Chiropractic is a health care profession and most popular form of CAM, or complementary and alternative medicine. Chiropractic focuses on disorders of the musculoskeletal system and nervous system and the effects these disorders may have on a persons general health. Most often, people seek the help of a chiropractor for treatment of neuro-musculoskeletal complaints, including back, neck and joint pain as well as headaches. Additionally, chiropractic care has been shown to be beneficial to people suffering from allergies and asthma, chronic ear infections in children and depression. Chiropractic care is safe for relatively healthy people of all ages including children and pregnant women.
Our office mixes traditional chiropractic care, such as spinal manipulations, with additional modalities including ultrasound, electrical stimulation and hydrotherapy. Additionally, we offer gait evaluation and rehabilitation for individuals whose pain stems from a biomechanical misalignment in the lower body.
For more information on chiropractic care, please visit our FAQ's or Links webpage.
Chiropractic rehabilitation focuses on the strengthening and stretching of the body's core. Pain and fatigue are a result of a muscle imbalance which can be corrected through proper restorative rehabilitation. Additionally, through the use of our unweighting treadmill we are able to initiate weight and partial weight bearing rehabilitation earlier, often as soon as a person can tolerate a minimal amount of weight.
Our office uses multiple types of equipment and techniques including traditional strength training, stability balls, free weights, freemotion fitness, vibration, unweighting and balance training.
Chiropractic is reimbursable by some third party insurances and this will be verified at the time of your visit if it appears you are a candidate for rehabilitation or you have come to the office for rehabilitation at the suggestion of a medical physician.
Sports performance is the offices newest addition. Programs are offered for anyone and everyone… from the weekend warrior to elite level athletes of all ages. Our sports performance specialists have extensive backgrounds in training athletes of various levels as well as nationally recognized credentials. Each program is designed with the athletes sport, skill level, age and gender in mind leading to a completely customized program
Sports performance specialists utilize various training aids in order to create the best individualized program for each athlete. Examples of equipment that is available for your use include bosu balls, free weights, free motion, vibration, unweighting, indoor turf, resistance training aids and plyometric aids. Typically, programs incorporate a mix of traditional strength training, flexibility, plyometric, balance and sports specific movement pattern work.
DiCesaro Spine and Sport offers training programs for individuals, small group, or team situations both indoor and out. Additionally, our McMurray location offers indoor turf for game simulation training. Below are listed a few of the services offered in more detail.
Sports performance training is available on a one-on-one basis with any of our sports performance specialists. Training sessions are typically and hour in length and incorporate movements and exercises specific to the athletes sport. Specific attention is given to biomechanics of movement and education for injury prevention.
Small group training was created for families with athletes of the same sport or teammates that may want to work out together. Ideally small group training is limited to 3-4 participants to ensure adequate specialist coverage. Additionally, with small group training the athletes can work together on sports specific movements and drills.
Team Training programs are designed as an organized, educational and customized work-out for an entire athletic team. Outdoor training is typically conducted at the team's home field or facility while indoor training is held at one of our sports performance offices. The focus of team training is multifactorial including speed, skill development, strengthening and power. Programs are developed to be sport specific incorporating movements and exercises that apply directly to the teams sport.
Educational seminars are held throughout the year and pertain to various topics and current events in Sports Medicine. Topics include, sports nutrition, head injury and concussions, injury prevention, female ACL injury risk and basic injury information and treatment for coaches and parents. Seminar speakers include chiropractors, certified athletic trainers and professors of sports medicine. Additionally, our speakers are available for specific topics or events that you may be interested in that aren't listed here. Please contact the office for more information, seminar dates or to request a speaker for your event.
