Archive for October 2013
Services & Techniques
Here is some information on the different chiropractic services offered at Family Chiropractic and Natural Healing Center. Please feel free to call us at (408) 263-8025 if you have any questions!
Chiropractic CareAt Family Chiropractic and Natural Healing Center, we use state of the art chiropractic techniques to provide our patient with advanced spinal correction and adjustments. Chiropractic care is more effective today than it has ever been before, it is more effective and even safer as a result in the advancements of chiropractic techniques. Professional chiropractic care can help prevent you from getting injuries and will assist you in achieving optimal health. |
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Corrective ExercisesIf a patient desires, we can assist them in outlining an exercise plan specially designed for their personal needs. These exercise plans will help correct irregularities in their body that may be a source of their pain. These exercises assist in spinal alignment as well as help relieve pain being caused by displaced muscle and connective tissues. Even back pain, neck pain, and headaches can be caused by improperly used tissues. We will assist you in choosing an exercise plan specially designed to target your needs. |
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Lifestyle AdviceLifestyle advice is used to further aid the patient beyond the chiropractic care they will attain at the office. Addressing different pain symptoms such as neck pain, back pain, and headaches, we can help advise you what activities you should avoid or do differently a well as recommend activities that may be beneficial to your wellness. The goal of lifestyle advice is to ensure that the patient receives a chiropractic care plan that specifically helps them achieve a healthier lifestyle in which they can do the activities they love most. |
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Nutritional CounselingMaking healthy food choices is an important part of achieving optimal health and maintaining balance in your body. Nutritional supplements may also be a necessary part of your diet. At Family Chiropractic and Natural Healing Center we recommend specific dietary patterns as well as vitamins and nutritional supplements as part of a nutritional program specially designed for the individual patient’s needs. |
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Massage TherapyMassage therapy helps relieve musculoskeletal pain in many patients. It does not only feel great, it also helps your body achieve balance and health. Massage therapy is a complementary aspect of chiropractic care at our office. Various benefits such as relaxing of muscles, increased blood circulation, and reduction of muscle swelling. In addition to aiding the patients recovery, massage therapy also reduces muscle spasms as we as increasing range of motion. The immune system can also be boosted through just one sessional of massage therapy according to various studies. |
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Spinal & Postural Screenings“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Your spinal health is no exception. Posture and spinal screenings by a professionally trained chiropractor can help reveal important health information, helping patients find the path to improved health and well-being. In order to help the Family Chiropractic and Natural Healing Center community, we provide screenings at area malls, community events, health fairs and places of employment. |
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Your First Visit
Patient FormsWhen you first walk into our office, our receptionist will warmly greet you and ask that you complete our patient form located in the New Patient Center on this website. This form provides us with a history of your health and any other information on your current condition. | |
ConsultationAfter filling out the patient forms, you will have a consultation with Dr. Lind. During this consultation, you and Dr. Lind will discuss your health, symptoms, concerns, and potential options for treatment. This purpose of the consultation is for Dr. Lind to learn more about you, your condition, and your expectations in order to determine how chiropractic care can assist in helping you meet those goals. |  |
ExaminationA complete chiropractic examination testing your reflexes and flexibility will be performed after your consultation. Standard neurological, orthopedic, postural, and physical tests will also be performed. All testing will only be done at the patient’s consent. | |
X-Ray StudiesSpecific conditions may require X-rays. X-Rays can assist in the development of the most beneficial treatment plan for your condition. In some cases the X-rays alone can identify misalignments and degeneration that may be occurring. Please alert us first if you have any serious spinal conditions. |  |
Report of FindingsOnce all patient information has been collected and examinations finished, you will be provided with a detailed report of all findings. Any questions you have about how we can help you, how often you should visit, and expected cost of your treatment, will be answered. You will be notified if your condition requires treatment from any other providers and provided with the best treatment and wellness program we have to offer for your individual needs. |  |
TreatmentAt this point of your initial visit, you will be given the option of receiving your first chiropractic treatment. Spinal adjustments, soft tissues massage, and/or physical therapy may be included as part of this treatment session. Feel free to express any concerns you may have about the different styles of treatment at anytime. Chiropractic treatment should be an interactive experience. |  |
Wellness ProgramBefore you leave, you will be asked if you would like to incorporate a wellness plan to assist you outside of your treatment. Ice and Heat application may be recommended if you have been experiencing pain prior to your first visit. Certain stretches may be recommended and certain activities or positions to avoid will be identified. If you would like, we can also assist you with creating healthy habits and routines in your lifestyle to assist you with maintaining good spinal alignment, exercise, diet, and to help you maintain a positive mental state. Every person is unique, requiring a custom wellness plan specifically for you. |  |
Step 3: Wellness Care
Maintenance: The Key to Healthy Living
Even after your condition has been fully healed, routine visits to your chiropractor will help ensure that the condition does not occur again as well as ensure that your body stays in optimal form. Routinely visiting your chiropractor helps ensure that your musculoskeletal system stays in top form just the same way as routine diet and exercise benefits your body.
Routine chiropractic care ensures that your joints last longer and that you don’t have to experience so much of the pain that many people go through. Live life to its fullest and engage in all of the activities that you love when you make routine chiropractic care part of your lifestyle.
Step 2: Corrective Care
Working Together to Achieve Optimal Health
Eliminating pain is the first step in chiropractic care, but is certainly does not stop there. Most chiropractors consider eliminating pain the easiest part of chiropractic. If a patient stops receiving care just because their pain has stopped, the likelihood of the pain causing condition to recur becomes greater. To prevent recurring conditions, it is important to make regularly scheduled trips to your chiropractor to ensure that the pain causing condition stays gone.
Visits to your chiropractor become much less frequent during the correction/restorative phase of care than in the initial phase. In most circumstances, stretches and exercises may be performed at the center or at home to help accelerate the healing process.
It is normal to occasionally experience flare ups of your symptoms, do not let this worry you if it happens. These flare ups are bound to occur until the body has been fully healed. This phase can last anywhere from a few months to a few years depending on the severity of your condition and how long you have been suffering from it.
Step 1: Relief Care
Finding Relief
Often people visit their chiropractor because they are in pain. In this first step, the main goal is to reduce your pain symptoms. This can require frequent visits, typically anywhere from 2-3 times per week to daily visits.
People tend to think they are perfectly healthy if they are not experiencing any pain. In reality, lack of pain is a very poor indicator of health. Most diseases and other conditions don’t show signs of pain until they in their advanced stages. For example, a cavity doesn’t hurt while it is forming. A cavity causes pain only after it has already formed.
Visiting a chiropractor will cause most of the pain you may be experiencing to disappear. Although the pain may be gone, the underlying condition causing the pain is still there.
Neck Pain
Neck pain, although felt in the neck, can be caused by numerous other spinal problems. Neck pain may arise due to muscular tightness in both the neck and upper back, or pinching of the nerves emanating from the cervical vertebrae. Joint disruption in the neck creates pain, as does joint disruption in the upper back. Two thirds of the population will suffer from neck pain at some point in their lives.