Applied Kinesiology — The interdisciplinary approach to health care
Applied Kinesiology means treating the whole patient by addressing structural, nutritional, and emotional health.
Dr. Yomtov is a board certified Applied Kinesiologist who draws on complementary therapies to achieve total well-being, including: acupuncture, chiropractic, massage, nutrition, exercise, and stress management.
At Advanced Chiropractic and Wellness, your detailed health history is combined with a thorough testing of muscle, neurology, nutrition, and body chemistry to determine the right course of individual treatment for you.
Gua Sha
Gua Sha is an Eastern healing technique that involves scraping of the skin. Gua means to scrape or rub. Sha is a 'reddish, elevated, millet-like skin rash' (aka petechiae).
Gua Sha is used whenever a patient has pain whether associated with an acute or chronic disorder. There may be aching, tenderness and/or a knotty feeling in the muscles. In addition to resolving musculoskeletal pain, Gua Sha is used to treat as well as prevent common cold, flu, bronchitis, asthma, as well as any chronic disorder involving pain.
Gua Sha is applied mainly on the back, neck, shoulders, buttocks, and limbs. On occasion on the chest and abdomen. The area to be Gua Sha-ed is lubricated with oil or lotion. The skin is then rubbed with a round-edged instrument in downward strokes. The Sha rednness should fade between 2-4 days. It may take longer depending on the patient’s condition.
In most cases the patient feels an immediate shift in their condition particularly in their pain or sense of constraint. Gua Sha promotes circulation and normalizes metabolic processes. It is a valuable treatment for both external and internal pain, and facilitates the resolution of both acute and chronic disorders.
TDP Mineral Lamp
TDP stands for for Teding Diancibo Pu which translates to "special electromagnetic spectrum" lamp. Similar to far infrared lamps, but they are not the same. TDP lamps create mineral infrared waves that treat numerous ailments, minor muscle and joint pain and stiffness, the temporary relief of minor joint pain associated with arthritis, the temporary increase in local circulation where applied, and the relaxation of muscles.
TDP lamp contains an emission heating plate. The plate, the key component for a TDP lamp, is coated with a proprietary mineral formation consisting of 33 elements essential to the human body. When the plate is heated to a certain temperature, it emits unique bio-spectrum electromagnetic waves in 1-25 microns allowing for a maximum absorption into the human body. The absorbed energy promotes microcirculation and metabolism, strengthens the immune system, and achieves short and long-term pain relief. TDP lamps are widely used on pain relief.
Variable Percussor
The fascia and bones of the body have electrical properties that let them carry electrical current. Fascia covers every muscle, organ, and system in the body. Fascial connective tissue is continuous and all-inclusive. Fascia carries an electrical charge and is in constant communication with the nervous system throughout the entire body.
The Variable Percussor allows the practitioner to work with the fascia of the body at a very deep, penetrating level. It creates a strong, smooth force to stimulate the release of the fascia through biomechanical and bioelectrical unwinding. This kind of release allows the fluids and electrical properties of tissues and organs to flow normally again, thereby creating motion and life and restoring healthy equilibrium.
With proper knowledge and application, percussion techniques can be used in the correction of deep and superficial fascial release, trigger point therapy, spinal correction, cranial correction, visceral manipulation, and adhesion and scar tissue release.
Pain throughout the body - from the jaw (e.g. TMJ) to the extremities (e.g. arms and legs) to the feet (e.g. plantar fascitis) - can benefit from percussion techniques.
Webster Technique
The Webster Technique is a specific chiropractic analysis and adjustment that reduces interference to the nerve system, balances pelvic muscles and ligaments. This in turn reduces the cause of intrauterine constraint and allows the baby to get into the best possible position for birth.
