Pain Relief Chiropractic

Chiropractic Sports Medicine

Pain Relief Chiropractic is a Chiropractic Sports Medicine practice in Galesburg, IL with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in preventing and treating musculoskeletal, joint, and spinal athletic injuries. Sports Medicine Chiropractors at Pain Relief Chiropractic perform 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 at Chiropractic Sports Medicine practices 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 Chiropractic Sports Medicine practices 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.

Chiropractic Nutrition

Pain Relief Chiropractic is a Chiropractic Nutrition practice in Galesburg, IL with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in treating musculoskeletal injuries and maintaining musculoskeletal health through a combination of chiropractic techniques and nutrition. Chiropractic Nutritionists at Pain Relief Chiropractic perform nutritional guidance and recommendations to improve musculoskeletal, nervous system, and brain health. Chiropractic Nutrition is a medical specialty focused on improving patient health by combining chiropractic methods and carefully monitored nutritional principles. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Chiropractic Nutrition practices include spinal injuries, muscle tears, back pain, migraines, neck pain, reduced ability to walk, stand, or balance, and post-surgical recovery. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Chiropractic Nutrition practices include range of movement assessment, spine and neck adjustment, nutritional counseling, patient education, nutritional supplementation, physical therapy, balance activities, and referral to other specialists as needed.

Chiropractic Nutrition is that specialty within the chiropractic profession that deals with the overall factors that affect the patient's ability to maintain the manipulative correction and thus sustain better neurological integrity. The Chiropractic Nutrition Specialist will perform extensive research on the patient's previous health history, ethnicity, and any family history related to what the patient is being treated for. Patients fill out questionnaires concerning dietary and sleep patterns and previous or present symptomology. A nutrition examination would be performed to assess areas such as absorption rates, adrenal function, kidney health, lung health etc. The patient is often instructed on how to check the pH of their saliva and urine, test for the presence of Candida Albicans, etc., at home. Outside laboratory testing includes blood, urine, hair analysis, food allergy testing etc. The patient's prescription and over the counter medications are recorded and analyzed.