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Physical Therapists and Chiropractors
Do physical therapy and chiropractors work together? In a lot of instances yes and can help you get better faster. By working with both physical therapists and chiropractors, you are getting the increase in motion and strength at the same time and can get back to what you love faster. This is one reason we give exercises to our patients because we know it works.
Do I need imaging before visiting the chiropractor?
Do you need imaging before getting chiropractic treatment? The answer is most of the time no, with some exceptions. There are some significant injuries, chronic persistent conditions, or red flags that would warrant getting some type of imaging prior to getting treatment. However, in most cases an evaluation would be able to identify those and rule out the need for immediate imaging in most cases.
Stretching Routine After Mountain Activity
Stretching within 15 minutes after activity will help you stop your muscles from tightening up as much. Here is an easy routine of 4 stretches that will take you no more than 3-4 minutes when you finish skiing or snowboarding and help you stay loose and ready for more days on the mountain.
Why is Cross Training Important?
Why should I participate in or start cross training or diversifying my training? The easy answer to that is injury prevention. By building some of the “other” muscles than what your normal activities are used to and giving your body a break from repetitive trauma, you will help prevent more injuries and do what you love longer.
Exercise away your back pain
I’ll go over 2 main exercises in this video that have a whole lot of variations that can make things more difficult as well as address different issues. Anytime you injure your back, there is an immediate change in the way the muscles activate in normal daily activities and if not trained back, may not turn back on as effectively. These exercises address different planes of motion to help your body learn to stabilize and keep yourself moving when you should and not moving when you shouldn’t.
What to expect on your first visit
I want to make you feel comfortable when you come into the office and how things are going to run and welcome to the new space. We will go over your past health history, your current condition, give you some treatment options and recommendations, and financially manage your care with the best option available to you.
Low Back pain exercises you can do from the start
This is for the very early phase of low back pain. These are exercises that what I would recommend to almost all patients whether very mild, or extremely severe. Depending on how painful the low back is, this will determine how fast you can progress through these exercises.
Chiropractic Treatment Options: Activator or Low Force
A common concern some people have for visiting a chiropractor is being scared that all a chiropractor will do is “pop” your spine or joints. To clear one misconception, there are various research studies that support the use of chiropractic care for many conditions and are relatively “safe” (clarifying that no treatment is “perfectly” safe, always a little risk in everything).
Dr. Darin Haworth
DC, MS, CCSP®
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