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Hours of Operation
Thank you for giving us this opportunity to acquaint you with our unique approach to caring for active people. Athletes, laborers, office workers, or anyone performing repetitive tasks, can benefit from our active care approach. Our specialty is chiropractic rehabilitation, an exciting blend of chiropractic care and physical therapy, which focuses on improving the function of your locomotor system to prevent injuries, decrease pain, and give a competitive edge in sport.
Upon entering our comfortable reception area, you will be given a past and present medical history questionnaire to complete, as well as a diagram to draw out exactly where your problem is located. Next, the doctor will meet with you to
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discuss your problem in more detail and address any other concerns you might have. The examination will then begin, focusing on your area of chief complaint. From your history and comprehensive physical exam, it will be determined whether your chief complaint is a soft tissue or joint injury, nerve problem, or in very rare instances, a more serious pathology. The need for x-rays, MRI, or further imaging will be assessed as well.
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Once any red flags have been ruled out, we can progress to the functional part of the evaluation that centers on determining how well your muscles and joints are working. The doctor will watch you walk, check your posture, and then evaluate your muscular system in order to determine the cause of your pain. For patients in acute pain, conservative care for symptom control consists of gentle manipulation/mobilization for joint dysfunction, muscle stretching & Active Release Techniques© for soft tissue dysfunction and/or trigger points, electrical muscle stimulation, patient education, reassurance, activity modification, rest and ice (if necessary), and gentle exercise consisting of range of motion exercises and gentle stretches. Our primary goal is to move you from passive to active care as soon as possible, thus avoiding patient/doctor dependency. Once your pain has reduced, a quantitative functional capacity evaluation (QFCE) will be performed.
This evaluation not only helps us identify weak areas, but it serves as an outcomes assessment tool, which at this time will be used to establish a baseline for future progress in your treatment program. This exam will evaluate muscle flexibility, strength, endurance, stability, balance, and coordination.
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During this time, in addition to chiropractic manipulation/mobilization, therapeutic stabilization exercises and neuromuscular re-education activities are performed. These exercises consist of stretching tight/shortened muscles, facilitating weak/inhibited muscles, improving muscular strength, co-contraction, and endurance through stabilization exercise, thus improving your overall posture, balance and coordination. This will be accomplished utilizing various floor exercises, gym ball exercises, and rocker/wobble board activities. Pilates based exercises will be incorporated as well.
Based on the most current scientific evidence and the latest governmental guidelines, chiropractic rehabilitation is one of the most successful approaches to treating soft tissue and joint injuries like back and neck pain. At Nelson Chiropractic Center we are dedicated to providing the best possible care to our patients and we look forward to helping you become healthier and more active!
Aetna U.S. Healthcare (HMO / P.O.S.)
AmeriChoice
AmeriHealth (PC / HMO / P.O.S.)
AmeriPlan
Benefit Concepts
Blair Mill Administrators
Boilermakers National Health & Welfare Fund
Cigna Healthcare HMO/PPO
Devon Health Plans
Empire Medicare
First Health
Guardian
Health Comp
Health Net
Horizon BCBSNJ
Horizon Mercy
Independence Blue Cross
Inter-County Health Plan
Intergroup
Keystone Health Plan East (HMO / P.O.S.)
Landmark
Medicaid
Oxford Health Plans
Pennsylvania Blue Shield
Physicians Health Serivce
Qualcare
St. Barnabas Physician Partnership
Sheet Metal Workers' Local 19
Teamsters Health and Welfare
United Healthcare
University Health Plans
Monday & Wednesday - 9:00am to 12:00pm 3:00pm to 8:00pm
Friday - 9:00am to 12:00pm 3:00pm to 7:00pm
Saturday 9:00am to 12:00pm
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