SERVICES
Chiropractic Treatment
The doctor of chiropractic is a specialist in spinal musculoskeletal disorders. He or she is expertly trained to diagnose and treat the many musculoskeletal injuries that may occur on the job or in your daily life.
Upon injury, the individual often alters the normal position or flexibility of the spinal vertebrae. Chiropractic treatment is designed to restore normal alignment and thus minimize pain and suffering. Gentle manipulative therapy or “adjustment” is often effective in rapidly returning the injured person to a productive status. The doctor of chiropractic can also provide guidance with advice designed to reduce work-related injuries, proper lifting procedures and therapeutic stretching exercises and/or strengthening exercises.
Passive Therapies
Typically treatment for soft tissue surrounding and/or supporting a joint, including spinal vertebrae for the purpose of reducing inflamation, edema, pain. May be rehabilitative in nature when involving atrophied tissue.
Active Therapies
Requires patient to actively take part in the restorative portion of treatment. Mainly for improving range of motion, flexibility, strength and over all function.
Trigger Point Therapy
Deep or light pressure applied to the musculoskeletal system for the purpose of muscle relaxation, myofascial release, increasing joint function, increasing lymphatic drainage, realigning scar tissue, or increasing local blood flow.
Manipulation Under Anesthesia
Manipulation Under Anesthesia or MUA, is a method used to treat extreme cases. Typically (but not limited to) cases involving scar tissue. This method is never used in the office setting. It must be done at a licensed surgical center where an anesthesiologist administers a "twilight" anesthesia and an RN is there to monitor the patient's vitals while two doctors mobilized the region of dysfunction. (One doctor to mobilize, while the other stabilizes.) The doctors may be licensed DO's, MD's or DC's. But must be certified in MUA (MUAC.) For further information regarding MUA, visit TheMUAGroup.com, of which Dr. Huppert is an affiliate.
