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Chiropractic
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Therapeutic Exercise
Therapeutic Exercise
Chiropractic care and Therapeutic Exercise is a great combination of health care. As chiropractic care removes irritation on the nerves and helps put the body in a state of optimal function, therapeutic exercise works to restore range of motion, flexibility, strength, endurance, neuromuscular patterns, and functional capacity. These exercises can help to decrease pain, promote joint health, restore balance and coordination, prevent muscle deterioration and protect against new or reoccuring injuries. Neural pathways that have become inhibited by pain, immobilization, or subluxations can create bad neuromuscular patterns that need to be corrected which will help make your chiropractic adjustment more effective. Essentially, as you build strength and create better neuromuscular patterns, you can help to "hold" your adjustments.
At HealthQuest, an individualized program is created to address your specific needs. Each patients lifestyle and abilities are considered when creating the routine. The program is designed so that a patient may be an active participant in their recovery by continuing with the exercises at home. The program continues to be monitored and adapted as the patient's condition improves. We also specialize in sports specific injuries and performance enhancement. Our goal is to guide the patient through their healing precess by giving them the tools to achieve their goals and return to a healthy and active lifestyle.
In short, therapeutic exercise can help:
~ Restore strength, Flexablity and endurance to injured muscle groups.
~ Increase blood flow to injured tissues to quicken the onset of the healing process.
~ Prevent formation of fibrinous adhesions with active muscle contraction and joint motion, and reduce them after their formation.
~ Restore aerobic capacity to pre-injury levels. There are also some studies that show aerobic exercise alone has a significant effect of reducing low back pain.
~ Restore confidence in performing normal tasks and using the injured region in a normal manner
~ Re-educate the body in proper biomechanics and movement patterns to reduce risk of re-injury and increase the effectiveness of chiropractic adjustments.
~ Reduce pain through the release of endorphins and other neural active substances.
