Our Services

We offer gentle care for a variety of painful conditions. Imagine going about your day, doing the things you love to do, knowing you’re in good health. That’s the quality of life you want and we want for you. No matter the cause of your pain, we’ll help you get back to life you love with advanced, practical solutions that work along with your body’s own healing powers. 

Our doctors use the following treatment techniques to relieve your pain and ensure your unique, highly personalized care: 

• Instrument Assist/Percussive Technique (Arthrostim, Activator)

• Diversified Adjusting 

• Thompson/Drop Table

• Gonstead/Fullspine 

• IASTM/Soft Tissue/Graston Technique® 

In additional to Spinal and  Extremity adjustments, we also offer the following ancillary services to speed your recovery: 

• Physical therapy modalities; ultrasound, Electrotherapy, Traction,  Hydromassage etc,  

• Lifestyle, work and nutritional counseling, 

• Exercise and rehabilitation programs

• Orthotics, braces and supports

If you are injured, we hope your recovery starts here soon!

In additional to Spinal and  Extremity adjustments, we also offer the following ancillary services to speed your recovery: 

• Exercise and rehabilitation programs for home and  office

• Orthotics, braces and supports

If you are injured, we hope your recovery starts here soon! 

See examples: 

Wobble Exercises

Whole Body Vibration

We also use several therapeutic modalities to quickly reduce your pain/inflammation. These include:

• Electrical Muscular Stimulation (E-Stim (EMS) Therapy) – restores muscle tone, reduces spasms and relieves decongested tissues.

• Ultrasound – reduces inflammation, locally sedates, increases blood flow to deep tissues and reduce muscle spasms.

• Laser therapy stimulates the repair of damaged tissue by reducing inflammation and relieving pain for many musculoskeletal disorder >>>Handout or Web article

• Moist Heat – increases blood circulation and aids in the reduction of muscle spasms.

• Cryotherapy (ice) – reduces local swelling and provides local anesthesia.

• Kinesio-Taping – Reduces pain by causing the body to release endorphin and enkephalins; Decreases swelling and muscle spasms and helps the adjustments hold.

If you are injured, we hope your recovery starts here soon! 

DTS SPINAL DECOMPRESSION INFORMATION SHEET 

Spinal decompression is FDA cleared and has been clinically proven with a high success rate with the pain and symptoms associated with herniated and/or bulging discs…even after failed surgery.  Research indicates the disc is responsible for a significant number of Lumbar/Leg pain and neck/arm pain syndromes. Compression increases intradiscal pressure leading to annular compromise and possible extrusion of nuclear material 

A nerve that is being pinched is being pinched by an identifiable something. That something is usually a combination of 3 specific identifiable factors listed below:  

1.) A bulging or herniated disc that places direct pressure on the nerve.  Spinal Decompression Therapy helps by creating negative pressure (or a vacuum) within the disc to help reduce compression and compromise of the annular fibers. 

2.) A degenerating disc that is drying out and losing its shock-absorbing properties as well as its actual height resulting in the vertebra becoming closer together, placing direct physical pressure on the nerve.   Spinal Decompression Therapy helps by creating negative pressure (or a vacuum) inside the disc to pull water, oxygen, and nutrients into the disc, thereby re-hydrating it.  

3.) The tissue around a stressed spinal joint is inflamed or swollen putting direct physical pressure against the nerve.  Spinal Decompression Therapy helps by relieving the stress on the joint allowing the swelling and inflammation to subside.  

What are treatments like? After lying on the comfortable spinal decompression bed, you will be fitted with an automatic shoulder support system. The automatic shoulder support system helps to stabilize your upper body. The split table design decreases friction and allows separation of the vertebra, minimizing the effect of gravity. 

Basically, you lay down and the spinal decompression computer simulates an anti-gravity effect on your backs which helps herniated material return to its normal position and stops the pain. Patients describe the treatment as gentle, painless, intermittent pulling of your back. Many patients actually fall asleep during treatment! 

How long are treatments and how many do you need? Patients typically undergo 15 to 20 treatment sessions that may be subdivided into three different stages; Acute, Sub acute and Decompression. Each treatment lasts between 20-45 minutes. This, of course, depends on your individual case and is determined by a thorough evaluation. Following each session, a cold pack and electric muscle stimulation may be applied to help pain relief and speed the healing process. It is important to note that many patients get substantial, immediate relief after just a few treatments. Some patients experience relief after just one. The really good news is…this is not something you have to continue to do for the rest of your life! So it is not a big commitment. 

Watch Decompression Video

Paraspinal Thermography Scans/Paraspinal Infrared Scans are performed in our office of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions and is an accepted method of analysis for the presence of abnormal autonomic neurophysiology. The data gathered during the thermal scan is compared to literature based normative values to determine the extent of neuropathophysiology.  

Digital X-Rays are efficient, safe, and provide high-quality images to help us diagnose and document the source of your pain.  X-rays also allow to effectively view the general condition of your spine for proper analysis and clinical management.  If you are injured, we hope your recovery starts here soon!

A MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scan uses a strong magnetic fields and radio waves to produce detailed images of the inside of the body.                                                             Here at Hope Chiropractic, we order MRIs to diagnose injuries that may otherwise be missed and to make clinical decisions that maybe crucial to your care/case.