Our services are focused on each individual’s needs in accomplishing relief of symptoms and a return to enjoying life to its full potential.  We do not offer a “one size fits all” type of care.

 

Depending on the severity of your condition we offer a plan of treatment which may range from a few to several visits.  These visits will provide chiropractic adjusting, (re-alignments) and may also include soft tissue therapies, instruction in self care, nutritional recommendations, and sometimes referral to an imaging facility for an x-ray or MRI.  Coordination of care with other specialists may also become a part of your care at some point.

 

Not everyone needs a treatment plan and for them we offer “as needed” care on a treatment by treatment basis.  Our most requested visit includes soft tissue therapy along with the adjusting, while some choose to schedule a visit which is more brief and involves only adjusting.  Please discuss your wishes with one of our doctors.

 

1. •Examinations and Health History - Every good plan starts with a thorough investigation.  We will determine the appropriateness of available therapies and referral to other providers through careful clinical consideration of your health status.
   

1. •Chiropractic Care - We employ a wide variety of chiropractic adjustive techniques to please and fit the variety of people and conditions we treat.  Our techniques include Activator Methods, Diversified, and Thompson Technique to name a few.
   

1. •Soft Tissue Therapies - Hands-on muscle therapies to address non-joint distortions. Dysfunction and imbalances don’t just happen in the joints, but are very often in the muscles and other connective tissues.  Myofascial Release Therapy is one of our favored techniques and Neuromuscular Therapy is another.
   

1. •Nutritional Guidance - We will provide advice regarding any dietary and nutritional supplementation we determine may help you reach your health goals.
   

1. •Exercise Instruction - You will need less care, recover quicker, and be more resistant to injury when you know how to stretch shortened muscles and strengthen weak ones.   Postural and work-station corrective tips are often an essential part of this.
   

1. •Infrasound Therapy - On occasion we will suggest the use of an additional therapy such as infrasound wave therapy, (http://www.chinahealthways.com/infratronichowitworks.htm). Heat and cold therapies and their appropriateness is always discussed and assigned for home use if needed.
   

1. •Referrals - We work closely with medical doctors when referrals and/or co-management are appropriate. These doctors have found firsthand what years of research has proven: that chiropractic care is often the most effective first line of treatment for neck and back pain as well as a variety of musculoskeletal conditions.
   

1. •Second Opinions - We will provide a second opinion examination upon request.
   

We provide spinal realignments using skillful adjusting techniques to fit the needs of our varied patient population.  We also have a variety of additional services which either assist the realignment issues or that are related to addressing the many other health issues people may have.  You are invited to call us and discuss your personal needs anytime.

We provide full-spine, gentle chiropractic adjusting using one or a combination of techniques.  Both doctors are Advanced Proficiency Rated in Activator technique.  (http://www.activator.com )  While many of our patients prefer this technique to manually applied adjusting techniques, both are completely safe, gentle, and effective because of our great care and sensitivity to our patient’s needs.  We have provided care for every size and every age of person over the years of our practice.

Similar to AK, (applied kinesiology) we use a system of body response testing using leg length change to help determine the need for the adjustment at any given area (level of the spine or for an extremity such as ribs, shoulders, knees, and feet).  We may also choose to use other techniques depending on an individual’s needs or preferences.  We receive many appreciative comments from our patients regarding our gentle adjusting style!

How many treatments will you need?

This varies among individuals and depends on factors such as age, overall state of health, severity of your injury, previous injuries to the area, and the length of time you have had the condition.  While some of our patients require just one treatment to feel better and in some cases to be completely better, others may need anywhere from  two to a dozen treatments.

The adjustment’s effect is to reset, or realign, dysfunctional patterns and  to establish balanced patterns in the structure and function of the body.  As a person heals with each treatment, stability is reinforced, and symptoms lessen in frequency and intensity.

As this occurs, the doctor will recommend fewer visits. Of course, as mentioned above, lifestyle and life event stressors will sometimes cause a relapse in symptoms, but this is usually temporary.

Since 1997

Levin and Chellen Chiropractic

Minnetonka, MN 55345

(952) 474-1777

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