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Our patients experience over a 90% success rate of permanent relief from the pain and
resulting problems in movement & tissue performance.

Immediate treatment to an acute injury will generally speed up recovery by 50%.

We permanently resolve the underlying source of the pain & resulting tissue
malfunction, not just the external symptoms.

Our primary goal is to resolve an injury as soon as possible. The more compliant and
motivated a patient is to get well, the less time they will spend under our care.

Our patients do not receive a cookie-cutter approach to care. During each visit, our
patients are evaluated and treated according to their stage of recovery and individual
treatment goals.

Approximately 10-15% of our patient's conditions are resolved in less than 3 visits.
These patients usually receive treatment within 48 hours of the initial onset of pain or
symptoms.

A normal treatment course is 8-12 visits (2-3 times per week), each lasting 30-50
minutes. Each visit may include but is not limited to the following therapies (depending
on the stage of recovery or type of injury):

For a better understanding
of how our body repairs itself
with scar tissue, which
causes soft-tissue
restriction & possible joint
dysfunction, please read the
article by Dr. Sanders:

Why is rest not
enough to heal?

Additional Treatment Info:

- ART® is a Patented & Medically Proven Therapy used world-wide that corrects muscular & soft-tissue problems
caused by adhesion formation as a result of acute injury, repetitive trauma, or constant pressure and tension.

- ART ® finds the tissue that is injured and physically works it back to its normal
texture, tension and length using over 500 treatment protocols for injuries.

- Please visit our ART ® webpage for more information.

Active Release Techniques ®

- Analyze specific motion related activities causing patient pain, discomfort or restriction.

- Locate & identify any muscular or skeletal dysfunctions.

- Resolve the motion related dysfunctions using appropriate soft-tissue therapies.

Biomechanical Evaluation

Yes, we have earned the legal right to the IRONMAN logo through a great deal of effort, skill, & hard work.

- The FDA approved & medically proven Triton DTS System combines the
latest technology of traction, decompression and movement to help alleviate
pain & heal injured tissues for both the cervical and lumbar regions of the spine.

- It allows a patient's lumbar region to be treated in the either the prone (face
down) or supine (face up) position to reduce patient discomfort.

- It effectively treats: Bulging/Herniated/Prolapsed/Protruding Discs, Chronic
Pain, Degenerative Disc Disease, Facet Syndrome, Post-Surgical Relapse,
Radicular Pain, Sciatica & Spinal Stenosis as well as other conditions.

- Please visit our Decompression webpage for more information.

Cervical & Lumbar Decompression Therapy

(Manual, Manipulative & Soft-Tissue Therapies)

- The Graston Technique incorporates a patented form of instrument-assisted soft
tissue mobilization that enables clinicians to effectively detect and treat scar tissue and
fascial restrictions that affect normal function.

- Please visit our Graston webpage for an animated slide show & more information.

Graston Technique

-The McKenzie Method ® is a unique, comprehensive and logical
step-by-step process to assess and treat common neck and back problems.

- McKenzie treatment involves a series of individualized exercises, which
place the emphasis on active patient involvement.

- By learning how to self-treat, patients gain first-hand knowledge on how to
reduce the risk of reoccurrence.

- Follow-up treatment visits can be greatly reduced with effective
self-treatment and personal maintenance care.

McKenzie Method ®

- We are not saying that the entire you is weak, just
that part of you is weaker than it used to be.

- Without the correct exercises to strengthen the
dysfunctional area, your condition will probably return.

- By teaching our patients low-tech rehabilitation
exercises, we give them the tools to strengthen their
injured areas as well as maintain their various activities
after they leave our care.

Physical & Functional Rehabilitation

- Patients almost always need some degree of physical or functional rehabilitation. It is
not possible to get injured and get stronger.

Rehab Bay &
Medicord Area

-Once the surrounding soft-tissue is returned to its normal state, then the joint
may be gently manipulated back into alignment.

- This helps restore lost range of motion and removes restrictions within the joint.

- Excessive joint manipulation can lead to a hyper-mobile & weakened kinetic
structure, therefore will only be performed when medically indicated.

Joint Manipulation/Mobilization

McKenzie Self-treat Poster

(Physiotherapeutic Modalities)

- The Microlight ML 830 Laser is a non-thermal (cold) laser capable of delivering
non-destructive penetrating light deep into the soft-tissue.

- This light energy promotes the process of photobiostimulation, which expedites cell
repair and stimulates the immune, lymphatic and vascular systems.

- The net result is an apparent reduction in pain, inflammation, edema and overall
healing time.

Cold Laser Therapy

- EMS machines use electrical impulses to rhythmically contract & relax the injured muscles, which helps alleviate
pain and increase blood flow to aid the healing process.

Electrical Muscle Stem (EMS)

- Footmaxx is the only system in the world that allows digital gait & pressure
analysis data to translate into a diagnostic report as well as prescription orthotic.

- Orthotics may be recommended for patients with a hyper-mobile foot (Pronation &
Supination) in order to stabilize the kinetic chain and prevent further joint dysfunction.

- Please visit our Footmaxx webpage for more information.

Footmaxx Orthotics

- Using heat prior to receiving therapeutic treatment softens the tissue
and enhances its ability to regain normal range of motion.

- Using ice after treatment reduces swelling, controls inflammation,
manages pain and increases circulation; all of which facilitate the
healing process.

Hot/Cold Therapy

For for a better understanding of
these therapeutic devices, read:

The Proper Use of Ice & Heat
by Dr. Sanders

A Healthy
Lumbar Curve

- Ultrasound equipment generates high frequency sound waves that travel deep into the injured tissues.

- By generating a deep heat, US increases blood flow, reduces pain and inflammation and accelerates healing.

UltraSound (US)