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Sports
Therapies
Prolotherapy
MedX
Chiropractic
Physical Therapy & Nutrition
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Medical
Secrets: Suffer No More!
Find
success with a Multi-Disciplinary clinic using alternative methods of curing
joint and muscle pain!
Musculoskeletal pain can strike athletes at any time for a variety of
different reasons. Back pain alone is the second leading cause for doctor
visits in the United States, and the leading cause of disability for people
under the age of 45. So how is musculoskeletal pain tackled in traditional
medicine?
Well, surgery for one. According to data from the National Center for Health
Statistics, musculoskeletal system surgeries are the second leading type of
surgeries performed in the United States annually. In 1996 they accounted for
7.3 million surgeries. Unfortunately, these surgeries are risky and many are
unnecessary and sadly ineffective. This is particularly true for back pain.
New studies have confirmed that whether or not a person undergoes back
surgery, four years later, the outcome is the same with or without surgery.
The other method for dealing with this pain is through prescription and over
the counter drugs. Over 100 million prescriptions for pain relievers are
written every year and 15 tons of aspirin consumed each day. However, drugs
only mask the problem and, as we all know, come with their own risks of
addiction and unpleasant side effects. Anti-inflammatory drugs like Motrin and
Naprosyn taken for pain related problems account for one-third of all side
effects reported by the Food and Drug Administration.
What better choices do you have to avoid living a life of pain? Research has
shown that there are a combination of alternative therapies which, when used
in conjunction with each other, are extremely effective in overcoming joint
and muscle pain. Multi-discipline facilities that encourage these treatments
and provide them all under one roof for your convenience are your best bet.
One such facility that has achieved success with this approach is Joint
Rehabilitation & Sports Medical Center, Inc., located in Los, Angeles,
California. They have transformed the lives of thousands of patients with
varying backgrounds and symptoms. These are people who have tried everything
else with no success and have finally achieved a pain-free life from their
experience at this facility. Just what is it that they do that is so
remarkable?
According to Dr. Marc Darrow, M.D., medical director of the facility, "We
provide several different types of treatments, including a very effective but
largely unknown procedure called Prolotherapy, a back and neck strengthening
machine called MedX, MRA, chiropractic, and much more. Depending on the
patient's specific problem, we might use only one therapy or a combination of
various therapies that we provide. Often it's the synergy of these treatments
that advances quick healing and reduces or eliminates their pain."
Prolotherapy
A very specialized procedure called Prolotherapy is proving to be one of the
most effective methods of healing joint and muscle pain. "Prolo" is
short for proliferation, because the treatment causes the proliferation
(growth, formation) of new ligament tissue in areas where it has become weak.
It involves the injection of natural substances, often as basic as dextrose (a
sugar solution) and lydocaine (an anesthetic to numb the area and reduce the
pain of the actual injection) into the area of pain. The immune response then
invokes an inflammatory reaction that brings with it nutrients and cells. The
cells form new collagen tissue to repair the injured tissue. As it lays down
new collagen, the body creates ligaments and tendons that are stronger and
thicker than ever before. People usually require only four to six treatments
and studies indicate that close to 90% of patients treated with Prolotherapy
show improvement.
Prolotherapy is endorsed by former United States Surgeon General, C. Everett
Koop, M.D. He was told by a neurosurgeon that the only solution to his
intractable back and leg pain was surgery. After receiving Prolotherapy, he
was pain free and his surgery was unnecessary.
Dr. Darrow became interested in Prolotherapy after being healed himself with
it. A golf injury left his wrist "basically useless because of exquisite
pain". At a medical conference another doctor suggested that he try
Prolotherapy. He was skeptical that such a simple procedure could help him,
but after only one treatment his wrist was 50% better. With only a few more
sessions he was completely pain free and able to return to an active sports
life. After that he was hooked and couldn't wait to heal others with this
"miracle cure". Dr. Darrow is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the
UCLA School of Medicine, and teaches Prolotherapy to the medical residents.
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MORE ABOUT PROLOTHERAPY
MedX
Another highly successful therapy that Joint Rehabilitation & Sports
Medical Center, Inc. employs is MedX. Frequently, back and neck injuries occur
from structural weakness. Studies by prominent orthopedic surgeons have proven
that MedX strengthens the back and neck, alleviates pain, and prevents
surgery.
MedX is a computerized back and neck-strengthening machine that tests the
exact level of weakness and then provides a built in therapy that brings those
areas to optimal strength. Just a three-minute MedX workout twice a week for
several weeks has been proven to be so effective that it is covered by
insurance and Medicare.
A person using the machine sits upright in a chair while several pads and
belts exert pressure on the thighs and hips to prevent them from moving. Then
a weight is determined through a static testing procedure and an exercise
protocol is designed for each patients needs. The goal is to increase strength
levels and active range of motion to get the patient back to full function in
their daily activities.
Joint Rehabilitation & Sports Medical Center, Inc. has the top MedX
exercise physiologist in the world, Dr. Bill Bergman, PhD. Dr. Bergman studied
under the MedX inventor, Arthur Jones, who also invented Nautilus exercise
equipment.
Over the past 12 years, he has trained well over 7000 patients. In this group
he has seen professional bodybuilders, football players, wrestlers, surfers,
volleyball players, golfers, Olympic athletes, track and field participants,
marital artists, and the list goes on. They are among the best athletes in the
world, but still tested below what is considered a healthy back and neck
strength for their ages, weight and gender. These areas just aren't addressed
in training programs. With this in mind, just consider how important MedX is
for the less active person.
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Chiropractic
In keeping with their style of staying on top of all the new breakthroughs in
pain relief, the facility also approaches chiropractic medicine in a very
unique way. Dr. Jason Kelberman, co-founder of the facility and the Director
of Chiropractic, combines chiropractic care with sports medicine, physical
therapy, acupressure, exercise rehabilitation, and cranial sacral balancing.
His chiropractic work includes applied kinesiology, soft tissue adjustments,
and manual and instrumental adjustments. He also utilizes Chiropractic
Biophysics, which is the most advanced spinal adjusting system out today. It
applies the sciences of mathematics, physics, and biophysics to the practice
and theory of chiropractic.
Physical Therapy & Nutrition
Their physical therapy department provides numerous services including
ultrasound, electrotherapy, diathermy, phonophoresis, hydroculator packs,
orthotics, and microstimulation. Diet is also something that they consider
extremely important. They work with each patient individually to educate them
on the importance of nutrition and get each of them on a healthy diet regime
that suits their lifestyle.
If
you can answer YES to any of these questions, WE CAN HELP YOU!
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Do
you have chronic back, neck, or joint pain?
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Were
you injured at work, in a car, or playing sports?
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Are
you an employer who wants to reduce work injuries and get your employee
back to full work potential?
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you want to perform your work or sports at a higher level?
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Do
you have pain from performing repetitive tasks?
WE
CAN HELP YOU
A
holistic center for education and prevention programs, non surgical
treatments and rehabilitation for sufferers of chronic pain,
professional and amateur athletes, including weekend warriors and adventurists.
Our multidisciplinary staff works as a team with each patient to develop a
personalized program to return the person to his or her normal activities as
quickly as possible, to prevent future injuries, and maintain a peak level of
fitness.
 Pain
may result from medical disorders, such as: carpal tunnel syndrome, fibromyalgia,
chronic fatigue syndrome, TMJ, arthritis, neuromuscular
degeneration, or spinal stenosis, as well as from automobile
accidents and sports related injuries, including those that
occurred many years ago.
If you participate in any kind of sport, you are likely to incur injuries that
may appear to heal, but 5, 10 or 20 years later may come back as pain of
unknown origin. If you work at a repetitive task, you may not notice that you
are injuring yourself at first, but over time can lead to severe pain, such as
carpal tunnel syndrome and other repetitive stress injuries.
An evaluation can help pinpoint these areas and a treatment plan will help
prevent the injury from becoming a permanent or recurring problem.
Healthcare
Philosophy
Our
philosophy on healthcare is to assist our patients in their healing process on
many levels beyond just the physical.
Although our training teaches us to focus on the physical body as the cause of
pain and disease, we have found that many of our physical problems stem from
and are modulated by emotional, mental, psychological, and spiritual issues.
Not all people heal on the same schedule or in the same way. We provide a
healing model with a loving environment. We don't deal in disease; we deal
in healing, which is an active process. Our patients are taught to create
the concept and feeling of health. We often have to remove a person's
diagnosis that he or she has been branded with by other doctors.
Pain does not mean that a person is broken. X-rays and MRI scans frequently
do not tell the truth. A common response from patients is "I can't
believe this is a medical office. You are all so understanding and
supportive." Many of our patients have been to a multitude of other
doctors. We need to be different to make the difference.
Our
support staff is the heartbeat of our philosophy. We are ever ready to assist
you with scheduling, insurance filing and answering your questions.
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