Chiropractic Toronto
Why Choose a Lawrence Park Health Toronto Chiropractor?
Our top-rated Yonge and Eglinton Toronto Chiropractors are experts in diagnosing and treating conditions for all areas of the body. This includes acute care and wellness check-ups for the neurological, muscular and skeletal systems of the body, working on injured muscles, nerves, ligaments, tendons, and joints for people of all ages and athletic abilities.
With our experienced Toronto chiropractors, patient education, preventative stretching / strengthening exercises, manual therapy, physical rehabilitation, nutrition and ergonomic advice are key elements of our practices as we work with you to meet your health and fitness goals. When an adjustment may be required, Dr. Jordan and Dr. Gloria offer gentle options – safe even for pregnant moms, babies & seniors!
What is Chiropractic?
One of the largest primary care professions in Ontario, chiropractic is a non-invasive, conservative hands-on health care discipline that focuses on the neuromusculoskeletal system (nerves, muscles, tendons, joints, bones).
Chiropractors use a drug-free, manual approach to healthcare, utilizing biomechanical and orthopaedic assessments to formulate a specific diagnosis and provide treatment as well as preventative care for disorders related to the spine, pelvis, extremities, nervous system and joints.
Chiropractors use a combination of treatments, which are selected based on the specific needs of each individual patient. After taking a thorough history and diagnosing a patient, a chiropractor can develop and carry out a comprehensive treatment / management plan, recommend therapeutic exercise, stretching and other non-invasive therapies, and provide nutritional, dietary, ergonomic and lifestyle counseling.
For many conditions, such as lower back pain, chiropractic care is frequently the primary method of treatment. Where other conditions exist, chiropractic care may complement or support medical treatment by relieving the neuromusculoskeletal aspects associated with the condition.
Chiropractic Treatments Offered At Our Toronto Clinic:
PRE-habilitation
Prehabiliation (“pre-hab”) refers to rehabilitation that is preventative. Pre-hab is a form of strength training that aims to prevent injuries before they actually take place. This is important not only for both injury avoidance and maintaining fitness and athletic performance in general, but also for individuals awaiting surgical procedures and even for mothers about to give birth! The intention with pre-hab is to prepare the body to withstand increased physical stress:
- Strengthening muscles
- Ensuring proper range of motion
- Correct motor firing patterns proprioception (balance)
- Ensuring optimal blood flow and good tissue health
Prehabilitation has been shown to significantly improve end outcomes by reducing recovery time, lessening pain and preventing complications. With orthopaedic surgery, prehabiliation is particularly important in inactive individuals who are undergoing knee or hip replacements.
Rehabilitation
Performed following injury or as part of treatment for a given condition, rehabilitation involves restoring normal joint range of motion, motor re-programming, strengthening and stretching, and is integral in reducing pain, returning tissues to their pre-injury state, and preventing re-injury in the future. Rehabilitation is important not only post-surgically and after traumatic injuries that have resulted in fractures, sprains, or strains, but also with minor injuries, aches and pains.
Soft Tissue Therapy / Myofascial Release
Hands-on therapy is important in the treatment of muscles and/or other structures that are injured in acute trauma or chronic / repetitive strain. Soft tissue therapy helps to break down the scar tissue and helps muscles return to normal structure and function properly again. At our clinic, soft tissue therapy is offered in the forms of basic myofasical release (massage specific to the injured muscle), Active Release Technique, Graston Technique, and Cupping Therapy
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is offered here at Lawrence Park Health, in the form of McMaster University contemporary medical acupuncture, dry needling, intramuscular stimulation (IMS) or electro-acupuncture. Acupuncture helps to promote natural healing from within the body itself. Acupuncture is utilized for pain management, accelerated healing and the restoration of healthy nerve and muscle function.
Joint Mobilization and Manipulation
When indicated, joint mobilizations and/or manipulation can be extremely helpful in the treatment of mechanical pain and restoring normal range of motion, particularly in the neck & back, hips, ankles, and other joints of the body. We also offer Activator adjustments that use a gentle hand held device to very specifically target joints that aren’t moving well (this is one of the most gentle ways of adjusting and can even be used on babies, acutely injured necks / joints and seniors!); and exercise strap mobilizations which utilizes a special stretching strap for gentle, but very effective stretching and restoration of restricted range of motion and help to return you to your back to your pre-injured state, also without any twisting, “popping,” or quick movements. For those who might be wondering, joint mobilizations / adjustments work in four main ways:
- To increase joint mobility and flexibility in a specific area. When joints are not moving properly, the small stabilizing muscles in the area atrophy (break down, shrink and become weak) because they are not being used. This muscle atrophy will cause instability and dysfunction in that area through decreased strength and proprioceptive awareness of the joints and muscles. Increasing mobility through mobilization / manipulation can also take tension away from areas where nerves are being compressed. Nerve compression often results in a decrease in nerve impulses to important organs and tissues, which impairs function of the end organ / structure that the nerve is supplying, hinders healing and results in inflammation and pain.
- To provide pain relief. Adjustments have an analgesic effect, inhibiting peripheral pain by stimulating the mechanoreceptors in the joint capsule. Endorphins (feel good hormones) are also released following an adjustment, which also contributes to pain reduction and healing.
- To increase circulation in the area and also the circulation of synovial fluid in the specific joint. Increasing circulation helps to nourish the cartilage in joints, restore proper blood flow to muscles & other surrounding structures and also helps to flush out toxins from the immediate area. This results in reduced inflammation, reduced pain and a faster healing time!
- To improve nerve function. Adjustments help the nerve at the spinal level that is adjusted, to function with better conduction and less impedance – whether it be a physical resolution of nerve impingement, a reduction in inflammation, resetting / the proprioceptors (structures that are responsible for telling your brain know where your joint / body position is in space) in the affected joint, or stimulating a stretch-relax reflex via special sensory cells in your body, known as golgi tendon organs and muscle spindles.
Electrical Modalities
At our Yonge-Eglinton clinic we offer: Ultrasound (US), Interferrential Current (IFC), Russian Stimulation, Microcurrent and Transcutaneous (TENS). As part of a comprehensive treatment plan, these modalities help manage symptoms such as muscle spasm, pain and swelling. These modalities help to increase healthy blood flow to the structures treated, reducing pain and inflammation, which promotes healing and ultimately helps to assist in the restoration of normal function.