Chiropractic
Dr. Carly Njaa | Dr. Maija Kuan
Chiropractic is a form of alternative medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, especially of the spine.
Chiropractors are part of a mainstream health care discipline that use spinal adjustments and manual techniques as the primary methods of helping the body heal. Chiropractic focuses on the relationship between the structure (primarily the spine) and function (as coordinated by the nervous system) and how that relationship affects the preservation and restoration of health.
Chiropractors provide care for patients of all ages with a range of acute and chronic conditions. We use a variety of diagnostic methods, including x-rays & diagnostic ultrasound to discover the state of your musculoskeletal system.
Moving through a well-versed patient-led history, Dr. Njaa and Dr. Kuan will help hone in on your chief health concerns. A physical examination is always preformed which helps to clarify what bodily structures, joints, nerves and tissues are being affected, which helps to form a concrete diagnosis. Together we create strategies to help optimize your healing potential through an individualized plan of management.
Chiropractic Care can help with:
Head, neck & shoulder pain
Mid and low back pain
Tingling/numbness into arms/legs
Headaches & whip lash
Elbow and wrist pain
Hip/pelvic issues
Sports, work or accident related injuries
Foot & ankle pain
TMJ/jaw pain
Balancing the nervous system for optimal functioning in all systems
Custom Foot Maxx Orthotics
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Your spinal joints were designed with movement in mind. Chiropractic care restores proper spinal movement, alleviating stress on your tissues and allowing your body to function at its best. Common concerns that lead patients to chiropractic care include neck pain, back pain, injury, TMJ, migraines, and posture correction.
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Pregnancy brings about rapid and significant changes in the body, which can result in structural shifts in the spine and pelvis. These shifts may lead to pain, discomfort, and irregular body function. Chiropractic care can effectively tackle these and other challenges faced by prenatal patients.
Dr. Njaa is a Webster Certified Doctor who utilizes the Webster Technique. This is a specific Chiropractic analysis and adjustment that is applied to balance the pelvic bones, pelvic muscles, and pelvic ligaments. This is particularly beneficial for pregnant women as correction to any pelvic dysfunction can contribute to a more comfortable pregnancy, facilitate a safer and easier birth, and ease the transition into the postnatal period.
Chiropractic adjustments can help realign the spine and pelvis, reducing discomfort and supporting the body's natural healing process after childbirth.
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Chiropractic Care for the pediatric population is a specialized form of Chiropractic that is gentle and safe and is tailored to meet the specific needs of your infant and child. Upon a thorough history and examination of your baby's skeletal system, muscular system, and nervous system, Dr. Njaa will perform an appropriate and specific treatment to your child based on their needs. Proactive Pediatric Chiropractic Care, often deemed a "well-baby check" is a very effective and functional therapy used to optimize your newborns health and well-being.
Apart from a well-baby check, common reasons why parents have their children assessed by a chiropractor may include plagiocephaly (head shape), neck directional preference, feeding difficulties associated with TMJ (jaw) dysfunction, birth trauma, sleep difficulties, digestion issues, as well as assessment of motor milestone developments.
Benefits of Pediatric Chiropractic Care include
- Improved overall health and well-being
- Early detection of spinal misalignments
- Improved breastfeeding
- Addressing birth trauma
- Improved digestion
- Improved sleep
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Contemporary medical acupuncture is a therapeutic intervention focusing on neuromodulation of pain in common conditions affecting various body regions. It is a condition-based acupuncture approach that is used to induce physiological changes on the nervous and musculoskeletal systems. This helps optimize function and manage pain related to dysfunction in the body. Benefits can include decreasing pain, increasing blood flow, and decreasing inflammation, through the release of neurotransmitters and enhancing the body’s own physiological mechanisms. It is an effective adjunct approach to other manual therapy interventions when addressing musculoskeletal pain problems, headaches, chronic pain and other movement disorders.
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Orthotics support proper biomechanics, correct abnormal motion, and accommodate for pathologies.
Orthotics help with conditions such as:
-Pes Planus
-Shin Splints
-Plantar Fasciitis
-Heel Spurs
-Sesamoiditis
-Neuroma
-Low Back Pain
-Hip Pain
-Ankle Instability
-Leg Length Discrepancy
-Chondromalacia
-ITB Syndrome
