Chiropractic:

Chiropractic is a manual medicine which focuses on treating the joints of the body to improve the overall function of the neuro-musculoskeletal system.  Dr. Guarino uses a series of hands-on procedures to determine the areas of the body that are not moving properly and how they are affecting the body’s ability to function.  Dr. Guarino addresses these issues by utilizing chiropractic adjustments, which are carefully applied forces through a joint, as well as a soft tissue therapy called Active Release Techniques© to focus on any muscles or ligaments that are involved with the patient's condition.  Chiropractic care is a safe and effective alternative to treatment by surgery or drugs and is focused on increasing mobility, reducing pain, promoting muscle relaxation, and improving the overall function and health of the body.

Active Release Technique©

Chronic back and neck pain are usually the result of both joint and muscular problems in the involved area.  When the surrounding muscles are injured or tight through nerve irritation they become rigid and ropey and therefore lose their elasticity and strength.  The body tries to add stability to these muscles by laying down collagen tissue through a process known as fibrosis. Unfortunately this process can result in the muscle fibers actually being glued together and incapable of moving independently and therefore decrease its strength causing it to fatigue faster and ultimately leaving the individual at a greater risk of acute injury. This end result is known as an adhesion.  To treat these adhesions that occur, Dr Guarino uses a therapy called Active Release Technique© (ART).  ART is a very complex hands-on treatment that uses over three hundred different combinations of tension, pressure and movement. It is now one of the most requested treatments by high level professional and Olympic athletes in North America.