Category — Massage Therapy

The next time you’re visiting, please welcome the newest member of our team, Brittany Borie, a certified massage therapist.  Brittany will help manage the front desk and reception area, as well as provide relaxing massage sessions and trigger point therapy.  She says that she enjoys performing a deeper tissue massage as she feels she attains better results.

Brittany is a positive and energetic individual, and we are really excited about her joining our team.  She will be working on Monday mornings and afternoons, Tuesday afternoons, and Thursday afternoons.

Also providing top notch massage and trigger point therapy are Christine, Misha, and Ariel.  If you would like to get know our therapists better, please click here.

50% OFF WELLNESS PLANS

Join any ongoing wellness plan (BRONZE, SILVER, or GOLD) at 50% off your first month! Receive a chiropractic checkup and a 30-minute-massage for as low as only $19.50 when you join the GOLD PLAN! NOW THROUGH SEPTEMBER 19th!

30% OFF MASSAGE GIFT CERTIFICATES

Purchase one for that special person or indulge yourself.  Give the gift of a relaxing one-hour massage for only $45.50!

Hot Stone Massage “Spa” Package – Only $57.50!

INCLUDES: One-Hour Hot Stone Massage, Paraffin Treatment for Your Hands or Feet, and a Facial Cream Massage.

Sciatica can be a terrible and disabling pain that begins in the lower back and travels down into one or both legs.  The pain can be felt in the lower back, buttocks, hamstrings, thighs, behind the knees, calves, and even feet.  Chiropractic care and massage therapy (our integrative concept) has proven to be quite helpful.  We have had great success handing many cases of patients with sciatica.

Before you submit yourself to dangerous and irreversible surgery, more and more patients are seeking a natural approach offered by the chiropractic care!

The typical person who suffers from sciatica is over 40 years old and overweight.  It typically begins as acute lower back pain and then travels down the back of either lower extremity.  When really “fired up”, you may feel a burning pain extending from the back, through your buttocks and down your leg.  The pain is generally aggravated by bending, sitting, or standing.

Like a tree’s branches extending from the trunk, five pairs of nerves exit the spine in the lower back to form two sciatic nerves.  These nerves are the largest peripheral nerves in your body – about as thick as your thumb!  The discs of your spine are regular culprits when it comes to sciatica.  You have a soft, pulpy disc lying between each of your spinal bones.  While a disc can’t “slip”, it can bulge, herniate and rupture.  The causes can be acute trauma, repetitive micro-trauma (i.e. bending, twisting and lifting), or spinal degeneration/decay.  The injured disc can put direct pressure on nearby nerves.  The result?

Swelling. Inflammation. Pain.

You may suspect a disc injury involvement if you have more pain when you cough, sneeze, have bowel movements, or extend your back.  To be sure, I can perform a thorough examination in our office and detect sciatica caused by disc injury or other causes.  Sometimes I may prescribe an MRI if more information is needed.

Sciatica tends to worsen when you ignore it.  Extended bed rest makes it worse too.  Dangerous pain pills and muscle relaxers don’t correct the cause.  They just act to cover up the symptoms, and give you a false sense of healing.  Chemical fixes don’t get to the root physical cause.

Surgery often involves cutting away disc tissue or removing bone to make room for the inflamed nerve. Sadly, outcomes of spinal surgery are not very good statistically.

Fortunately, Sciatica Often Responds To Natural Therapy… Chiropractic Care, Massage Therapy, Laser Therapy, And Core Rehabilitation!

Our approach focuses on improving your body function.  Our techniques help improve joint motion, relax tight muscles, stabilize the body, and stimulate healing.  Millions of people worldwide have experienced good results from the type of care we provide.  Many of our patients have reported a freedom from their sciatic pain and an ability to resume their lives without resorting to drugs and surgery.

There is hope!  For a free introductory evaluation to determine if I can help your sciatica, please contact our office today.

JUNE SIGN-UP SPECIAL

Join any massage plan in June at 50% off your first month!  

(Receive 1-hour massages for as low as only $19.50 with the GOLD PLAN!!!)

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#1  A One-Hour Massage & A $25 Gift Card to Lowe’s!

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How Common Are Shoulder Problems?

Shoulder pain is a common complaint that is often associated with neck pain and upper back pain.  The only complaint we see more frequently in our office is low back pain.

“According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 13.7 million people in the United States sought medical care in 2003 for shoulder problems.”

When you think of shoulder injuries, you probably think of sports-related injuries seen in baseball or tennis.   However, shoulder injuries can be easily caused by many normal everyday activities. The shoulder is so  susceptible to injury because it has the greatest range of motion of all the joints of the body.  And with increased motion, you have less stability.

To appreciate the incredible design of the shoulder itself and to understand the complexities in caring for shoulder problems we have to first take a look at the basic anatomy of the shoulder.  The shoulder consists of three major bones and over twenty different muscles.

Basic Shoulder Anatomy

The two main bones of the shoulder are the humerus and the scapula (shoulder blade).  The joint cavity us cushioned by articular cartilage covering the head of the humerus and face of the glenoid.  The scapula extends up around the shoulder joint at the rear to form the roof called the acromion, and around the shoulder joint at the front to form the coracoid process.  The end of the scapula, called the glenoid, meets the head of the humerus to form a glenohumeral cavity that acts as a flexible ball-and-socket joint.  A ring of fibrous cartilage surrounding the glenoid is called the labrum, which stabilizes the joint.  Ligaments connect bones of the shoulder and tendons join the bones to the surrounding muscles.

Two major tendons of the shoulder are the biceps tendon, which attaches the biceps muscle to the shoulder and helps stabilize the joint, and the supraspinatus tendon, which helps form the rotator cuff.  Four short muscles originate on the scapula and pass around the shoulder where their tendons fuse together to form the rotator cuff.

Other major muscles that make up the shoulder girdle are the deltoids, the biceps, the triceps, the pectoralis, the rhomboid, the trapezius, the latisimus dorsi, the teres major, the levator scapula, and others.

All of these anatomical components, along with the muscles of your upper body, work together to manage the stress your shoulder receives as you lift, extend, flex, and throw.

Common Shoulder Problems

• Tendonitis:  Inflammation of a tendon.  Commonly affecting the biceps tendon at the front of the shoulder.  Symptoms include painful shoulder motion and increased pain at night.
• Rotator Cuff Strain or Rupture:  Injury to the muscle and tendon that covers, rotates, and raises the shoulder.  Symptoms include shoulder pain and difficulty raising the shoulder.
• Impingement Syndrome: Rubbing and clicking of the shoulder on overhead motions.  The ball of the shoulder joint rubs against the ledge (the Acromium) over the shoulder.  It is frequently associated with tendonitis and rotator cuff problems.  Symptoms include pain during movement of shoulder and increased pain when raising shoulder approaching 90 degrees.
• Subluxations: Bones shifting from their normal place and becoming “stuck”.  Symptoms include joint stiffness and weakness. Pain may or may not be present.
• Bursitis: Inflamed bursa sack.  Symptoms include painful to the front or side of the shoulder and pain at night.
• Myofascial Pain: Muscle inflammation involving any of the shoulder muscles.  Symptoms include local and/or referred pain in the shoulder, the upper back, the neck, the head, the shoulder blade area, or in the arm.
• Nerve Irritation: Inflamed or irritated nerves originating from cervical spine or the brachial plexus.  Symptoms include shoulder pain, neck pain, arm pain, shooting or burning pain traveling from neck to shoulder, to arm, and to the hand.

Our Approach To Shoulder Problems

First we would start with a thorough case history, consultation, and examination.  I may recommend diagnostic studies (x-ray or MRI) if I need more information. At this point, if I determine that care is appropriate and you decide to begin care, I will design a treatment plan for you.  If at any time I discover something beyond the scope of my practice, I won’t hesitate to contact your primary care provider to discuss a possible referral to another healthcare provider.

We follow a very effective  treatment strategy based on the letters ASR.  They stand for:

• A – Adjust (whole-body adjustment techniques)
• S – Support (spinal pelvic stabilizers and other joint supports)
• R – Rehabilitate (targeted exercise therapy/physical rehab)

My approach that works so well with the spine can be applied to other joints of the body. Virtually every articulation of your skeletal system is susceptible to fixations that can impair function and range of motion.  We have a variety of other treatment options to help you recover quickly and completely.  Some of our other treatment options could include:

• Massage therapy
• Laser therapy
• Electrostimulation treatment
• Home TENS unit
• Therapeutic taping
• Targeted rehabilitative exercises for the shoulder
• Exercise modification
• Home exercise program
• Nutritional supplementation and dietary modification

We don’t want you to have to resort to dangerous medicines, injections, or surgery.  Our approach is to use chiropractic care and other natural therapies (such as massage or rehab exercises) to correct your shoulder problem quickly and  naturally.

We are now offering massage gift certificates at an incredible discount of 50% off! For only $32.50 you can give the gift of a one-hour stress-relieving massage.  This 50% off special will only be available through May 10th (Mother’s Day).  So don’t delay, and treat your mom to a one-hour pampering massage session.

Your mom can choose a relaxing Swedish massage, an invigorating sports massage, the power of a deep tissue massage, or a heavenly hot stone massage. Whatever she chooses, we promise to treat her with the highest level of skill, respect and care.

What a great gift idea for Mom!

I Want To Learn More About Massage

If you wonder how much your lifestyle affects your health, you have to read this article.  According to this latest research, diet appears to be the most influential factor in regards to cancer.

LONDON (Reuters) – Healthier living could prevent about a third of the most common cancers in rich countries and about a quarter in poorer ones, international researchers said on Thursday.

Better diets, more exercise and controlling weight could also prevent more than 40 percent of colon and breast cancer cases in some countries, according to the study which urged governments and individuals to do more to cut the number of global cancer deaths each year.

“At the time of publication, roughly 11 million people worldwide are diagnosed with cancer and nearly eight million people die from cancer each year,” said Michael Marmot, who led the study from the World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research.

“However, cancer is mostly preventable.”

The study involved 23 experts who analyzed both the incidence of 12 common cancers across the world and data on diet, exercise and weight to see how these factors contributed to kidney, mouth, lung, gallbladder and the other cancers.

The researchers found that healthier living would prevent 43 percent of colon cancer cases and 42 percent of breast cancer cases in Britain, and 45 percent of bowel cancer and 38 percent of breast cancer cases in the United States.

The findings follow the same groups’ study in 2007 that showed how quickly people grow and what they eat are both significant causes of cancer.

They recommended — in line with what health experts, including governments and the U.N. World Health Organization, have long been advising — that people follow diets based on fruits, vegetables and whole grains and go easy on red meats, dairy products and fats.

The team also looked at China and Brazil as representatives of low- and middle-income countries, respectively.

Overall improving diet, exercise and weight would in the United States prevent more than a third of the 12 most common cancers — which also included stomach, womb (uterus), prostate, pancreas and esophagus tumors.

This amounted to 39 percent of the cancers in Britain, 30 percent in Brazil and 27 percent in China.

“This report shows that by making relatively straightforward changes, we could significantly reduce the number of cancer cases around the world,” Marmot said in a statement.

“On a global level every year, there are millions of cancer cases that could have been prevented and this is why we need to act now before the situation gets even worse.”

http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE51P2P920090226

The lesson here: if you want to have superior health, you must have a healthy lifestyle, which should include a whole-food plant-based diet.  A healthy lifestyle also should include regular moderate exercise, stress management, and getting sufficient rest among other things.

Many of our patients include regular chiropractic checkups and massage therapy as part of their healthy lifestyle because they know that it contributes to their health and well-being!

NEW PATIENT SPECIALS

If you are new to our wellness center, we welcome you to receive any of our one-hour massages at 40% off our normal price!

Enjoy a Relaxing Therapeutic 60-minute Massage at an AMAZING DISCOUNT OF 40% OFF! Our normal fee is $65… but you pay ONLY $39 (and save $26) after the discount!

Why not try a Hot-Stone 60-minute Massage at an UNBEATABLE DISCOUNT OF 40% OFF! Our normal fee is $75… but you pay ONLY $45 (and save $30) after the discount!

WELLNESS PLAN SPECIALS

We are also offering an incredible incentive to get you started on any of our Spectrum Wellness Plans.  All of our wellness plans give you the opportunity to receive chiropractic maintenance care and/or massage therapy and save money!

All plans are based on a certain number of units that you select.  One unit corresponds to (1) chiropractic wellness visit or (1) 30-minute massage.  And right now when you start up a plan, you will receive (1) free massage upgrade per unit of your new plan! Feel free to select from our menu of massage upgrades to use anytime you receive a massage.

So for example: if you join the SILVER PLAN (4 Units/month), you will receive 4 FREE massage upgrade that you can use at any time with a scheduled massage.  Don’t miss out on this great offer!

We offer a variety of plans that you can choose from to fit your lifestyle…

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The natural care we provide for auto injuries feels great and is very effective.  We get quick results that last.  Instead of just covering up your pain with mind-numbing medications, we focus on the injured areas and provide a variety of natural therapies to speed up your recovery.

We have been able to help people like you suffering from auto injuries such as:

• Whiplash (cervical acceleration deceleration trauma)
• Headaches
• Back Pain
• Shoulder Pain
• Arm, Elbow, or Wrist Pains
• Hip, Knee, Leg, or Foot Pains
• Muscular Spasms
• Joint Stiffness and Inflammation

Regardless if your condition, I’d like to remind you that our practice mission is: To Promote Superior Health Through Natural Therapy. We accomplish this through a holistic approach and integrative care – combining chiropractic, massage, exercise, nutritional counseling, and laser therapy techniques.

If you are seeking help for auto related injuries, we promise to do our best to first clearly diagnose your problem and correct it. On your initial visit we will carefully discuss the details of the accident and the nature of your injuries. We will then perform a careful and detailed examination.

At this point, if we feel that we can help you, we will develop a reasonable treatment plan and begin a course of treatment. Your treatment plan will vary based on your condition prior to the injury, and on the severity of your injury.

We typically recommend the combination of chiropractic care, massage therapy, and other natural therapies because they work the best to reduce pain quickly and will allow your body to heal more perfectly.  Natural healing provides lasting healing.

However, if after the examination or at any time during the course of treatment, we discover something beyond the scope of our practice, we will not hesitate to contact your other health care providers to discuss your possible referral to another health care professional.

We believe that the human body is a masterpiece and that your health is among your most valuable possessions. It’s our passion to share the amazing power of natural therapies with people like you, to help you feel great and be your best!

At this point in time, all of the services we recommend will be fully covered by your auto insurance. Many people express concern that your auto insurance rates will increase if you use the medical benefits on your policy.  Don’t be concerned about that because I believe it’s illegal for any auto insurance company to raise your rates for using the medical benefits on your policy.

Hello Friends! Wishing you a healthy and love-filled holiday season. Do you want to give an amazing gift to someone this year?… For a limited time we are offering all massage gift certificates at an incredible discount of 50%. That’s only $30 for a relaxing one-hour massage!

You can also purchase add-ons to make the massage even more enjoyable. The add-ons we provide are:

• hot stone massage (only $10)
• paraffin wax treatments for the hands and feet (only $10)
• peppermint foot massage (only $5)
• facial cream massage (only $5)

What better gift could you give for the holidays but a healthy and relaxing treat of a massage?!?! All massages will be performed by Christine or Linda, in a private and relaxing room, in our office.

Call our office at 215-938-8500 to purchase a massage gift certificate at 50% OFF today!  You can also check us out on facebook.com (key word search “Kenneth Goldman”).

You can pick up your gift certificate at our office or just say the word, and we’ll drop it in the mail for you!