Battlefield Chiropractic (540)710-7300
Providing superior chiropractic care for the Fredericksburg area.
Fredericksburg Chiropractor - Chiropractic Practice - SERVICES At Battlefield Chiropractic Center, we take pride in providing the finest chiropractic care to our patients. Below is a sampling of just some of the services we provide. Chiropractic Care Your nervous system controls and regulates every cell in your body. When the spine becomes misaligned, your nerves can become pinched leaving your nervous system compromised. If left untreated, this can lead to disease processes, muscles imbalances, degeneration of disc and pain. By providing hands on movement of bones & joints, we can restore nerve flow to help you feel better & restore function. Dr. Brooks' patients frequently talk about how much better they feel after an adjustment! We provide spinal correction by using some of the most researched and successful chiropractic techniques available. With advanced chiropractic equipment and tables, we are able to perform specific spinal adjustments that are more comfortable and more effective than ever before. As a chiropractor, Dr. Brooks has years of training and experience in spinal adjustments. With onsite x-ray, we can also quickly note the presence of spinal misalignments, decreases in disc height, osteoarthitis, abnormal curvatures and more. In addition to spinal adjustments, Dr. Brooks is also trained in working with the extremities. Here is sample of just some of the conditions that we treat: ·Herniated Disc ·Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ·Rotator Cuff Injuries ·Pinched Nerves ·Neck and Arm Pain ·Low Back and Leg Pain ·Hip Pain ·Migraines ·Sports Injuries ·Auto Accidents
Custom Made Foot Orthotics Computer-electronic scanning allows Dr. Brooks to provide highly specific inserts worn in shoes. Created just for you, they help with more than foot problems. By stabilizing and balancing your feet, orthotics enhance your body’s performance and efficiency, reduce pain, and contribute to your total body wellness. Adjunctive Therapies Dr. Brooks is certified by The National Board of Chiropractic Examiners in physiological therapeutics. Comfortable roller tables & muscle stimulation reduce spasm, tension, & pain, making adjustments feel even better. Therapeutic ultrasound and massage are highly effective for arthritis and sore, painful muscles. Exercise/Rehab strengthens muscles to help you heal sooner and feel better longer. Chiropractic Treatments of Common Conditions And Pain Headaches Headaches, whether chronic or not, can be caused by a variety of causes such as diet, hormonal changes, stress, allergies, neck and spine misalignments. A great majority of headaches are caused by improper misalignment of the cervical spine. Spinal manipulation, by a qualified and respected chiropractor, can be more effective than other treatments such as medication and physical therapy. Medications and physical therapy usually only help with the pain temporarily, but they do not address the cause of headaches related to stress, neck and spinal misalignments. Neck, Mid Back and Lower Back Pain Chiropractic care is associated spinal adjustments and treatment of pain which causes discomfort and loss of mobility related to spinal misalignment. Spinal misalignments normally compress the spinal nerves exiting the spinal cord and the compression of nerves can lead to pain, numbness or stiffness. By proper alignment and adjustments through chiropractic care the pain, numbness and/or inflammation can be quickly reduced and your life can return to normal Hip Pain Some cases of lumbar or lower back subluxations can lead to hip pain. Created by a decrease in the joint space in the hip joint this will cause pain, discomfort, decreasing range of motion, and possibly an altered walking pattern displayed. Chiropractic hip adjustments used to increase the joint space can release the pressure upon the joint and reduce pain and other symptoms Spinal Disc Problems – herniated or bulging discs Spinal discs which is the cartilage located between each vertebra, are vital to a properly functioning spine. These discs are like shock absorbers and allow for the movement of the individual vertebrae and create the spacing necessary for the spinal nerves to exit from the spinal cord. When a disc begins to degenerate, it will lose its proper shape, therein a bulging disc. Further breakdown of the disc may result in a herniated disc, where the jelly-like contents of the disc rupture which causes great pain and discomfort. Lower Back Pain in Pregnancy During pregnancy, rapid weight gain and hormonal influences on the body may create instability in the lower back which can cause compression upon the lumbar nerves and women may find themselves dealing with constant lower back pain and/or sciatica. Because expecting mothers are advised not to take any pain medication, gentle chiropractic care is a safe and highly recommended and effective solution to relieve their pain. Sciatica Sciatica is an irritation or pinching of the sciatic nerve which is the largest nerve in the body and portions of it travel from the low back all the way down to the foot. Pinching of this nerve may cause electric shock-like pain in the leg, as well as weakness and numbness along the path of the nerve. Sciatica can be caused either by a lumbar (low back) spinal misalignment, muscle spasm in the hip region or by a herniated or bulging disc. Chiropractic treatment for sciatica, which is not the same as your run of the mill lower back pain, can differ greatly from treatment of general lower back pain Elbow Pain The elbow is a complex joint involving three different bones, the humerus, ulna and radius. Rotational misalignment of these bones will usually create discomfort and eventually may cause numbness in the forearm and hand. With appropriate chiropractic care and adjustments along with rehabilitative exercises can decrease or eliminate these symptoms. Shoulder Pain Our shoulder is naturally an unstable joint in the body being a very shallow joint with the clavicle being the only bone that keeps the arms away from our body. With its tendency to drop downward and rotate internally this typically results in pain, a restricted range of motion and places undue stress on the soft tissue surrounding the shoulder joint. The result is tendonitis or bursitis of the shoulder and muscle weakness in the shoulder area. The realignment of the shoulder joint can give you back your range of motion and relieve pain in the shoulder. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Carpal Tunnel is a common problem that causes severe pain in the hand or wrist which can be so severe it can wake a person up during sleep. Caused by an inflammation or pinching of the median nerve that branches off the spinal cord in the neck region and travels down the front of the arm to the wrist and hand. Physicians often prescribe wrist braces or recommend surgery to cut the connective tissues in the wrist that surround the median nerve. Often a condition called Double Crush is overlooked and ignored. This is when the median nerve is irritated in the wrist AND the neck so that surgery to the wrist is not successful because the neck is not addressed. Another factor is that the bones that make up the carpal tunnel arch tend to drop from musculature imbalances in the forearm which can also compress the median nerve. Chiropractic adjustments to the neck, spine and wrist can help restore the carpal tunnel arch and help to significantly reduce or end wrist and/or hand pain. Chronic Knee Pain The most commonly injured area involving sports and athletics is the knee. Knee pain and injuries are caused by sprains, strains, arthritis, patellar tracking disorders, and rotations of the fibular. Some adjustments to the knee by our Chiropractor can provide pain and discomfort relief due to arthritic pain, patellar tracking and misalignments of he fibula. Foot and Ankle Pain Our foot is made up of 26 tiny individual bones and if only one of these bones is misaligned, pain and discomfort can and usually will result. The foot also contains ligaments and muscles which are directly affected by these misalignments. Slips, falls, athletics, sports, traumas, sprains and strains to our feet can lead to these misalignments. Simple and proper adjustments to correct alignment issues in the foot can decrease pain. The proper mechanics and workings of the foot are terribly important as these misalignments will usually alter your walking or step pattern and cause lower back and or hip pain. Battlefield Chiropractic Center 4721 Jefferson Davis Highway Fredericksburg, VA 22408 |
