Chiropractic works by affecting the central nervous system, which is composed of your brain and spinal cord. The manual adjustment of the spine has been proven to restore spinal function and actually change the way the brain functions.
The muscles in your body communicate with your brain through the peripheral nervous system. It is possible to make lasting changes by correcting any imbalances in overly tight muscles. I utilize a few techniques based on the presenting symptoms to accomplish this goal.
Kinesio-taping
Kinesio tape is an effective tool to aid in re-education of muscular tissue. It can also help to decrease pain associated with an injury and provide proprioceptive awareness to that area. Additionally, it can help speed up the healing following an injury.
Corrective exercise is utilized to help address any underlying movement dysfunction. A complex functional movement assessment process is used to identify individual movement pattern dysfunctions.