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Chiropractic Care
Overview
Advancements in Chiropractic is located within Cross Train Fitness & Health and is a chiropractic clinic that takes chiropractic a step further than what you may have experienced previously with other chiropractors. It is Dr. Luke Jakubowski's belief that the majority of joint problems, or the predisposition to joint problems, whether it be joints in the back or extremity joints like the knee or shoulder, occur due to muscular imbalances in the body. It is Dr. Jakubowski's conviction that by addressing these muscular imbalances while treating the symptomatic area with chiropractic treatments and physiotherapeutic modalities like massage and ultrasound, treatments are more effective, longer lasting, and less expensive to treat. In other words, Dr. Jakubowski not only addresses the problem, but he also finds the cause and thoroughly treats that as well to make sure that the problems you are experiencing do not return.
Advancements in Chiropractic does not treat patients like some chiropractic clinics you may have had experiences with. There are no "set" schedules of 3 treatments per week for 6 weeks. Each treatment with Dr. Jakubowski is also an evaluation that searches for new or previously undiscovered causes of your pain or cause of injury. This allows him to alter treatment plans by utilizing new information to solve the problem completely! By setting aggressive but variable treatment plans, Dr. Jakubowski has had great success with athletes young and old, as well as with the general population.
What to Expect on Your First Visit
On your first visit you will receive a thorough history and exam that may include muscle testing, functional strength testing, and spinal and/or extremity joint assessments. All of these tests are tools that help Dr. Jakubowski create a full picture of the problems that you are experiencing. Think of his assessment as putting a puzzle together-the more pieces that are properly discovered and placed, the clearer the puzzle picture becomes. Dr. Jakubowski will then take this information and educate you on the causality and severity of the problem that you are experiencing.
This is where Dr. Jakubowski sees that there are two jobs, one of himself, and one of the patient. He sees his job as telling you what he has discovered, and what he feels would be the most thorough and effective treatment plan. It is your job as the patient to accept what you are ready to commit to, even if that is not Dr. Jakubowski's full recommendation. The care that you receive is ultimately your choice and Dr. Jakubowski acknowledges and respects that. He is thankful that you have taken the step to see him, and he will gladly give you the care that you are ready for-after all, that is the mission statement of Advancements in Chiropractic-Telling you exactly what you need and happily giving you exactly what you want
What Does a Treatment Consist of?
This is a question that is commonly asked in Advancements in Chiropractic. However, to give you an answer would not only be unfair to you as a patient, but would be unethical by Dr. Jakubowski's standards. It is the conviction of Advancements in Chiropractic to maintain the highest level of integrity in the medical field by not creating cookie cutter treatment plans that are basic and ineffective.
It is Dr. Jakubowski's principle that each individual is a unique situation that requires a unique treatment plan. Some patients have had great success with aggressive therapeutic stretching and basic stability exercises, while others are having great success after being fit for custom foot orthotics. Each situation, patient, and injury is different and therefore each treatment plan should be created with the individual in mind!
Do You Utilize the Chiropractic Adjustment in Your Practice?
Yes. Dr. Jakubowski uses the diversified adjustment method. This is a method that utilizes many different types of adjustments including manual methods, activator, Thompson Drop, Gonstead, and many other types of adjusting philosophies. However, Dr. Jakubowski does not believe that every patient needs to be adjusted. He believes that some times the underlying causes of the problems you may be experiencing are not caused by joint misalignments, but rather caused by improper muscle balance, and these must be addressed first and foremost to give you the best chance of recovery.
By having a broad knowledge of many adjusting techniques and the discerning ability to see when adjusting is not the best choice, Dr. Jakubowski can properly and safely treat nearly any patient that seeks out chiropractic care from Advancements in Chiropractic.
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