Back Pain Treatment Calgary

Unlike other manipulation therapies, Chiropractic Therapy focuses on the manipulation of the spine through a series of adjustments and mobilizations. Adjustments are commonly high-velocity motions applied to abnormal vertebra with the goal to improve symmetry and functionality. Chiropractic mobilization refers to a slow manipulation and stretching of muscles and joints with the goal of increasing the range of motion within specific areas of the spine.

Physiotherapy focuses on using movement to rehabilitate and strengthen the body in order to improve physical well-being following disease or injury. By uniting exercise, manual hands-on therapy and specially adapted tools, therapists can focus on highly targeted treatments that deliver long lasting results. Physiotherapy can look quite different for each patient, and at our clinic every session is unique. We offer 30 minutes of one-on-one treatment time at each visit, which allows the physiotherapist to design and implement a specific treatment plan tailored to each individual patient’s needs. Some common elements of a physiotherapy treatment plan include exercise programs which improve flexibility and strengthen muscles, soft tissue massage, joint manipulation and specialist treatments including hydrotherapy and electrotherapy. Physiotherapy often also involves the recommendation of exercises that can be done regularly in the patient’s home, to improve the curative strength of the therapy.

Massage therapy is a type of treatment in which a trained and certified medical professional manipulates the soft tissues of your body — muscle, connective tissue, tendons, ligaments and skin — using varying degrees of pressure and movement.