Cleary Family Chiropractic: Blog

In order to complement and enhance the healing effects of chiropractic manipulative treatment, Cleary Family Chiropractic provides hands-on physiological therapeutic procedures. We teach our patients special “blueprint” exercises uniquely designed for them, to help strengthen and correct their own particular problem. Our physiotherapy procedures include: Ultrasound Interferential electrical muscle stimulation Russian Stimulation Mechanical traction Cryotherapy Moist heat therapy Work hardening rehabilitation program Cold Laser Active Release Techniques Decompression Postural restorative exercises Your first session with Dr. Matthew Cleary or Dr. Dave Sikanowicz will be unique to you because your particular needs are addressed. The doctor will also ask a series of questions about your medical history as a starting point for his diagnosis. Once a diagnosis is reached, you will receive a treatment plan with set achievable goals. The doctor will also prescribe an at-home exercise/stretch ...

Does your neck often hurt or feel tired? Maybe you are able to trace the pain’s origin to a traumatic injury, or perhaps the pain developed over time as you looked down at a screen too much. Regardless, Cleary Family Chiropractic in Woodstock offers several treatment options, but patients should expect therapeutic exercise to be part of their recovery process. When a patient complains of neck pain, we will run tests including x-rays to learn more about the cause. We advise patients not to improvise their own therapeutic exercise without our advice. But usually, patients will be assigned stretches that will increase the strength of their muscles, taking some of the weight of their skull off their other tissues. These exercises are also meant to increase flexibility. They usually include rolling the head in a circle, bending the neck slowly in different directions, and holding the ear to the shoulder. Patients will gradually increase the number of stretches they do and how long they hold...