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Dr. Brown Asks...

Do chiropractors prescribe medications for the pain?

No. Chiropractic is a drug-free approach to better health. Instead, we rely on natural methods. We can show you how to use ice to control pain. When properly applied, ice can have an analgesic effect without the unwanted and sometimes dangerous effects of pain medications.

Which organs are extra?

You don't have any spare parts. Sure, we can survive without our tonsils, appendix, gall bladder and several other tissues, but each serves a purpose. We chiropractors recognize this. So the chiropractic approach I use in Yarmouth is to reduce nerve interferences to the control and regulation of every tissue, organ and system of your body.

Trigger Point Therapy

The primary purpose of Trigger Point Therapy is to reduce the pain resulting from hypersensitive muscles. Identifying trigger points is done by gently pressing on the surface of the skin, feeling the texture of the underlying muscle.

What It Is

A trigger point is like a knot that feels like a pea buried deep in the muscle. It is made up of lactic acid, a normal byproduct of muscle activity, which sometimes gets trapped in the muscle from physical, chemical or emotional stress. It is often tender and painful. As affected muscles tighten, their function and motion are restricted, causing weakness and pain. In extreme cases, muscle cramping can result.

What We Do

Trigger Point Therapy is performed in several ways. The least invasive is by applying direct pressure or stretching of the affected muscle. Deliberate pressure, with a thumb, elbow or instrument releases the muscle and helps flush out blood and accumulated toxins. Sometimes there are a series of strokes across the trigger point nodules. Or, a cooling spray is applied along with the stretching of the affected muscle.

Trigger Point Therapy is a natural way to relax muscles and restore strength and flexibility.