What conditions do Chiropractors Treat in Shorewood WI?

Chiropractors specialize in treating pain caused by musculoskeletal injuries such as soft tissue injuries, sprains and strains, subluxations, whiplash, and musculoskeletal misalignments. These injuries may cause headaches, neck pain, shoulder pain, back pain, or leg pain. Your chiropractor in Shorewood WI also treats joint, ligament, or muscle pain caused by chronic disorders, sports injuries, auto accidents, and slips and falls.

Common conditions we see include:

• Neck and Back Pain
• Sciatica
• Disc Injuries
• Shoulder, Hip, Knee Pain
• TMJ dysfunction
• Headaches and Migraines
• Vertigo
• Elbow/Foot/Ankle Pain
• Plantar Fasciitis
• Arthritic Pain
• Whiplash
• MVA or Worker’s Compensation Injuries

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What are the benefits of Chiropractic Care in Shorewood WI?

Chiropractic treatments are safe, non-invasive, and drug-free, eliminating the risk of addiction to prescription drugs. Each treatment is customized to suit our patients’ individual needs, making them more effective in treating their health condition.

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Chiropractic Care’s Effect on Your Nervous System

Chiropractic care can be a powerful tool to regulate your nervous system, reduce tension, inflammation, and pain. When your spine is dysfunctional or misaligned, it can interfere with your nerves' ability to send proper signals and communication, leading to an imbalance in your autonomic nervous system.

This is the system that houses your sympathetic (fight or flight) and parasympathetic (rest and digest) pathways. Chiropractic adjustments and treatment help restore the function of your nervous system, in particular, boosting your parasympathetic branch.

As a result, your body can enter a state of relaxation more easily, reducing the negative effects of stress and pain.

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Chiropractic Care Adjustments

Our chiropractors restore motion and efficiency to patients’ joints through the use of multiple adjustment and manipulation techniques. They will consult with you to understand your needs and goals, and then create a treatment plan with specific adjustment techniques in Shorewood WI, to restore your body’s full potential.

Often, chiropractic treatments will also include myofascial release techniques, including electrical stimulation, dry needling, and cupping.

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Types of Adjustments in Shorewood

DIVERSIFIED
A chiropractic adjustment technique where the chiropractor uses their hands directly on the patient to perform the adjustment and is not assisted by any tool or device. We primarily use this technique at Shorewood Family Chiropractic, but any technique can be used based on patient need or request.

TABLE ASSISTED
Also known as the Thompson Technique, this chiropractic adjustment is performed using a drop-piece on the table. It is often used for adjusting the hips and pelvis in our practice, but it can be used to adjust the whole spine.

ACTIVATOR
The Activator Technique, also known as ‘the clicker’, uses a tool that makes a ‘click’ sound during the chiropractic adjustment. Some patients prefer this technique, and we often use it on younger patients.

EXTREMITY
Most chiropractic patients don’t know this, but we can treat joints in the body outside the spine. In our multidisciplinary practice at Shorewood Family Chiropractic, we use the Diversified and Activator techniques to adjust extremities. This helps to reduce symptoms and improve mobility in your joints.