For the health care professional the chiropractic profession can be very confusing. Many are concerned with referring patients to a chiropractor because he or she is either confused about what chiropractic treatment really is or previously had a negative experience. It could also be that you have heard negative stories about chiropractic care. The fact is there are good and bad in every profession and as a healthcare provider you should ask tough questions before referring to anyone…especially someone in the manual medicine field. Because there are many myths about chiropractic care a separate section was dedicated to those myths (click here to view the Changing Face of Chiropractic).

This section is to let you, the healthcare professional, know how we can help your patients and how you can help our patients.

The fact is that manual medicine and active care when married has shown the best results. The gold standard of manual medicine has been shown to be the following:
·Manipulation
·Rehabilitation/ Functional reactivation
·Advice (work, movement, and lifestyle including nutrition)
·Soft tissue and Muscle work

Dr. Bryson has had extensive training in all the above areas and truly promotes an active care model. Trinity Chiropractic has and will continue to train and study all aspects of manual care (click here to view the bio section).

What happens when a patient comes to see us:
Clinical examination includes:

• A thorough history and review of previous exams and imaging.
• Evaluation for red flags and level of chronicity.
• A complete functional and dynamic examination including:
• Manual muscle testing
• Postural and Gait Analysis
• Functional testing and movement screening
• Neurodynamic testing (if indicated)
• Functional orthopedic testing (if indicated)
• Palpation of soft tissues and joints
• Stabilization challenges and testing
• A review and examination of Bio-psycho-social factors and fear avoidance issues.
• Report of findings and thorough explanation of treatment and/or co-treatment options.
  

Treatment:
After the above examination the primary pain generators and key dysfunctional links will be addressed and a treatment plan with be formed with a combination of the following treatment options:

• Soft tissue techniques for trigger point referral pain.
• Myofascial release for shortened over-active muscles.
• Joint manipulation for joint driven pain.
• Stabilization and movement therapy for disc and/or instability driven pain.
• Re-activation of key dysfunctional links.
• Functional re-activation and/or performance enhancement.
• At home and work activities to alleviate problems and prevent re-injury.
  

All patients are different and so are their treatment plans. Depending on the acute or chronic nature of the problem an initial program will be developed for that person. Constant audits of improvement will be made and documented. Dispelling fear-avoidance beliefs and reassurance will be addressed immediately and throughout the treatment plan.

If you have any questions or would like to arrange a meeting or presentation please feel free to contact us.

We hope this helps you in making your referral choice with Trinity.
Thank you.

Dr. Bo Bryson

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The Changing Face Of Chiropractic

For more information click here to read, The Changing Face of Chiropractic which discusses Facts and Myths of Chiropractic Care.