How do Chiropractic Care and Physical Therapy Work Together?
At Total Performance, our expertly trained chiropractors and physical therapists provide comprehensive care for musculoskeletal issues using hands-on therapy and rehabilitative exercises.
Regardless of whether you’re treating with a chiropractor or a physical therapist, you’re guaranteed personalized treatment tailored to your needs.
To understand the deep connection between chiropractic care and physical therapy, you should understand what precisely each is and does.
Chiropractic Care
Chiropractic care is the natural, non-invasive treatment of spinal adjustments and joint manipulations. These techniques are delivered manually or are instrument-assisted by applying force to an affected area (often in the spine, but not always), re-establishing proper placement.
Chiropractic care is designed to balance and restore the spine, joints, and soft tissues so the body can function and move without restriction. Chiropractors are often the first line of healthcare in hopes of avoiding surgery, a reliance on pain medication, or other more aggressive treatments.
Physical Therapy
Physical therapy consists of uniquely designed solutions that serve to safely and naturally improve the body’s performance, movement, and strength. PT programs are not one-size-fits-all but are based on the patient’s needs, goals, abilities, and injuries.
As with chiropractic care, the goal of physical therapy is to avoid surgery and medication or to help you get back to your usual routine after you’ve had surgery. Plans consist of exercises, stretches, movement enhancement, massage, and more.
Chiropractic care and physical therapy complement each other by promoting a faster, safer, and more reliable healing and strengthening process.
Chiropractic Care & Physical Therapy Together
Each of our providers can integrate physical therapy and chiropractic, creating powerful treatment strategies. We offer each individual patient a whole-body approach.
By evaluating each patient in a comprehensive way, all providers can streamline care, allowing for optimally efficient treatment plans and protocols that provide patients with what they need.
The combination of physical therapy and chiropractic includes techniques such as:
- Manual therapy
- Mobility exercises
- Spinal and joint manipulation
- Strengthening exercises
- And more
Benefits of Chiropractic Care and Physical Therapy
At Total Performance, we use chiropractic care and physical therapy together for a comprehensive, educated treatment plan. Knowing the nature of the injury and how to heal and strengthen the patient offers an enhanced experience- one that you deserve.
With the combination of these therapies, numerous benefits occur. Although each patient is different, most enjoy several positive, sometimes unexpected, outcomes resulting from their treatment plans.
Common benefits of chiropractic care and physical therapy include:
- Improved joint mobility, function, and overall health
- Reduced inflammation
- Improved healthy circulation
- Loosened and strengthened muscles
- Improved comfort, mobility, and flexibility
- Improved posture
- Enhanced movement patterns and lifting techniques
- Enhanced and faster recovery process
- Improved sleep quality
- Increased energy, focus, and productivity
- Enhanced physical performance
- Reduced stress and anxiety
- Reduced likelihood of chronic conditions, such as arthritis and headaches
- And others
Conditions Chiropractic Care and Physical Therapy Can Help
We know you’re in pain, and you want to end it fast. All too often, people choose to open the medicine cabinet. This allows them to get through the day and to put off genuine solutions that treat the injury, not the symptom.
When you choose, instead, to work with us and get correct, lasting, and true results through chiropractic care and physical therapy, you’re choosing to respect your body. You’re choosing to support yourself, your recovery, your healing, your strengthening. And when you choose that, you choose to win.
Our team is here to create a treatment plan based on you. No matter your injury, we want to help improve your quality of life by nurturing a reliable, effective solution and giving you the tools to help prevent re-injury.
Conditions and symptoms we have successfully treated include:
- Back pain
- Lumbar pain
- Disc herniation, degenerative disc disease, and other spine injuries
- Neck pain, text neck, loss of range of motion
- Headaches and migraines
- Shoulder pain and conditions
- Elbow pain, tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow, and other conditions
- Hip pain and sciatica
- Knee pain and knee injuries
- Foot and ankle pain
- Plantar fasciitis
- Painful extremities
- Sports injuries
- Hand pain, wrist pain, carpal tunnel syndrome
- Sprains and strains
- Joint pain
- Inflammation and scar tissue
- Postural discomfort and dysfunction
- Work-related injuries
- Auto accident injuries
- Loss of range of motion, mobility, or flexibility
- Athletic performance enhancement
- Body maintenance before an athletic event
- Rehabilitation after an athletic event
- Preventative care strategies
- Prenatal discomfort
- And more
Our chiropractors and physical therapists have the education and experience to support your body through healing, rehabilitation, and active strengthening. Let us get you out of the medicine cabinet so you can safely participate in an active life.
Chiropractic Care and Physical Therapy Solutions and Services
Ensuring you get the best results means we have to offer a variety of strategies to restore and heal you.
Treatments and services we rely on for your safest, strongest recovery include:
- Manual chiropractic adjustments
- McKenzie Method
- Active Release Techniques (ART)
- Mobilization techniques
- Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization
- Exercise and stretching programs
- Cupping
- Taping
- Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS)
- Functional Range Systems
- Functional Movement Assessment
- Training programs
- And others
We often provide treatment plans that utilize several modalities and take-home exercises and guidance that support the methods provided in our clinics and gyms.
Don’t let your pain control you; let’s turn it around.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING…
My original reason for coming to Total Performance was because of a severe injury to my iliopsoas during my freshman year of track in high school. I went to several other physicians and none of them even came close to figuring out what was wrong. I came to Total Performance and within one visit they found the source of my pain and a huge weight was lifted off of my shoulders, I finally found someone who could help me and reassure me that my track career wasn’t over. I’ve stayed with Total Performance after graduating high school and moving onto my college track & field career at Northwest Christian University in Eugene, OR. Their entire staff wasn’t only focused on treating me as a patient, but also treated me like family, and a part of a community that cared in every aspect to bettering my health.
In 2018, Halona broke indoor school records in the 60m (7.99/Washington) and 200m (26.69/Boise State), qualified for CCC championships in 100m and 200m distances and set a new 100m personal record (12.69) at the Southern Oregon Invitational, registering the sixth-fastest time in school history.
HALONA JACKSON, NAIA Collegiate SprinterTotal Performance helped me rehabilitate after Sports injuries, so I can get back out there and do the things I love. They have been flexible with my school, and athletic schedules and find time to see me when it works for me.
JAREN EMPTAGE, High School Football and Track AthleteAs a Soccer Coach I am constantly dealing with injuries related to the hips, knees and backs. Scott and his staff have been working with my players to increase muscle mobility and flexibility in those key areas. After a few weeks of training, my players and coaches are noticing a difference. We also have not had players missing games because of muscle tears or pulls. I have also had individual athletes use them for treatment and the results have been positive. I would like to recommend Total Performance for your team or athlete.
LOWELL ANDERSON, High School Soccer CoachNick, is truly one of the best in his field in Southern Oregon. Whenever I’ve had any movement dysfunctions he’s been able to help me figure out a course of action to get me back to doing what I love as quickly as possible and even better than before. He’s the only person I trust with treating my clients or myself. Knowledge & professionalism are second to none.
JAMES MOONEY, BS, CSCS, Head Strength & Conditioning Coach - Gunsmith GymMy experience with Total Performance was enjoyable and informative. The care and attention from Dr. Baker was outstanding, so much so I have recommended my fellow students and athletes to his place of business. I arrived with a possible a meniscus tear, but Dr. Baker suggested a possible muniscoid entrapment. Which had been a problem for about four months, but within six visits and some suggested workouts I am now back to 100% participation. I have gone to see Dr. Baker for multiple injuries and all of my results I am happy with. I am glad to have resources like Dr. Baker in the area.
RYLAND S. THORNHILL, High School Football AthleteThe massage, chiropractic, and Strengthening services I have received at Total Performance have helped me immensely. Learning how to move properly and strengthen my core and back have made a difference in my life. The attention to detail and individualized services has been extremely beneficial. I highly recommend Total Performance.
SARAH EMPTAGEI have been referring my patients to Total Performance in Cave Junction for years and get so much positive feedback that I went and saw Dr. Nate Baker myself when I injured my lower back gardening last spring. He had me fixed up in 3 visits and the exercises he taught me have helped me prevent further injury. Their approach is very holistic with the goal of helping people recover so they don’t need to come back for adjustments all the time. I highly recommend the Total Performance team!
MARGARET PHILHOWER, ND, Doctor of Naturopathic MedicineI began treatment with Total Performance in October of 2015. I had sustained a lower back injury that was only worsened by sitting in the car for 8 days driving cross-country. When I started therapy with Nick Baker my mobility was extremely limited. I was restricted only to aquatic exercises. Not only did I receive regular Chiropractic adjustments and massage, I was also given take-home exercises, detailed instruction on how to improve, and most importantly, sustain my lower back health. As a full-time personal trainer, the health and mobility of my body is extremely important. The knowledge and personal care that I have received over the last three years has been exceptional; I would highly recommend Total Performance to all of my friends and family.
Treana Carrier, NASM Certified Personal Trainer
