Joseph M. Stephano, DC

Occupational Health Chiropractor

Dr. Joseph M. Stephano is an Occupational Health Chiropractor in Vallejo, CA with special training and skill in identifying and removing workplace injury risk factors. As an Occupational Health Chiropractor, Joseph M. Stephano, DC performs services that promote employee health and keep the cost of health insurance low. Chiropractic Occupational Health is the treatment and prevention of musculoskeletal disorders that occur on the job. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Occupational Health Chiropractors include muscle strains, misalignments, and machinery-related accidents. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Occupational Health Chiropractors include conducting physical screenings, treating chiropractic injuries, and helping to modify the workspace to reduce injury risk.

Occupational Health is that specialty within the chiropractic profession that deals with the prevention and management of work related injuries. It also considers and assists clients with State and Federal Compliance assistance. Occupational Health goes much farther than simply treating injured workers however. This may mean working with clients to promote optimum safety and ergonomic principles, interacting with the injured worker to promote safety and prevent future injuries, assisting a company with accident investigation to identify root cause, redesigning a workstation to eliminate hazards, working with safety teams, providing training programs etc. The list of potential services that the specialist can interact with a client company or patient is lengthy and varied involving both in office services as well as on site services.

Sports Medicine Chiropractor

Dr. Joseph M. Stephano is a Sports Medicine Chiropractor in Vallejo, CA with special training and skill in preventing and treating musculoskeletal, joint, and spinal athletic injuries. As a Sports Medicine Chiropractor, Joseph M. Stephano, DC performs pain and mobility assessment, treatment plan development, and mobility restoration treatment. Chiropractic Sports Medicine is a medical specialty focused on preventing and treating injuries typically occurring during athletics like football, baseball, basketball, and soccer. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Sports Medicine Chiropractors include muscle sprain, torn ACL, chronic joint and back pain, spinal disc pain, disc herniation, hamstring injury, knee injury, and nerve dysfunction. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Sports Medicine Chiropractors include diagnostic imaging like x-ray, MRI, and CT scan, pain and mobility assessment, spinal manipulation, inflammation reduction techniques, medical massage, acupuncture, physical therapy rehabilitation, spa therapy, nerve pain block injections, and referral to other specialists as needed.

A sports chiropractor is uniquely trained to provide care and treatment of injuries or illness resulting from sports and physical fitness activities. Doctors of Chiropractic with the Diplomate American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians (DACBSP) or the Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician (CCSP), sport specialty certifications from the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians, have advanced training in the assessment, management and rehabilitation of sports related injuries. Extremity care, rehabilitation and soft tissue procedures are common skills utilized by these doctors. The specialty training covers a broad spectrum from the pediatric athlete to professional and Olympic athletes, and everything in between, using a variety of techniques and modalities.