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When you need to achieve your peak performance, we’re here for you. We help people live pain-free, whether you’re an elite athlete or simply want to be more active. Our multidisciplinary, state-of-the-art facility provides health care for all ages by our Chiropractor in Coram NY!

Discover Peak Performance with our Chiropractor in Coram NY

Dr. Jeffrey BlockDr. Richard Block, both a Chiropractor in Coram NY, and their professional team including Doctors of Physical Therapy are here to help you actively regain your health. At Block Sports Chiropractic & Physical Therapy you will discover that health comes from within, and it is the most valuable commodity we have. As Mahatma Gandhi once said, “It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.”

We help you recover from pain and injury and bring you to the highest levels of wellness through our natural, effective services:

Chiropractor in Coram NY

Block Sports Chiropractic & Physical Therapy, our chiropractor in Coram NY uses adjustments, soft tissue work, specialized tables, postural correction and other tools to help you recover from pain and injury and bring you to the highest levels of wellness.

Active Release Technique

Every session starts with an examination and ends with an adjustment.

Active Release Technique, also known as ART, is used to help turn back on your muscles that have been shut off due to previous injury and overused muscles. ART requires specific protocols to reduce muscular pain. We provide a soft tissue therapy that will reduce joint stress and release tight muscles.

We will provide an examination to determine your problemed areas. Our team will be able to feel the scar tissue and be able to start the process to recovery.

Some of the problemed areas that ART treats are:

    • Sciatic
    • Shin Splints
    • Lower Back Pain
    • Shoulder Pain
    • Tennis Elbow
    • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
    • Headaches

ART has been proven to have a number benefits. Our team firmly believes that this technique can resolve problem areas quickly and permanently.

Cox Flexion-Distraction

Cox Flexion-Distraction also known as Cox Technic, focuses on naturally healing the spine without the aid from surgery. Cox Technic is a fairly quick relief from back and leg pain by realigning the spine. Multiple benefits stem from Cox Technic such as improving range of motion in the joints and muscles, increase flexibility, decrease headaches and migraines, improves posture, and even be useful in treating neurological diseases.

Our team of doctors uses a special table that will help the traction of the spine. Our patients have been pleased with the procedure and find it extremely effective.

Graston Technique

Graston Technique is used to address problem scar tissue, fascial restrictions, and range of motion. This technique is unique as it uses a set of stainless steel hand instruments to create long-term effects is restoring your affected areas. In addition to using instruments to treat your condition, we work with you and create tailored exercises to practice to add to the recovery process.

The instruments our team uses are drawn over your skin to reduce scar tissue. Graston Technique has been a reliable technique for patients experiencing soft tissue fibrosis and chronic inflammation.

Graston Technique has multiple benefits, some including;

    • Decrease time of treatment
    • Faster rehabilitation/recovery
    • Reduced need for medication
    • Provides an efficient way to preserve range of motion
    • A permanent resolution of chronic conditions

Graston Technique has been extremely effective and has multiple benefits that will ensure you a high level of wellness. Our use of instruments and specific exercises designed for each individual patient has been a successful way to restore and improve muscle tone.

SFMA: Selective Functional Movement Assessment

A persistent education course that is intended for healthcare professionals that consistently treat their patients for musculoskeletal conditions throughout their life.

An organized, stable movement-based diagnosis used for patients encountering pain.

SFMA is a differential diagnosis that identifies mobility versus motor control dysfunctions which allows them to create a more effective treatment plan to reach a successful outcome.

Developed around 7 fundamental movement patterns and combines a concept known as regional interdependence which discovers how unrelated problems are causing dysfunction and triggering pain.

SFMA provides a more systematic approach to reteach the brain beneficial movements and locate the cause of pain, not just the source. 

SFMA knows entirely where to target the treatments and is a structured, repeatable assessment.

The overall goal of SFM is to recognize specific movement limitations that deliver pain.

CBP: Chiropractic Biophysics

A technique initially named by Dr. Donald Harrison, Deanne Harrison, and Daniel Murphy for “physics applied to biology in chiropractic.”

The potential for CBP is one of the leading researched techniques in Chiropractic care.

The goal of CBP is to highlight optimal posture and spinal alignment as the predominant objective of chiropractic care while concurrently noting developments in pain and functional based outcomes.

CBP is a variation of straight chiropractic to completely correct one’s posture

The uniqueness of CBP treatment is structural rehabilitation of the spine and posture

Overall, the objective of CBP treatments are:

    • Normal Front & Side View Posture
    • Normal Spinal Alignment
    • Normal Function
    • Improved Health & Symptom Improvements

Additional Therapies With Our Chiropractor in Coram NY

Cold Laser Therapy 

Block Sports Chiropractic & Physical Therapy offers Cold Laser Therapy with our Vectra Genesys Transport Laser by Chattanooga. Cold Laser Therapy can be used on patients that suffer from chronic conditions and help speed up the healing process and relieve pain.

Cold Laser Therapy treats:

    • Arthritis
    • Back Pain
    • Joint Pain
    • Muscle Strain and Sprains
    • Knee Pain
    • Neck Pain
    • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
    • Tennis Elbow
    • Poor Blood Circulation

Electric Muscle Stimulation

Electric Muscle Stimulation, also known as EMS, is a way to train your muscles different from the way your workouts and exercise might. EMS is a form of electrotherapy that uses a small device to send electronic pulses to your nerve fibers. EMS stimulates specific muscles that will create involuntary muscle contractions. EMS is used to treat pain relief, reduce inflammation, avoid muscle atrophy, and lessen muscle spasm.

What does EMS feel like?

The treatment takes between 10-20 minutes. At first, you may feel a tingling sensation. This is from electrical impulses. As your body becomes more accustomed to the treatment the intensity of the treatment will increase for maximum effect.

Soft Tissue Therapy With Our Chiropractor in Coram NY

At Block Sports Chiropractic & Physical Therapy, our chiropractor in Coram NY offers many techniques to treat the soft tissues of the body. Graston Techniques and Active Release Techniques are effective in treating a number of conditions that you may be suffering from.

Soft Tissue Therapy is successful in treating:

    • Back Pain
    • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
    • Fibromyalgia
    • Groin Injuries
    • Headaches
    • Knee Problems
    • Muscle Injury
    • Muscle Spasm
    • Nerve Tension
    • Plantar Fasciitis
    • Sciatica
    • Shin Splints
    • Shoulder Pain
    • Tendon Injury
    • Tennis Elbow

Here at Block Sports Chiropractic & Physical Therapy, our chiropractor in Coram NY has seen successful results from these techniques. Our high level of chiropractic care has left patients leaving happy and pain free. Call us today to schedule an appointment.

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Active Release Technique With Our Chiropractor in Coram NY

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What is Active Release Technique (ART®)?

ART® is a form of manual therapy that can be used to decrease pain, improve soft tissue mobility and decrease nagging trigger points. It begins with the provider determining which tissues are abnormal and pinning it with their fingers. The tissue is then shortened, pressure is applied from the provider and the patient is instructed to move into a position that lengthens the targeted tissue. 

 

What does ART® do to the tissues?

When the chiropractors provide ART® to the injured tissue, it is the belief that the technique will do the following:

  • Release the tension that created the trigger point
  • Restore normal range of motion to restricted and adhesive tissues
  • Improve the fascial, nervous, vascular and lymphatic system by releasing restrictions in surrounding tissues 
  • Improve function of muscular tissue by restoring normal tissue length

 

What body parts and injuries can ART® be used on? (not limited to)

Body parts:

    • Neck – upper trapezius, scalenes, levator scapula, suboccipitals 
    • Shoulder – all rotator cuff muscles, biceps, triceps, pectoralis major and minor, subclavius
    • Elbow – common wrist extensors, common wrist flexors, biceps, supinator, pronator teres 
    • Mid-back – thoracic paraspinals, middle trapezius, rhomboids major and minor, lower trapezius, latissimus dorsi 
    • Low back – quadratus lumborum, lumbar paraspinals
    • Hips – piriformis, gluteus maximus, medius and minimus, TFL, psoas (hip flexors)
    • Knee/Thigh – quadriceps, hamstrings, adductors
    • Calf/foot – gastrocnemius, soleus, peroneus longus and brevis, plantar fascia, anterior tibialis (shin splints), posterior tibialis 

Injuries:

    • Muscle spasms in the neck and back
    • Headaches
    • Postural dysfunction
    • Rotator cuff strain or tendonitis
    • Tennis elbow
    • Carpal Tunnel 
    • Groin strain
    • Hamstring strain
    • Quadriceps strain
    • Patellar tendonitis 
    • Piriformis syndrome
    • Shin splints
    • Plantar fasciitis 
    • Sciatica

 

What does the patient feel?

During ART® treatment, the patient will likely feel discomfort under the ART® provider’s fingers. The finger will apply pressure to a sensitive trigger point and when the tissue is then lengthened, there can be increased pressure in that area. This uncomfortable position is typically held for 6 seconds and then the tissue is released and discomfort will subside. Unfortunately, this will be performed a total of three times! However, typically nearly immediate release of tension will be noticed by the patient following the treatment. Our Active Release Technique chiropractors will make sure you are as comfortable as possible during the process.  

 

Can ART® help with my sports performance or exercise routine?

ART® has been shown in the research to improve circulation and increase soft tissue mobility. With this, there will be improved power output, muscle fiber recruitment and functionality of the muscle unit to assist in enhancing sports performance and muscle strength during lifting. Additionally, it helps correct muscle imbalances allowing for one to run, sprint and lift more efficiently, ultimately reducing the risk for new or recurring injuries. It is often used by our ART® chiropractor in Coram NY when treating high-level athletes, runners, crossfitters, orange theory members, yogi’s and more! 

 

Is ART® combined with additional treatment?

It is important that ART® be followed up with additional manual techniques to further increase mobility, as well as a thorough therapeutic exercise routine to improve contributing factors. ART® is a very successful treatment option, however, research shows augmenting it with additional exercises creates the best results. Therefore, the provider will implement exercises will typically focus on strengthening weak tissues, as well as increasing flexibility of restricted tissues. 

 

Where can I receive ART® treatment? 

We have skilled and certified Active Release Technique chiropractor in Coram NY. They are highly experienced in utilizing ART® to the aforementioned body parts and injuries. They are head chiropractors of Stony Brook University athletics and implement ART® into their treatments for these athletes. Additionally, ART® is used with those who experienced injuries during work injury or motor vehicle accidents and more. If you feel you will benefit from ART® , make an appointment today to consult with our ART® certified chiropractors. 

Migraines – Treatment From A Chiropractor in Coram NY

Migraines are one of the most prevalent illnesses that affect millions worldwide. Specifically, it affects roughly 12% of the population according to the Migraine Research Foundation. It is an illness that affects both men and women, but the prevalence is much higher in women. The reason for the predilection towards women is often due to the fluctuations in their estrogen levels. Information and research on migraines are still relatively limited compared to other common illness, so it is commonly a difficult condition to treat. Our chiropractor in Coram NY here at Block Sports Chiropractic & Physical Therapy have experience treating migraine patients and can give the best advice on possible treatments and therapies.

What exactly is a migraine?

There are many different subtypes of migraines, but the “classic” migraine is described as a headache with an aura. An aura is a neurological disturbance that usually presents itself as visual, sensory or motor symptoms. Research shows that about 30% of patients experience some type of aura. The migraine with an aura and a migraine without an aura are the two most common types of migraines present in our population. Here are the other types:

  • Migraine aura without headache: self-explanatory, but sometimes the aura occurs without an accompanying headache. This is most common in patients over 50 with a history of migraines
  • Ophthalmoplegic migraine: This is a rarer form of a migraine that usually affects younger people under the age of 40. This type of migraine is associated with weakness in one or more of the muscles that control eye movement
  • Hemiplegic migraine: This type of migraine can cause weakness on one side of the body, which can be frightening for patients because the symptoms are similar to a stroke. The symptoms should resolve once the migraine subsides, but it is best to consult a medical professional to make sure the symptoms aren’t being caused by something else.
  • Vestibular migraine: These are migraines that are accompanied by dizziness, vertigo, and balance problems. They are more present in people who have a history of migraines in childhood.

What causes a migraine?

There are a few theories on the physiology of a migraine, but most researchers believe that a migraine is caused by intense waves of brain cell activity that crosses the cortex, which is then followed by periods of inactivity. This specific phenomenon is called cortical spreading depression. Researchers believe that the evidence shows that cortical spreading causes an inflammatory response and other processes that stimulate the pain receptors on the trigeminal nerve. The trigeminal fibers innervating cerebral vessels arise from neurons in the trigeminal ganglion. Inside the ganglion, substance P and calcitonin gene-related peptide can be released if the ganglion is stimulated, which can be painful.

However, there is also some doubt on whether cortical spreading depression is the main reason for migraines. There have been experimental drugs specifically targeting to inhibit cortical spreading that helped to prevent an aura, but not the headache symptoms themselves. So, some researchers are generally theorizing that certain areas of the brainstem are not working properly or are easily excited, which can initiate the cascade of neurological events (including cortical spreading depression) that account for migraine’s multiple symptoms.

Phases of a migraine

A migraine attack can be divided into phases based on its temporal relationship to the headache: the prodrome (precedes headache), the aura (immediately precedes or accompanies headache), the headache, and the postdrome (after the resolution of headache).

  • Prodrome: This is also known as the premonitory phase and this phase can last several hours or may even occur over several days. During this phase is when treatment is usually the most effective. Taking medication, avoiding trigger factors and meditation (or other biobehavioral techniques) can prevent a headache in some cases.
  • Aura: Already mentioned above, but these symptoms can last from 5-60 minutes
  • Headache: This phase is characterized by pain on one or both sides of the head. The headache phase can last anywhere from several hours to a few days. Besides pain, other symptoms like dizziness, nausea, and anxiety are also common. 
  • Postdrome: Like prodrome and aura, not every person will suffer from postdrome, but it occurs in about 80% of people. Symptoms of postdrome include fatigue, body aches, trouble concentrating and sensitivity to light.

Possible Treatment Options – Chiropractor in Coram NY

There is accumulating evidence that the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) plays a role as a mediator of migraines. Some researchers have stated that the CGRP is an important therapeutic target and if targeted correctly, can help with migraine symptoms. 

Diet and lifestyle factors also play a role in migraine symptoms. Getting consistent sleep and exercise has shown to be beneficial. However, there is still no high-level studies that show a clear connection that these lifestyle alterations can stop a migraine. The overall pharmacological approach to migraine therapy has not really changed much since 2012. Triptans, NSAIDs, and antiemetics continue to be used most frequently for migraines. For preventative therapies, beta-blockers, antidepressants, and anticonvulsants are the main players. 

Neck pain is also a very common symptom of migraine and may be an important contributor. This is where the providers, our chiropractor in Coram NY, at Block Sports Chiropractic & Physical Therapy can help migraine patients the most. The physical therapists and chiropractors can perform manual therapy and give information on the best kinds of therapeutic exercises to improve neck strength and mobility, which can help with migraine type symptoms.

Chiropractic Biophysics

Chiropractic Biophysics, commonly referred to as CBP, is a technique that focuses on getting patients to have both optimal posture and spinal alignment. Aside from that, doctors who use the CBP take into consideration how the method is relieving their patient’s pain as well as improvements to their functionality. CBP is one of the most researched chiropractic care techniques there is and a highly effective treatment option. If you or someone you know is looking for a chiropractor in Coram NY that practices in the CBP technique, look no further than Block Chiropractic & Sports Physical Therapy. We provide many services, including CBP to help our patients return to their highest level of wellness.

How does it improve spinal health?

CBP can help patients with bad posture, as well as improve certain conditions affecting the spine. When you opt to start CBP treatment, the primary goal is to re-educate your muscles, tendons, and ligaments that are located in and around your spinal cord. By treating these areas, our chiropractor in Coram NY will be able to correct postural distortions and any misalignments.

What is Mirror Image Posture Adjusting?

Mirror Image Posture Adjusting is the method that brings success and effectiveness to the CBP technique. By mirroring misalignments in various locations, our chiropractor in Coram NY will be able to recognize the weakest areas of your spine and muscle groups. Our chiropractor will then individually adjust your most vulnerable areas to drive positive results. Mirror imaging works across all areas of the spine and can be beneficial to patients suffering from many different misalignment issues. The following are a few ways mirror imaging can work:

  • It can help patients whose abnormal spinal alignment has become the “norm.”
    • During the adjustment, we’ll work towards causing your spine to regress to normal.
  • It targets all the different aspects of misalignment at the same time
    • In increments, mirror imaging works towards addressing the problem in its entirety.
  • As you go through your mirror imaging adjustments, your body is strengthening with each treatment.
    • With each appointment using mirrored actions, your body is beginning to work the way it should be.

How can our chiropractor in Coram NY help?

When you visit Block Chiropractic & Sports Physical Therapy, our experienced chiropractors will be working towards the structural rehabilitation of your spine and posture. Helping our patients get back to living a healthy and pain-free lifestyle is the primary goal of all our doctors. When using the CBP technique, we aim to accomplish the following:

  • Normal Front and Side View Posture.
  • Normal Spinal Alignment.
  • Normal Function.
  • Improve Health.
  • Symptom Improvement.

When searching for a chiropractor in Coram NY that is experienced in chiropractic biophysics, contact our office today. Our team is experienced and eager to aid in your recovery.

Contact Block Sports Chiropractic & Physical Therapy

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260 Middle Country Rd., #7
Selden, NY 11784

Phone: (631) 696-4371
Email: health@blockchiropractic.com


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