Lower Body

Lowback Pain

Low back pain is one of the most common health complaints, affecting eight out of 10 people at some point during their lives. For many people, back pain goes away on its own after a few days or weeks. But for others, the pain becomes chronic and lasts for months or years. Low back pain can be debilitating, and it is a challenging condition to diagnose, treat and study. Spinal manipulation is practiced by chiropractors. The goal of the treatment is to relieve pain and improve physical functioning. Long-term use of opioid drugs usually does not improve functioning for patients with chronic low back pain. Chiropractic care improves short- and medium-term pain more than other treatments.

Midback Pain

Mid-back problems can affect your heart, lungs and other organs in your chest cavity. It can restrict your breathing, and can also affect your nerves. When a chiropractor relieves pressure in an area the benefits can be both physically and psychologically profound. Everyone should see a chiropractor for a checkup to ensure their mid-back, ribs and the rest of the body is in proper alignment and balance.

Sciatica

Chiropractors regularly treat sciatica. Sciatica is characterized by pain that originates in the low back or buttocks that travels into one or both legs. Sciatic nerve compression may result in the loss of feeling, paralysis of a single limb or group of muscles and insomnia. Chiropractic treatment will help build the body's potential to heal itself without invasive surgery or pharmaceuticals. It is based on the scientific principle that restricted spinal movement leads to pain and reduced function and performance.

Hip, Leg, Knee and Foot Pain

Your hips, knees and pelvis are masterpieces of engineering that chiropractic can keep balanced and in alignment. The nerves from the spinal column in the lower back and hips connect to the bladder, kidneys, prostate, vagina and pelvic organs, uterus and lower intestines. It is very important to ensure that the nerves to these organs are free of any irritation, compression or stress. For over a century, chiropractors have shown that there is an intimate relationship between spinal health and hip, leg and knee problems. Chiropractic check-ups should be part of your family’s health care regime. When your hips are uneven your legs become uneven; one appears longer than the other. This is especially important for children since lower back problems may have their origins in childhood.

Tingling/Numbness in Legs and Feet

Specific Ailments

Fibromyalgia

Chiropractic care is a very common alternative or complementary treatment for fibromyalgia pain. People use it to treat pain of pressure points, back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, headaches and pain from musculoskeletal injuries. Chiropractic treatment may be effective for fibromyalgia because it may reduce pain levels and increase cervical and lumbar ranges of motion. To reduce pain and increase healing, the doctor of chiropractic uses spinal adjustments. The goal is to increase the mobility between spinal vertebrae, which have become restricted, locked, or slightly out of proper position.

Arthritis

Chiropractic is not an arthritis treatment; it is a system of health care that improves the function of your entire body by removing or releasing blockages from your spine and structural system. Medicine offers no cure for arthritis, just symptom treatment including a lifetime of drugs for the pain and inflammation.

Scoliosis

In most cases of scoliosis, the cause is unknown, the vertebrae and spinal structures, discs, ligaments, tendons and muscles all appear normal. New research on scoliosis shows the cause or important contributing factor to be a disturbance or defect in the area of the nervous system that controls posture, balance and positioning. The purpose of chiropractic is to correct the condition that interferes with the proper functioning of the nervous system and the body as a whole. Recent research suggests that scoliosis may be caused by a neurological defect that reinforces the validity of the chiropractic approach.

Degenerative Disc/Disc Bulging

Chiropractic has helped many sufferers of spine and disc problems. It can help prevent your spine from deterioration and herniation. Chiropractors have even helped people relieve the pain and frustration of failed back surgery and even prevent future operations. Chiropractic care is a treatment option to take care of your spine and it will last your entire lifetime.

Chronic Pain Treatment/Conditions

Chiropractic care may be a treatment option for you if you have chronic back pain. Various chiropractic care treatments can help you manage chronic pain caused by a neck pain or back pain condition, such as a herniated disc. Chronic pain is ongoing pain that persists beyond an expected time frame, and it doesn't respond to the typical pain management techniques. Chiropractors can treat chronic pain. They use a variety of non-surgical treatments, such as spinal manipulation, to address chronic pain symptoms, such as inflammation and muscle tension.

Repetitive/Overuse Injuries

Chiropractic is an effective treatment for all types of repetitive strain injury (RSI). RSI is a condition marked by damage to the nerves, tendons and muscles of the hand, forearm, shoulder and neck, causing weakness, numbness, pain or motor impairment. RSI is caused by overuse, poor technique and/or poor posture while using the hands to conduct a particular awkward or forceful task repeatedly and/or for sustained periods. If you are diagnosed with RSI, a chiropractor can develop a treatment program specific to your situation, your life, and your needs. Effective treatment options for RSI may include chiropractic adjustments, massage therapy, ergonomics, behavior modification, stretching, strengthening exercises, and physiotherapy modalities among others.

Injury Related Issues

Auto Injuries/Whiplash

Whiplash injuries occur when a person’s spine, usually their neck, was hurt by being unexpectedly or suddenly thrown very quickly in one direction and then in the opposite direction. You might say the head is “whipped around” on the neck. Whiplash is one of the most common consequences of auto accidents; it is estimated that 15-30 percent of car occupants will suffer a whiplash injury. Of the millions of people who visit doctors of chiropractic each year, a large number have whiplash injuries.

Work Injuries/Workers Compensation

Hurt on the job? Millions of people suffer from all types of job injuries ranging from the stress of working in a bad position to improper lifting or carrying to falls and other trauma. Among the most common on-the-job injuries is spinal injury. The standard medical approach to back pain varies depending on the severity of the condition. Usually muscle relaxers, painkillers and rest are prescribed. Surgery may be resorted to if all else fails. Chiropractic often saves patients from pain, disability, drugs and surgery. The chiropractor’s job is to make the spine healthier by correcting and relieving spinal nerve damage. This may make the difference between health and disability, comfort and pain. Painkillers, muscle relaxers, braces, physical therapy and surgery are not designed to correct the vertebral problems, but chiropractic is.

Sports Injuries

Chiropractors can give athletes an edge. It can improve your athletic ability by helping to keep you healthy and in top form, and keep minor injuries from becoming major ones. Chiropractic care helps agility, balance, power, speed reaction and hand reaction time. Many amateur and professional athletes regularly use chiropractic spinal checkups.

Sprain/Strain Injuries

A sprain is a stretch or tear of a ligament, which provides joint stability. A strain is a stretch or tear of a muscle or tendon in the area where it is turning into a muscle. Falling or twisting the wrong way typically causes a sprain, because the movement forces a joint into an awkward position and ends up stretching or tearing the ligament. A strain often results from overexertion or trauma, and repetitive movement. Chiropractors can work wonders on the neck and back, but chiropractic care can assist in lessening the impact of a sprain or strain injury, too. The benefits of seeing a chiropractor for both sprains and sprains are twofold. Chiropractic treatments promote healing of the injured area as well as help strengthen the areas around the injury to decrease the chance of future injuries.

Accidents and Injuries

If you have ever been in an accident or fall, no matter how minor, you should get a chiropractic spinal checkup to ensure that your spine is free from health-destroying abnormalities. Only a chiropractor is trained to analyze your spine. Although surgeons may set the ends of broken bones together, and a doctor may sew the torn flesh together with stitches, it is the body's healing ability that will allow pieces of bone to become one again, and turn the fragments of skin into the seamless surface it was before the injury. Often people who have been in an accident never receive chiropractic care and never truly recover from their injuries. Within the spine are nerves. Pressure on these nerves can continue to cause and interfere with the body's health and healing process.

Pregnancy Related Musculoskeletal Conditions

Chiropractors have been trained to work with women during pregnancy and may use special tables that adjust. Chiropractors will use techniques that avoid unneeded pressure on the abdomen. To treat and help prevent muscle strains and joint pain, consider including a chiropractor as part of your team of maternity care professionals. A chiropractor can provide safe, effective, and drug-free conservative care to relieve pain by decreasing the pressure on the joints, muscles and nerves of the spine and pelvis. For patients experiencing back pain during pregnancy, chiropractic may provide effective pain relief with just a few simple treatments.

Stress Related Musculoskeletal Conditions

One of the effects of chronic stress is prolonged muscle tension and contraction. This muscle tension creates pressures on the structures of your body, leading to misalignments of your spine and the other joints of your body. These misalignments cause nerve irritation, which then can cause common conditions such as back pain, neck pain, headaches, jaw pain and even high blood pressure. Chiropractic adjustments correct these misalignments, reduce spinal nerve irritation, improve circulation and releases muscle tension, which then helps your body return to a balanced, relaxed state. In many cases, these changes can be enough to get your brain to turn off the fight or flight response, and begin the process of healing.

Children/Family/Elder Care

Chiropractic care for children offers your family a solid foundation for wellness. Throughout pregnancy, birth, and childhood, the chiropractic lifestyle offers choices and benefits for your greater health and well-being. A child encounters many physical stresses during their growing years. The resulting problems in children’s spines can occur at almost any point in their development and growth. Many seniors are unaware of the outstanding benefits that are possible through regular chiropractic care. For some, an increased range of motion means being able to bend down to pick up their grandchildren. For others, it means they can garden without pain or get an extra 40 yards of distance out of their driver on the golf course.

Acute/Wellness Care

During the acute chronic care phase of care, visits will be frequent. Repeated visits will be required to reduce or eliminate the symptoms. Many think that health is merely the absence of pain or symptoms. A wellness approach to health means adopting a variety of healthy habits for optimum function on all levels. The nerve system controls the function of virtually every aspect of our lives. Maintaining a properly functioning nerve system through regular chiropractic care is essential. The result is often more vitality, endurance, and the capacity to enjoy life to its fullest. This is designed to eliminate or reduce the majority of the discomfort and stabilize the condition in the shortest amount of time.

Chronic/Difficult Cases

SYMPTOMS WE TREAT