SOFT TISSUE INJURIES:

One sign that a muscle has chronic shortness or a lesion in the tendon is the presence of a trigger point or painful nodule within a muscle belly.

Soft Tisue Techniques: active release technique (ART); post-isometric relaxation (PIR); trigger point therapy; and acupuncture and acupressure

Common sports injuries treated include the following:

rotator cuff injuries, tennis elbow, ankle sprains, neck and back strains

Rotator Cuff Lesions are a common problem among baseball pitchers, tennis players, and many other athletes. Proper and timely treatment of the rotator cuff can eliminate the possibility of a tear and lengthy and costly surgical intervention.

Tennis Elbow or Lateral Epincondylitis is a common injury of both golfers and tennis players and can be easily treated with soft tissue manipulation. Tirgger points can prolong pain with tennis elbow for months and even years.

THE POWERPLATE:

Core Strength allows athletes to achieve the highest level of performance as well as reduce the chance of injury to an extremity. The powerplate is a vibrational machine that is the latest piece of core exercise and rehabiliation equiptment; the plate vibrates at 25Hz -- a wavelength that recruits 100% of muscle fiber as well as a natural increase in Human Growth Hormone. Peterson Chiropractic and Wellness is the only professional healthcare provider or athletic training center that offers the Powerplate in Ridgefield, CT

KINESIOTAPE

Athletes that are expected to compete at a high level while not at 100% can benefit from proper taping, specifically flexible tape appled by a professional can aid a muscle's action and protect it form injury.  The newest and most effective technique for sports taping without restricted range of motion is Kinesiotape.