Chiropractor Near Sugar House, UT

If you have experienced neck or back pain, you know that it can be debilitating. The spine serves as the branching off point for the body’s ability to move freely and without pain, so when something is wrong, it usually becomes evident pretty quickly. Visiting a chiropractor can help alleviate pain and correct underlying problems, and our team of chiropractors and licensed massage therapists have just that goal in mind.

The Role of a Chiropractor

A chiropractor is a doctor of the spine. The vertebrae in the spinal column serve to protect the spinal cord that connects directly to the brain, so it is important that every single bone is in its correct position. Pain in the spine and even radiating down to other parts of the body can often be traced to the misalignment of one or more spinal vertebrae. That’s where a chiropractor comes in.

Common methods for correcting spinal alignment include spinal manipulation and other structural adjustments. Spinal manipulation utilizes a combination of quick thrusts to move the spine into its proper place. It is what most people think of when they imagine a visit to the chiropractor or hear about chiropractic adjustment. However, there are other variations on the practice.

At Utah Sports and Wellness, we offer light force, also called NSA chiropractic or tonal, adjustments for the occasions that require a softer hand. If someone is uneasy about traditional spinal manipulation, or if the patient is an infant, light force adjustments can still reduce spinal pressure using only enough force to indent a marshmallow. Your chiropractor may also utilize instrumentation to perform the adjustment, depending on the location of the pain.

Chiropractic Care For All

While our chiropractors are adept at spinal manipulation and other adjusting practices, traditional chiropractic treatment is just the beginning of the methods we employ at Utah Sports and Wellness. Because everyone is different, the basic treatments offered by most chiropractors, though founded on correct principles, may not be enough for every case of injury or pain. Sometimes sports therapy is required. To that end, we offer additional treatment methods at our Millcreek-based clinic:

• Muscle Reactivation
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
• Massage 
• Headache and Migraine Therapy
• Cold Laser Therapy
• Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT)
• Frequency Specific Microcurrent (FSM)

To find relief from pain and the right treatment for you, give our chiropractor near Sugar House a call today.