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Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation is an intensive course of exercise therapy designed to strengthen and restore the normal function of muscles, improve endurance and stamina, increase flexibility and range of movement of tight muscles, and reduce pain. Balance exercises are also included to improve the reaction time of lazy muscle groups. Each patient is individually assessed and a programme is devised specific to individual needs and level of ability.
Much of the equipment and exercises are specialised and designed for the rehabilitation of the back and neck muscles. Research shows that home-based or unsupervised exercise is 60% less effective: without regular supervision it is easy to develop the wrong techniques and movement patterns; it is also difficult to know when you should increase the exercise and by how much.
Toward the end of the course rehabilitation patients will be shown how to do exercises safely at home using very simple equipment. Upon discharge from rehab they will be confident about doing their own exercises correctly without the need of constant supervision. Improvements in strength and endurance can be maintained by exercising just once a week at home.
Diversified
This is the most common non-specific technique used by most general practice chiropractors. It is a technique which may utilise more than one method. It will involve spinal adjustment, and generally results in a popping sound.
Drop Techniques
A specific technique for adjustment of the full spine on a special table. The adjusting table with a segmented drop system quickly lowers the section of the patient’s body corresponding with the spinal region being adjusted.
The chiropractor's thrusts (using minimal force) initiates movement, and the fast drop of the table carries the joint through the remainder of its range of motion.
Acupuncture/Dry Needling
This technique combines modern western Trigger Point theories with traditional Chinese Acupuncture. Fine needles are inserted to stimulate acupuncture points, creating a small inflammatory reaction and stimulating the body's own pain relieving and anti-inflammatory mechanisms.
Acupuncture/Dry Needling works in this instance by inhibiting some of the body's responses to the problem, particularly muscle spasm and so relieving some of the pain and thus allowing the Chiropractic Adjustments to work unopposed.
SOT
SOT is an acronym for Sacro Occipital Technique. It is a method of chiropractic based primarily on the identification and treatment of three bodily systems: the cranial sacral respiratory system, the weight-bearing system and the function of the lumbar spine.
A SOT chiropractor analyzes your body, concentrating on these three areas. They integrate large amounts of information, and then use several different techniques and approaches simultaneously, including the use of blocks, joint adjustment, organ/soft tissue reflex manipulation and cranial corrections.
SOT patients are also routinely given guidance regarding home care, diet, and nutrition.
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