What are the benefits of chiropractic care?
Our chiropractic care will be of benefit whether your daily physical activity is walking the dog, riding your bike to school, taking a yoga class, hiking a trail, training for a marathon, or maybe you haven’t found a daily physical activity yet. No matter where your activity level lies, we’re ready to get you out of pain and to find an active care plan for you. Keeping your muscles, joints, and tendons healthy and strong contribute to a pain-free, uninjured body.
What do I wear when coming to Fortitude Performance Chiropractic?
Be sure to wear comfortable and loose clothing that will not interfere or get in the way of the tratment you are booked for. For most cases, shorts and a loose fitting t-shirt or tank top suffice. If you are coming to us directly from an activity where your clothing causes discomfort, we offer a variety of apparel for patients to borrow, including shorts, gowns, and t-shirts.
What IS a chiropractic adjustment?
Motion palpation is used to assess the motion of a joint, either in your spine or extremity joints, to determine areas of hypo-mobility or restrictions in movement. A minimally invasive, low amplitude-high velocity impulse is often used in both the spine and extremity joints where indicated. The result of an adjustment is an increase in range of motion and a decrease in pain in the local area of where the adjustment occurred. The “popping” sound commonly occurs which is the formation and release of a gas bubble due to the quick stretch of the joints of the surrounding area.
Our favorite analogy is to compare joints to the hinges of a door: if a door has not moved or is not moving optimally, it may squeak, creak, or fail to open or close properly. Similarly, our joints may not be moving as efficiently as they should, leading to popping, clicking, pain, or stiffness in the surrounding areas. In such cases, we often apply a bit of lubrication, in this scenario that would be a chiropractic adjustment, (as one would apply WD40 to a door hinge) to improve joint mobility and function.
