Riverbridge Chiropractic Center

For decades our health care providers have primarily relied upon medicine to cure all of our ailments.
What makes Dr. Corry's chiropractic healing special is that rather than simply prescribing a drug to remove discomfort, he actually touches the pain and determines the source of the neuromuscular issue.
Dr. Corry has been treating spinal and musculoskeletal conditions for the past 35 years, and his ability to actively engage to find the root of his patients' physical discomfort is what makes him unique over many primary physicians today.

Acupuncture is a healing technique from traditional Chinese medicine which relies on stimulating precise points on the body.
Typically this is done using very thin needles.
An extensive description of this ancient healing technique can be found here.
The Chinese began using acupuncture possibly as long as 5,000-7,000 years ago, and it has been incorporated into many healing traditions since that time.
Originally tightly tied to the Chinese concept of Qi (or "life energy"), many modern scientists and therapists also think in terms of the nervous system and directly stimulating nerve endings in order to alter brain function (particularly those associated with pain receptors).

Myofascial trigger points refer to knotted, painful nodules in the muscles and their connective tissue.
These trigger points are typically causes of localized pain, but can also radiate pain out into the muscles and tissues around them.
A myofascial trigger point in the shoulder muscle, for example, might radiate pain up the neck and into the head, causing chronic headaches.
Even though they are an extremely common cause of chronic pain, myofascial trigger points are not commonly included in most medical studies.

Modalities in Chiropractic treatment refer to applying physical treatments to the body in order to produce therapeutic changes.
This can include heat or cold, ultrasound sound waves, or electrical stimulation, and these modalities are often used in conjunction and with other therapies.
Much like you may have put a heating pad on a sore muscle or ice on a sprain, heat or cold therapy can be of great aid in healing tense or damaged muscle tissue.
Often alternating between heat and cold can provide instant relief to chronic pain conditions.

Physical therapy is all about helping you to maintain, improve, or restore a range of physical movement which enables you live in a manner that maximizes your happiness and quality of life.
Physical therapists are recognized as a crucial part of the health care rehabilitation process, and are also increasingly appreciated for their services in reducing the risk of injury and increasing performance.
Many adults experience chronic pain on a daily basis, and commonly we turn to the prescription of opoids or other pain relief medications as a method of overcoming this pain.