Treatment
John offers in-home treatments tailored to you. A full evaluation helps identify the best comprehensive treatment approach for patients.
Dry Needling
Functional dry needling is an intramuscular modality using a thin filament needle precisely placed in areas of dysfunction to treat muscular tension and areas in spasm. Dry needling is a more precise form of trigger point therapy and is significantly different than accupucture in that it resets muscle physiology decreasing muscle spasm and functional immobility.
Joint Mobilization & Spinal Manipulation
Mobilizations and maniplulations are forms of manual therapy. Due to immobilization (that stiff feeling), injury or trauma, joints can become restricted limiting their ability to acquire vital nutrients. Graded mobilization and manipulation can help the body restore proper nutrition to the joints, allowing for better body mechanics and mobility.
IASTM
Instrumental assisted soft tissue manipulation (IASTM) and Graston, is a form of hands on therapy used to manipulate the soft tissue. Medical grade hand-held tools are used on the skin to break up scar tissue and myofascial adhesions. Soft-tissue adhesions can be a result of trauma, overuse, or surgery and can limit body mechanics and functional mobility.
Cupping
Cupping is a form of manual therapy in which suction cups are systematically placed on the skin to increase circulation and cell repair.
Deep Tissue Release
There are various types of deep tissue release approaches including active release technique (ART) and fascial distortion model technique. Deep tissue release is the use of hand on skin contact to manipulate and apply pressure to treat dysfunction of fascia, joint, and muscle.
Exercise Prescription
While manual therapy techniques are used to decrease acute pain and increase function, catered exercise is prescribed to improve performance, correct body mechanics and muscle imbalances to avoid future and lingering ailments.