Electric muscle stimulation uses current to decrease pain, reduce swelling, relax muscles, and promote tissue healing. Pads are placed on or around the injured area, and the current is increased until it feels strong to the patient, but not painful.

Ultrasound is applied using a round-headed wand in direct contact with patients skin. A gel is applied to the skin to reduce friction and transmit the ultrasonic waves. These sound waves pass through the skin and create a vibration in the intended tissues. The result of such vibration is a heating of the tissues, which can promote tissue healing, decrease inflammation, and relax muscles.

Weighted cervical traction is accomplished by hanging weights from a harness that goes on the head. The goal of weighted cervical traction is to restore the proper curve in the neck. Restoration of this curve is important for decreasing stress on the joints of the neck, as well as decreasing tension in the muscles that support the neck and head. The doctor will determine how much weight should be used, and for how long.

Spinal Rehabilitation and Core Stabilization is aimed at strengthening the muscles that support the spine. The exercises and activities we have put together improve strength and coordination of the muscle groups that hold the spine in place, thus decreasing the risk for injury in the future. We put together a progression of specific exercises for our patients that will help stabilize areas of the spine that need strengthening.

Stretching can lengthen muscles that have become short and weak. The result is increased strength, improved flexibility, and decreased risk of injury. Stretching tight muscle groups can also take pressure off of the spine because a lot of the large muscle groups attach to the spine.