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Acupuncture
Acupuncture was developed in China over 5,000 years ago. The word 'acupuncture' comes from two Latin words, 'acu'meaning needle and 'punctura' meaning pricking. It describes this ancient Chinese art of healing, involving the insertion of very fine, disposable needles into specific points of the body's self-healing mechanisms.
Applied Kinesiology
"Amazing!" "Incredible!" "I can hardly believe it, but it works!" "Fascinating!" These are some of the remarks heard by chiropractors when a patient has experienced an applied kinesiology examination.
Chiropractics
Chiropractic is a system of healthcare that evaluates the condition of the spine and its effects on the nervous system. As the vertebrae of the spine become displaced or misaligned, abnormal stress and pressure are placed upon the nerves. This condition is referred to as a "vertebral subluxation".
Diagnostic Imaging
Diagnostic imaging refers to technologies that doctors use to look inside your body for clues about a medical condition. A variety of machines and techniques can create pictures of the structures and activities inside your body. The technology your doctor uses will depend on your symptoms and the part of your body being examined. X-rays, CT scans, nuclear medicine scans, MRI scans and ultrasound are all types of diagnostic imaging.
Homeopathy
Homeopathy ("home-ee-AH-pah-thy"), also known as homeopathic medicine, is a whole medical system that originated in Europe. Homeopathy seeks to stimulate the body's ability to heal itself by giving very small doses of highly diluted substances that in larger doses would produce illness or symptoms (an approach called "like cures like")., It is a form of health care that developed in Germany and has been practiced in the United States since the early 19th century. Homeopathic practitioners are commonly called homeopaths.
Massage Therapy
Massage is one of the oldest healing arts: Chinese records dating back 3,000 years document its use; the ancient Hindus, Persians and Egyptians applied forms of massage for many ailments; and Hippocrates wrote papers recommending the use of rubbing and friction for joint and circulatory problems. Today, the benefits of massage are varied and far-reaching. As an accepted part of many physical rehabilitation programs, massage therapy has also proven beneficial for many chronic conditions, including low back pain, arthritis, bursitis, fatigue, high blood pressure, diabetes, immunity suppression, infertility, smoking cessation, depression, and more. And, as many millions will attest, massage also helps relieve the stress and tension of everyday living that can lead to disease and illness.
Neurology
Neurology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Specifically, it deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease involving the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their coverings, blood vessels, and all effector tissue, such as muscle. Physicians who specialize in neurology are called neurologists, and are trained to investigate, or diagnose and treat, neurological disorders. Pediatric neurologists treat neurological disease in children. Neurologists may also be involved in clinical research, clinical trials, as well as basic research and translational research. In the United Kingdom, contributions to the field of Neurology stem from various professions; saliently, several biomedical research scientists are choosing to specialize in the technical/laboratory aspects of one of neurology's subdisciplines.
Neuropsychology
Doctors often tell their patients to avoid stress in order to improve their health. this is usually excellent advice--but how do you avoid stress? And is all stress bad? Not only are most people unfamiliar with controlling stress, they don't know what it is in the first place.
Orthopedics
Whatever activities your lifestyle includes - tending a garden, working construction or playing forward on your high school soccer team - how you feel dramatically affects your ability to perform. Maybe it is the unexpected automobile accident or worker's compensation injury that leaves you wondering how you will put your life back together again. Whatever the reason, when the strains of your lifestyle take you out of the action, seeing an experienced orthopaedic surgeon who understands your lifestyle may mean the difference between a quick return or a prolonged injury.
Physical Therapy
Patients and physicians are demanding the talents of physical therapists for conservative management of a wide variety of conditions. In many cases, patients are being sent to physical therapy instead of surgery.
Special Testing
TMJ Dentistry
This is a syndrome which is triggered as a result of trauma such as, automobile accident, slip & fall, battery, etc. creating the dysfunction.
Wellness Care
Wellness care is not about taking treatments on a repetitive basis just to feel good. It is performing specific individualized examinations of the patient's well-being at regular intervals. The interval and type of examination are based on the patient's past history, family history, trauma history, occupation, lifestyle, nutritional habits, exercise, and toxic load.
