Conditions

A variety of different conditions are responsible for discomfort in different regions of your back. These include sprained ligaments, strained muscles, trigger points, arthritis, ruptured discs, inflamed joints, sports injuries, and many more. We will locate the source and do everything we can to ease the uncomfortable pain you may be experiencing.

 We can provide advice in a variety of areas that could causing your headaches.  If the hands-on adjustment is a concern, we have other low force techniques that are safe, even if you have already had surgery!

Activities and events that affect cervical biomechanics include extended sitting, repetitive movement, accidents, falls and blows to the body or head, normal aging, and everyday wear and tear. Neck pain can be very bothersome, and it can have a variety of causes.

Sciatica is a symptom that affects the sciatic nerves. These nerves run throughout a person’s legs. This often causes pain, tingling, numbness, or weakness in the legs.

When a disc herniates or slips, the nearby nerve can become extremely sensitive and irritated.  This is a severe example; however, you may experience severe symptoms when in reality your condition may only be a minor injury.  This is why a conservative evaluation and treatment to begin is beneficial.

For the first time in history, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) has recommended that manual therapy (what we do as chiropractors), if added to exercise or rehabilitation, may further benefit hip or knee osteoarthritis. Arthritis can be in the neck or back and those are areas we manage as well

We at Lake Effect Chiropractic are all about staying in the game, or at the very least, getting back to it as quickly as possible. We want to work with you through an injury, learn how to stay active during recovery, and help you recover to be stronger than before! 

Tendinitis is most often caused by repetitive, minor impact on the affected area, or from a sudden more serious injury. Tendinitis can occur in almost any area of the body where a tendon connects a bone to a muscle.

Treatment for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome usually just involves home care, including the cessation of any problematic hand motions, icing, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and using a splint.  If you are dealing with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and have tried these approaches already, ask us about how the Summus Medical Laser.

Shoulder pain and injuries are often associated with lack of thoracic spine (middle segment of the back) mobility. With this type of shoulder injury, it responds well to joint manipulation/adjustment.

There are a lot of different treatment options to reduce your knee pain. We may start by icing your knee or using our Class IV laser, though we also give soft tissue treatments, work with the muscles around your knee, and much more. Often, we use a combination of different therapies to help ease the pain and speed up the healing process.

From going to the gym and experiencing pain after lifting, to working construction using a screwdriver, or working at a desk and while you type you feel pain. Pain in your elbow can be very distracting! We have multiple ways to treat it.

The pain is primarily located in the heel but can be present anywhere along the length of the ligament. Pain from plantar fasciitis is usually the worst after you have been sitting for long periods of time or when you get up in the morning. The foot has many joint and can create problems even those you may not recognize!

Medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS), aka Medial Tibial Traction Periostitis describes exercise-induced pain along the posteromedial border of the tibia.The leading mechanism of injury is repetitive eccentric contraction from running or jumping on hard surfaces. Excessive or improper training is the leading factor in the development of MTSS.