Conditions We Treat

Whiplash

Whiplash is a condition associated with car accidents, usually occurring from being hit from behind. The mechanism of injury involves the sudden acceleration of the neck(forward motion)followed by the deceleration (backward motion)as the neck snaps back.
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Trauma Injury

If you are the victim of a trauma, such as a lifting injury, a car accident, a slip and fall your body goes through a series of events that cause the pain and stiffness you feel from the injury. The first thing that happens when a tissue is injured is inflammation takes place.
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Anti-Inflammatory Diet

One of the best ways to reduce inflammation in the body is not found in the medicine cabinet but in the refirgerator. What is an antiinflammatory diet?
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Headaches

Headaches affect just about everyone at some point and they can present themselves in many different ways.

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Car Accidents And Injuries

Whiplash is a condition associated with car accidents, usually occurring from being hit from behind. The mechanism of injury involves the sudden acceleration of the neck(forward motion)followed by the deceleration (backward motion)as the neck snaps back.
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Core Exercises

The core is composed of several groups of muscles including the transverse abdominous, pelvic floor muscles, multifidus, and diaphragm. These muscles work together to produce stability in the abdominal region as well as coordination of movements of the arms, legs, and spine.
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Cox Flexion

Flexion-distraction is a gentle, safe, and controlled treatment for spinal pain syndromes. This technique drops the intradiscal pressure and widens spinal canals by as much as 28% It also restores mobility to injured joints.
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Failed Back Surgery

Failed back surgery syndrome is continued low back pain with or without radicular pain after lumbar surgery.
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Diversified Technique

This technique is the most widely used by Middle island Chiropractors. It involves feeling areas of the spine where the joint is hypermobile or not moving enough. A high-velocity low amplitude thrust is provided to the joint to move it back to its normal motion.
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Herniated Discs

You may have heard the term "slipped disc" used to describe a low back injury. Discs do not actually "slip". Rather, they may herniate or bulge out from between the bones. A herniation is a displaced fragment of the center part or nucleus of the disc that is pushed through a tear in the outer layer or annulus of the disc.
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Low Back Pain During Pregnancy

Pregnancy is often one of the happiest times in a family’s life. However, due to the nature of growing a child within your womb, the body also undergoes several significant physical changes.
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Neck Pain

Most people do not realize how much they move their necks during the day until they are unable to do so. The degree of flexibility of the neck, coupled with the fact that it has the least amount of muscular stabilization and it has to support and move your 14 - 16 pound head, means that the neck is very susceptible to injury.
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Pinched Nerve

A pinched nerve can be one of the most painful symptoms you could ever endure. It normally occurs when too much pressure is applied to a nerve by surrounding tissues — such as bones, cartilage, muscles, or tendons.
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Sciatica

The term sciatica refers to leg pain, tingling, or numbness that starts from the low back and travels down the back of the leg. The pain from sciatica can vary from infrequent, intermittent, or constant and incapacitating.
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Spinal Stenosis

Spinal Stenosis is a condition caused by narrowing of the spaces in the spine resulting in pressure on the nerve roots The diagram below shows the vertebral body and its associated structures. The spinal cord passes through the vertebral foramen while the spinal nerve roots exit on the side by the pedicles.​​​​​​​
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