Extremity Adjusting
Our goal at Hamm Chiropractic & Wellness is take make sure our patients are pain free and functioning at their highest level. For most of the people that walk through our doors that involves adjusting the spine to eliminate neck pain, back pain, headaches, and much more.   But chiropractic can help with more than just spinal complaints.  Dr Danny is skilled in chiropractic extremity adjusting.  What does that mean?  The extremities, or joints other than those in the spine, can become restricted and misaligned just like the spine can.  Joints such as the jaw (TMJ), shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knees and ankles can all be painful or stiff/stuck due to being improperly aligned.  Dr Danny is able to assess these extremities and determine if they need to be adjusted.   If warranted those joints can be adjusted to restore normal mobility and eliminate pain.  To compliment the extremity adjustment we offer other therapies such as soft tissue manipulation, rehabilitation, kinesio-taping, and more.
Signs or possible symptoms of an extremity issue that can be helped by a chiropractor:
  • Extremity pain or pain in the extremity joint
  • Weakness in an extremity or joint
  • Stiffness in the extremity
  • Immobility of an extremity joint
  • Numbness or tingling in an extremity
  • Catching or locking of an extremity joint
Some of the conditions that we have successfully treated at Hamm Chiropractic & Wellness include:
  • Plantar fasciitis
  • Carpel Tunnel Syndrome
  • TMJ
  • Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
  • Hip flexor problems
  • Runner’s knee
  • Tennis elbow
  • Golfer’s elbow

If you would like to know more about extremity adjusting and to see if you could benefit call us today at 835-BACK (2225)

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