Professional Services Provided By Ridgeline Clinic:
Chiropractic Manipulation Therapy (Adjustments)
A chiropractic manipulation can mean different things for different people. At Ridgeline Clinic, we offer a variety of options when getting adjusted (or realigning joints). The school that Dr. Bodner attended, WSCC, demonstrated a variety of ways to adjust, in order for the doctor to be able to offer his patients different options when trying to manipulate the bones in the body.
Dr. Bodner employs a variety of techniques when adjusting, he can adjust a patient lying either face up(supine) or face down(prone), sitting, standing, or even on their hands and knees, if necessary. He also uses an activator in certain cases, as well as a drop table when he feels the situation warrants these types of adjustments. Mainly, he uses his hands, though, offering a light, soft, finesse-style adjustment trying to minimize any jarring movements that could exacerbate a patients specific condition.
Dr. Bodner always starts out trying to use the least amount of energy and impulse in order to create the most appropriate impact, without causing increased discomfort to the patient.
Drop Table: A drop table means that the table that the doctor uses to do his adjustments on has a way of releasing or dropping away, allowing the doctor to give a deeper impulse without having to use a large amount of energy. This means that when performing an adjustment that might be difficult for either the patient or the doctor, due to various circumstances-including anything from the size of the patient, to the location in the body where the adjustment is to be performed, to the amount of pain that the patient is in, etc... The doctor simply has to pull a lever, and when he does his impulse to adjust the different bones, the section of table he is working at will drop about an inch lower than normal and he can thrust through causing a greater impact, and an easier adjustment for the patient to handle.
Activator: This instrument provides very direct, specific, non-invasive impulses towards a region of the spine or to a muscle in spasm. This type of treatment is good for those who are acute, very young children, geriatrics, and people who are too sensitive or in too much pain to receive a typical manual adjustment.
Graston: The Graston technique employs a metal tool(s) with different types of angles, and shapes, that is used in a cross fiber friction direction, meaning going with and against the direction of the tissue fibers, in order to break up scar tissue, adhesions, or fibrotic areas quicker and easier than using the hands. It can also be used in sprain and strain situations to help align the tissue fibers in the proper direction so that healing time is quicker, and the connective tissue surrounding the joints will heal properly.
Cold Laser (AKA LLLT Low Level Laser Therapy): Uses low levels of light photons to achieve a decrease in pain, decrease in inflammatory conditions, and a decrease in wound healing time and tissue repair. It is especially useful for small areas, inflammatory conditions such as arthritis, shingles, tendonitis, sprains/strains, muscle spasms, wounds, and burns.
Electrical Muscle Stimulation: This machine provides electrical current via electrodes to help stimulate the muscles in order to decrease pain, decrease muscle spasms, and promote tissue healing, strengthening (in some cases) and repair. It creates a nice tingling sensation that feels good for the patient, and is stimulating for the body.
Soft Tissue Massage: At Ridgeline Clinic we specialize in rehabilitative massage, that makes a lasting impact on the muscles and soft tissues of the body, creating long term relief from pain, soreness, and discomfort. We focus on stretching, strengthening, and deep tissue work to bring about these changes. Each person is treated as an individual and seen on a case by case basis, we do not have a formula, and no massage is the same twice. We have learned to listen to our patients over the years, and have created a nurturing, compassionate, caring, and trusting environment where patients can feel free to entrust us with their problems and areas of concern. We will then focus on these areas and still try to treat the body as a whole, not just a symptom. We strive to find the root or underlying cause of the conditions we treat, and try to address those issues, in a holistic manner, and one which best suits the individual’s needs.
Craniosacral Therapy (CST): Craniosacral Therapy is defined as the physiology and anatomy of the craniosacral system, and its function in health and the relationship it can play on diseases in the body, and the processes that can occur through those systems. CST works with the dynamic activity of the cranial bones, the meningeal membranes, cerebrospinal fluid, the intracranial vascular system, the movement of the fluids in the body and the function of total body connective tissues using a feather light touch in order to bring about changes in the bones, muscles and underlying connective tissue. It works with the flow of craniosacral fluid (spinal fluid) and tries to keep that flow working in a unimpeded manner, so that the body-brain connection is not impaired.
A chiropractic manipulation can mean different things for different people. At Ridgeline Clinic, we offer a variety of options when getting adjusted (or realigning joints). The school that Dr. Bodner attended, WSCC, demonstrated a variety of ways to adjust, in order for the doctor to be able to offer his patients different options when trying to manipulate the bones in the body.
Dr. Bodner employs a variety of techniques when adjusting, he can adjust a patient lying either face up(supine) or face down(prone), sitting, standing, or even on their hands and knees, if necessary. He also uses an activator in certain cases, as well as a drop table when he feels the situation warrants these types of adjustments. Mainly, he uses his hands, though, offering a light, soft, finesse-style adjustment trying to minimize any jarring movements that could exacerbate a patients specific condition.
Dr. Bodner always starts out trying to use the least amount of energy and impulse in order to create the most appropriate impact, without causing increased discomfort to the patient.
Drop Table: A drop table means that the table that the doctor uses to do his adjustments on has a way of releasing or dropping away, allowing the doctor to give a deeper impulse without having to use a large amount of energy. This means that when performing an adjustment that might be difficult for either the patient or the doctor, due to various circumstances-including anything from the size of the patient, to the location in the body where the adjustment is to be performed, to the amount of pain that the patient is in, etc... The doctor simply has to pull a lever, and when he does his impulse to adjust the different bones, the section of table he is working at will drop about an inch lower than normal and he can thrust through causing a greater impact, and an easier adjustment for the patient to handle.
Activator: This instrument provides very direct, specific, non-invasive impulses towards a region of the spine or to a muscle in spasm. This type of treatment is good for those who are acute, very young children, geriatrics, and people who are too sensitive or in too much pain to receive a typical manual adjustment.
Graston: The Graston technique employs a metal tool(s) with different types of angles, and shapes, that is used in a cross fiber friction direction, meaning going with and against the direction of the tissue fibers, in order to break up scar tissue, adhesions, or fibrotic areas quicker and easier than using the hands. It can also be used in sprain and strain situations to help align the tissue fibers in the proper direction so that healing time is quicker, and the connective tissue surrounding the joints will heal properly.
Cold Laser (AKA LLLT Low Level Laser Therapy): Uses low levels of light photons to achieve a decrease in pain, decrease in inflammatory conditions, and a decrease in wound healing time and tissue repair. It is especially useful for small areas, inflammatory conditions such as arthritis, shingles, tendonitis, sprains/strains, muscle spasms, wounds, and burns.
Electrical Muscle Stimulation: This machine provides electrical current via electrodes to help stimulate the muscles in order to decrease pain, decrease muscle spasms, and promote tissue healing, strengthening (in some cases) and repair. It creates a nice tingling sensation that feels good for the patient, and is stimulating for the body.
Soft Tissue Massage: At Ridgeline Clinic we specialize in rehabilitative massage, that makes a lasting impact on the muscles and soft tissues of the body, creating long term relief from pain, soreness, and discomfort. We focus on stretching, strengthening, and deep tissue work to bring about these changes. Each person is treated as an individual and seen on a case by case basis, we do not have a formula, and no massage is the same twice. We have learned to listen to our patients over the years, and have created a nurturing, compassionate, caring, and trusting environment where patients can feel free to entrust us with their problems and areas of concern. We will then focus on these areas and still try to treat the body as a whole, not just a symptom. We strive to find the root or underlying cause of the conditions we treat, and try to address those issues, in a holistic manner, and one which best suits the individual’s needs.
Craniosacral Therapy (CST): Craniosacral Therapy is defined as the physiology and anatomy of the craniosacral system, and its function in health and the relationship it can play on diseases in the body, and the processes that can occur through those systems. CST works with the dynamic activity of the cranial bones, the meningeal membranes, cerebrospinal fluid, the intracranial vascular system, the movement of the fluids in the body and the function of total body connective tissues using a feather light touch in order to bring about changes in the bones, muscles and underlying connective tissue. It works with the flow of craniosacral fluid (spinal fluid) and tries to keep that flow working in a unimpeded manner, so that the body-brain connection is not impaired.