Ultrasound is the non-painful use of high-frequency sound waves in order to speed healing in tissues such as ligaments, tendons, muscles, and fascia. The two benefits of this therapy include thermal effects and vibrational effects. Ultrasound increases blood flow, which decreases chronic inflammation, and speeds the healing process. Cellular vibrations caused by the sound waves directly stimulate cell membranes, which enhances the cell repair effects of the inflammatory response. Ultrasound is beneficial for the treatment of many acute and chronic conditions.
Massage Therapy
Kathy Posterick is a registered nurse and certified massage therapist. She has a bachelor of science in nursing from Minnesota State University, Mankato. As a registered nurse, it became clear to her how stress and unhealthy lifestyles affect the quality of life of individuals and their families. She furthered her education and training at Minnesota School of Business and became certified in massage therapy. She is a member in good standing of the American Massage Therapy Association.
The techniques in which she is certified include Swedish, deep tissue, pressure points, sports, hot stone and myofascial release. Depending upon the needs of your body during a massage session, she may integrate more than one of these techniques for a more effective treatment. Massage is an excellent compliment to chiropractic care. You will experience a variety of benefits physically, mentally as well as emotionally, through massage.
Electric Stimulation
Electrical Stimulation is used to reduce pain, muscle spasm and promote healing. Electrodes are placed on the body in various places to target specific muscle fibers. This treatment helps to enhance the effects of our other treatments.
Myofascial Release is a whole body, hands on approach to treatment, producing a profound healing effect upon the body tissues, eliminating pain and restoring motion. Our doctors develop treatment plans that are individualized and customized to each person’s needs. They treat the “cause of the problem” to eliminate the symptoms, in order to make permanent structural changes to help people return to a pain free, active lifestyle. There are two types of myofascial release: direct and indirect. Direct myofascial release (or deep tissue work) method works on the restricted fascia. Practitioners use knuckles, elbows, or other tools to slowly stretch the restricted fascia by applying a moderate force. Direct myofascial release seeks for changes in the myofascial structures by stretching, elongation of fascia, or mobilizing adhesive tissues. The practitioner moves slowly through the layers of the fascia until the deep tissues are reached. The indirect method involves a gentle stretch, with only minimal pressure, which allows the fascia to “unwind” itself. The gentle traction applied to the restricted fascia will result in heat and increased blood flow in the area. This allows the body’s inherent ability for self correction to return, thus eliminating pain and restoring the optimum performance of the body.
