Welcome to CIMA Medical Center’s chiropractic program. Today’s chiropractic medicine physicians often blend different approaches for a patient’s healthcare. These can be traditional chiropractic manipulations as well as physiotherapy, massage therapy and exercise physiology in order to support a patient’s healing. These can be very effective and much less invasive than other medical interventions to treat neck and back pain, sciatic pain, muscle spasms and other musculoskeletal issues.
A Holistic View
Chiropractic medicine can diagnose and treat many of the disorders of the musculoskeletal system and address how they affect the entire person. These approaches look at the overall health of the patient and take a holistic view. Consequently, a chiropractic doctor will address lifestyle changes as well as spinal manipulation.
Designing a Program for Your Unique Needs
At CIMA Medical Center, our chiropractic staff provides care using spinal alignment to alleviate a wide spectrum of ailments. Our programs offer non-invasive solutions for things such as chronic pain, pain due to injuries, muscle strains, headaches and much more. Our team can help design a program that targets your unique needs. If you need pain relief after suffering an injury or you simply want to improve your health and wellness, our Miami chiropractic medicine staff can help.
How Does Chiropractic Medicine Work?
In chiropractic medicine, it’s understood that pain can often be attributed to misalignments or abnormal movement of the vertebrae. A chiropractic doctor will work to remove these and relieve the pressures they present. This can reduce nerve irritation and joint mobility and restore the body to its full mobility and normal function.
Chiropractic approaches have been proven effective for a wide variety of ailments such as
- Herniated discs
- Injuries from automobile accidents
- Work-related accidents
- Arthritis
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Headaches
- Allergies and asthma
- Back pain
- Neck pain
- Joint pain
- Sciatica
- Tension
- Weakness, numbness or tingling in extremities
- Chronic pain management
- Decreased resistance to disease
- Decreased mobility
- Fibro-myalgia
- Muscle spasms
The goal of chiropractic care is to return the body to its natural state of health and vitality. At CIMA Medical Center, our Miami chiropractic medicine program does this by means of many different treatment options in order to restore your health. These can include
- Spinal manipulation and adjustment
- Massage
- Nutrition
- Trigger point therapy
- Exercise rehabilitation
- Therapeutic stretching
- Spinal traction
- Manual soft tissue therapy
- Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS)
- Ultrasound
- Diet and nutritional counseling
- Lifestyle modification counseling
- Ice and heat therapies
Discussing Your Issues and Offering Strategies
At CIMA Medical Center, our chiropractic staff is here to address your issues. Our Miami, Florida chiropractic medicine team will discuss your lifestyle choices, can help you identify where you are making unhealthy choices and offer functional strategies to manage them.
We will assess you through examinations, lab testing, and imaging in order to determine if chiropractic treatment is appropriate for you. If our chiropractic services are not suitable for you or if your ailment warrants a co-management of your symptoms, we will refer you to other healthcare providers.