At Koff Chiropractic Clinic, we take great pride in providing the finest chiropractic care to our patients. Below is a sampling of the different chiropractic services we offer in our Manassas office.
Electro-Muscle Stimulation
Electro-Muscle Stimulation is a special form of electrical current that is administered at the site of soft tissue injury, especially muscles, for the blocking of pain.
Many painful symptoms can be relieved with the application of Electro-Muscle Stimulation.
- Patient Benefits
- Reduces pain sensation
- Helps decrease swelling
- Promotes general muscle tone
- Speeds the healing process
Frequently Asked Questions about Electro-Muscle Stimulation
Q. How does Electro-Muscle Stimulation work?
A. Small amounts of electrical current are induced in to the tissue for the purpose of reducing swelling. This widely used technique safely strengthens muscles and helps reduce painful symptoms.
Q. What does Electro-Muscle Stimulation feel like?
A. Patients generally feel a slight tingling sensation at first. Since your body may become accustomed to the initial setting, the intensity may be raised during the course of your 10-20 minute treatment for maximum healing effect.
Q. Why is Electro-Muscle Stimulation used?
A. Electro-Muscle Stimulation has been used as an effective form of pain relief. It is recommended in cases in which pain is accompanied by swelling and inflammation.
Ultrasound
Ultrasound is a therapeutic treatment using high-frequency sound waves administered in the region of soft tissue injuries.
Ultrasound can often help shoulders, elbows, and sports-related injuries.
- Patient Benefits
- Highly effective in treating calcium deposition
- Stimulates healing without irritation
- Speeds metabolism and improves blood flow
- Reduces nerve root irritation
- Enhances the body's own natural healing ability
Frequently Asked Questions about Ultrasound
Q. How does Ultrasound work?
A. Sound vibrations, as fast as a million times per second, penetrate the tissues deep in the body, creating a heat response. These vibrations and heat help break down and disperse unhealthy calcium and other hard tissue accumulations.
Q. What does Ultrasound feel like?
A. The gel used to conduct the sound waves is at room temperature and may momentarily feel cool to the skin when it is initially applied. Most patients feel nothing, or a pleasant and relaxing sensation below the surface of the skin.
Q. Why is Ultrasound used?
A. Ultrasound treatment can usually be administered directly to the area of complaint, penetrating deep into the body. The rise in temperature increases blood flow, relaxes muscle spasms, massages damaged tissues, and speeds the healing process.
Acupressure Therapy
Acupressure is similar to Acupuncture, however there are no needles or piercing of the skin. It utilizes an electrical stimulus, which contacts different acupressure meridian lines and points. The object is to reduce pain.
It is an important adjunct to the spinal adjustment in reducing pain and allowing for better adaptation to the therapy.
- Patient Benefits
- Relieves tension, stress, aches and pains
- Reduces pain and swelling
- Increases blood supply
- Works extremely well with nerve related conditions
Frequently Asked Questions about Acupressure Therapy
Q. How does Acupressure work?
A. Acupressure therapy stimulates and activates the body's own energies to help fight illness and promote healing. Some of the Acupressure points are significant as they relate to a specific part of the body while others are more general in their effect.
Q. What is the purpose of Acupressure?
A. The purpose of Acupressure is to stimulate the body's own recuperative powers by stimulating the various points on the body to diffuse the toxic build up that accumulates in the muscle tissue. In the United States, Acupressure is primarily used to relieve pain, reduce stress, and improve overall well-being. It also serves to reduce swelling and increase blood supply which supports the healing process.
Hydromassage Therapy
Hydromassage combines the use of floatation, thermo therapy, and whirlpool type massage without getting wet. The applications and benefits of this type of therapy cover a wide range of conditions.
The use of Chiropractic adjustment in conjunction with therapeutic hydromassage offers a very effective and efficient combination to retrain the body and rid it of acute and chronic pain.
- Patient Benefits
- Increases blood supply to soft tissue, muscle and joints
- Reduction of pain, inflammation and edema
- Muscle relaxation
- Helps decrease spasticity, tenderness and spasms
- Promotes more rapid healing of soft tissue injuries
Frequently Asked Questions about Hydromassage Therapy
Q. How does Hydromassage Therapy work?
A. Water is extremely buoyant; therefore minimal strain is put on the weight-bearing joints. Heat is evenly conducted through the skin and into the muscles and soft tissues of the body. The heat expands blood vessels, increases blood and lymphatic circulation, increases metabolism and has a sedative effect. As the massage works a pressure point, the muscle tension yields freely to the pressure of the water, enabling the fibers to elongate and relax, blood to flow freely and toxins to be released.
Q. Why is Hydromassage Therapy used?
A. Stimulating pressure points with the massage and heat triggers the release of endorphins, which are neurochemicals that relieve pain.
Low Level Laser Therapy
Low Level Laser Therapy, also referred to as Cold Lasers or Soft Lasers, harnesses and magnifies energy from the invisible spectrum of light. The therapeutic laser gives these photons of light the ability to reach tissues up to 4 inches below the skin's surface. This process delivers energy and therapeutic light into damaged cells, so the process of repair and healing are greatly accelerated.
Ultimately your clinician will determine if your condition is appropriate for laser therapy.
- Patient Benefits
- Reduces pain and inflammation
- Accelerated healing process
- Strengthens damaged tissue
Frequently Asked Questions about Low Level Laser Therapy
Q. How does Laser Therapy feel like?
A. Most people feel nothing at all during the treatment session. Some patients will feel a slight tingling sensation brought on by the increased blood flow to the area being treated.
Q. Is Laser Therapy safe?
A. Yes. Low level Laser Therapy has been in use for over 20 years around the world. Hundreds of clinical studies and scientific papers have documented the effectiveness and safety of this therapy. The FDA has cleared this laser for use in the US.
Q. Why is Laser Therapy used?
A. Laser Therapy produces a healing effect in the cells and structures of the body. Laser light is actually influencing your body to speed up and strengthen the healing process. The effect of laser therapy is not just temporary relief; it is cumulative over time, so the more treatments you have, the stronger and more permanent the effect.
Trigger Point Therapy
Using the hands, the skin is gently pressed, to locate underlying tight bands or nodules of muscle fibers. Then using the hand, fingers, elbow or small hand instrument, the muscle is compressed with sustained pressure to relax it.
Trigger Point Therapy reduces spasms and relaxes muscles.
- Patient Benefits
- Reduces chronic muscle spasms
- Avoids scar tissue formation
- Improves muscle tone
- Promotes better circulation
- Increases range of motion
Frequently Asked Questions about Trigger Point Therapy
Q. What is a Trigger Point?
A. A Trigger Point is an area of uncontrolled muscle tightness causing tenderness, which interferes with normal muscle function, This restricts normal range of motion, weakens the muscle, and may refer to other parts of the body.
Q. What does Trigger Point Therapy feel like?
A. To prepare the site, a cooling spray may be used. As pressure is applied, some patients experience temporary discomfort until the muscle relaxes.
Q. Why is Trigger Point Therapy used?
A. Trigger Point Therapy is a highly effective way to reduce muscle spasms and relax hyperactive muscles. This helps restore normal range of motion and promotes faster healing.
Surface EMG
Surface EMG (Electromyography) is a device for measuring extremely small amounts of electricity generated by muscles below the surface of the skin.
Abnormal muscle activity may show where treatment is needed.
- Patient Benefits
- Safe and non-intrusive procedure
- Shows location of muscle spasm
- Visual display is easy to understand
- Documents severity of condition
- Records effectiveness of treatment
Frequently Asked Questions about Surface EMG
Q. How does Surface EMG work?
A. Two collectors called "electrodes" are placed on the skin above the muscle being tested. A computer interprets the underlying electrical differences.
Q. How does Surface EMG feel like?
A. Most patients feel some light pressure from the electrodes, however, Surface EMG is basically a safe and painless diagnostic procedure.
Q. Why is Surface EMG used?
A. Surface EMG is a reliable way to accurately measure and record musicale tension due to stress or trauma. Recordings before and after treatment can be used to show progress and treatment effectiveness.
Massage Therapy
Massage can relieve tension in your muscles and help your body to release natural painkillers and promote your bodies own natural healing ability. Deep tissue massage is used to focus on a specific problem, such as: Chronic Pain, Limited mobility, Recovery from injuries, Repetitive strain injury, Postural problems, Osteoarthritis pain, Fibromyalgia and Muscle tension or spasm.
- Patient Benefits
- Boost the immune system
- Significantly lower blood pressure
- Sooth chronic joint and muscle pain
- Battle fatigue and ease stress
Frequently Asked Questions about Massage Therapy
Q. How does Massage Therapy work?
A. Massage Therapy works by helping to manipulate your body's soft tissues - muscles, skin, and tendons - using fingertips, hands, fists, and sometimes elbows.
Q. How does Massage Therapy feel like?
A. At certain points during the massage, it is common to feel some discomfort as tender areas are addressed. While there may be a bit of discomfort, it is necessary to promote better blood flow to the soft tissues.
Q. Why is Massage Therapy used?
A. Massage therapy is used to relieve tension in your muscles, and relieve muscle soreness, helping your body to relax and begin to heal.
Reiki
Reiki is a light touch healing treatment, there is no pressure on the body making it ideal for treating all ages and conditions. Reiki is a Japanese name consisting of two words Rei meaning universal and Ki meaning life energy. The practice of Reiki helps restore and balance life energy in our bodies to support health and healing.
- Patient Benefits
- Reduction of Stress
- Relieving Pain
- Harmonize body, mind, spirit
Frequently Asked Questions about Reiki
Q. What is a Reiki treatment?
A. You relax, fully clothed in a comfortable position while the practioner holds their hands on or above you. A treatment can be as little as 15 min. or last as long as an hour.
Q. What does Reiki feel like?
A. The energy flows wherever it is required and can normally be felt as a warm or tingling sensation in the body.
Q. Why is Reiki used?
A. The practice of Reiki is based on the concept of restoring and balancing life energy in our bodies to support health and healing.
Exercise Therapy
Exercise Therapy is a set of repetitive stretching or strengthening maneuvers designed to develop weakened or injured muscle groups that support the spine. Specific exercises help rehabilitate and stabilize the spine.
Walking provides an excellent foundation for specific strengthening exercises.
- Patient Benefits
- Increases range of motion
- Retrains damaged muscles
- Strengthens spinal structure
- Speeds rehabilitation
- Helps adjustments hold
Frequently Asked Questions about Exercise Therapy
Q. How does Exercise Therapy work?
A. The individual bones of the spine are held in place by muscle and ligaments. Proper motion and position of these bones are crucial for proper nervous system function, correct posture and good health. Exercises and repeated maneuvers help re-pattern and condition these connective tissues.
Q. Why is Exercise Therapy necessary?
A. By the time many patients seek professional help, fibrotic scar tissues have changed the elasticity and strength of supporting muscles. A program of carefully designed stretches and exercises helps restore better tone to these damages tissues.
Q. What can I expect from Exercise Therapy?
A. Results take time. Exercise Therapy is an inexpensive and effective way to speed your recovery, stabilize your spine, and help prevent a relapse.
Cryotherapy (ICE)
Cryotherapy is a term that describes the application of ice, cold towels, ice massage and compresses to reduce the temperature of tissues directly on or below the surface of the skin.
Consult your doctor before the self-administration of any therapy.
- Patient Benefits
- Helps reduce swelling and inflammation
- Numbs affected area to reduce pain
- Reduces muscle spasms
- Inexpensive and can be self-applied
Frequently Asked Questions about Cryotherapy
Q. How does Cryotherapy work?
A. Surface cooling constricts blood vessels, numbs painful areas, and help relax muscle spasms, Cold temperatures reduce nerve transmission of painful symptoms and provide temporary relief.
Q. How does Cryotherapy feel like?
A. Ice is most often used to manage acute injuries or recent eruptions of chronic conditions, Cooling affected tissues is effective in reducing and preventing post traumatic swelling. Local cooling should be applied several times a day during the initial states of an injury.
Q. Why is Cryotherapy used?
A. Cryotherapy is inexpensive, readily available, and and easy way to reduce local swelling of inflamed tissues.
Superficial Heat
Superficial Heat consists of hot packs, warm moist towels, heating pads, water bottles and infrared lamps, these can be used to help raise the temperature of soft tissues directly below the surface of the skin.
Consult your doctor before the self-administration of any therapy.
- Patient Benefits
- Helps increase circulation
- Relaxes muscle tension
- Reduces joint stiffness
- Prepare tissues for rehabilitation
- Widely available and inexpensive
Frequently Asked Questions about Superficial Heat
Q. How does Superficial Heat work?
A. Heat applied to the surface of the skin enlarges blood vessels below the surface, relaxing tissues, and can temporarily relieve painful symptoms. Increasing circulation and relaxing muscles is helpful before or after chiropractic adjustments, exercises, and other treatments.
Q. When should Superficial Heat be used?
A. Heat is usually recommended for the relaxation of tissues in spasm and temporary relief of the symptoms associated with chronic pain and muscle tightness.
Q. Why is Superficial Heat used?
A. Using heat to calm tissues suffering from long term spasm or irritation is an easy way to increase flexibility, range of motion, and promote increased circulation to speed the healing process.
