PRICING

Dr. Steve’s pricing is based on time spent with you and not based on specialized codes and upcharges. He does not have different prices for different types of care. Chiropractic, Myofascial Therapy, Body Work, Taping, Cupping, etc - is all charged at the same rate.

Insurance: HSA & FSA cards are accepted for all patients.

Dr Steve does not participate with or file for any insurance companies. He is happy to provide you with the necessary information if you wish to file your own insurance.

CHIROPRACTIC

While many different types of therapy are available, Dr. Steve often combines techniques he feels are safe and most likely to speed your recovery.  While these are not all the approaches Dr. Steve may use, this will help you get a feel for his general approach. As always, if there is any type of Chiropractic you would or wouldn’t like to have performed, please let Dr. Steve know so he can better assess the appropriateness of your request.

Diversified Technique

The standard in chiropractic manipulation, diversified is the standard approach of pressing, twisting, and "cracking" joints through the use of the Doctor's hands.  This is the universally taught method of adjusting that virtually all Chiropractors learn.

While many patients love this method due to its almost immediate sense of relief, many patients find it too aggressive, or have conditions that make it unsafe to use.  For these patients we offer several other styles of adjustments.

Logan Basic Technique

Hands down, one of our Doctor's favorite methods of treating patients.  Logan Basic is a style created by Dr. Hugh B. Logan, founder of Logan College of Chiropractic in St. Louis, MO. Through the use of leverage and low force torque, the Doctor is able to relax the muscles in the spine, thus allowing for movement of the vertebrae with only slight pressure.  

This style is fantastic for those in spasm, severe pain, surgical fusions, infants, those with stroke risk, or osteoporotic bones.  Both Dr. Steve and Dr. Gerald have incorporated this method since the day they opened their clinic with tremendous results. 

The only downside is ~ time.  While this is a fantastic approach, due to the finesse it requires, and the mild movement achieved, many patients find it may take several additional visits to achieved their desired relief.  That being said, we almost always incorporate this treatment with our other techniques as it tends to have a much more lasting affect than many other methods.

Drop Table Technique

While this treatment is loud (as pieces of the table are slightly lifted about 2" and then pushed down - thus making a booming noise), it is rather gentle - and effective.  The quick dropping of the table piece creates a very mild sheering affect to the joint being treated.  This maneuver is similar to a carpenter tapping in a nail with a hammer.  As each move is slight, it often takes 2-4 times to get proper movement in the joint, but prevents muscle strain and pushing which is often to painful during acute situations. This mild action allow for maximal movement, with minimal strain to the surrounding soft tissue.  Sometimes a series of drops are made to ensure full movement of the joint. 

Activator / Impulse Adjuster Technique

An activator is a hand held mechanical adjusting tool designed to place a very controlled and focused thrust to a very small area. The Doctor has complete control of the amount of pressure and location of the instrument, thus providing a very specific desired result.  Much like Logan Basic Technique, this method is usually very gentle, but requires more visits to achieve desired results due to the reduced force being applied to the area of problem.  This technique is great for those scared of other techniques, or who have health conditions that require a lighter touch.

The Impulse Adjuster is a electric hand hand version of the mechanical adjusting tool with three different levels of force, three different tips for varying joint types, and between one to seven rapid movements, the Impulse Adjuster is a fantastic tool for when the more traditional methods just don't seem to work. 

MYOFASCIAL THERAPY

Myofascial therapy has been used classically by physiotherapists, chiropractors, naturopaths, and acupuncturists for centuries. The general idea / purpose is to get the soft tissue (skin, fascia, muscle, tendons, ligaments) to move more freely to improve overall function, motion, circulation, and pain reduction. Tissue that doesn’t move well leads to thickening (like a callus), degeneration, trauma, inflammation, and pain. The most common types of myofascial work are by hand (Manual Therapy, Massage, Myofascial Release) or with a tool (cupping, taping, scraping, guasha, Graston, IASTM, etc). Anyone who had myofascial release five or ten years ago knows that it use to be painful and leave large bruises as it was thought that we needed to “break up adhesions” by pushing and scraping the tissues harder. This notion has been proved antiquated by multiple research projects using diagnostic ultrasound imaging as well as years of clinical results showing milder forms of therapy are effective. While most myofascial therapies focus on the compression of the tissue by the use of rigid tools (and yes we do some of this as well), cupping and taping focus on lifting the skin to help mobilize the tissue underneath. Think of it as having static cling of your pants to your leg. You can rub the fabric over your leg to discharge the energy and release the “adhesion”, or you can lift the fabric and shake it to release the “adhesion”. While not exactly the same, the concept is similar. Lifting, and sometimes compressing, the tissue gently helps restore normal movement of the skin as it attaches to the underlying soft tissues.

We have been using kinsiotape, cupping, and fascial scraping tools (IASTM) since 2002, and are still amazed at the benefits we see every day. That being said, this should be a short-term therapy to help get your healing back on target. If you find you are consistently having to tape, massage, foam roll, or mobilize your soft tissue repeatedly to “keep going”, you have a larger underlying problem that needs to be resolved - or you will never escape the vicious cycle of soft tissue management.