Treatment Techniques

Dr. Alexander has a unique combination of training and techniques that he incorporates into the treatment of a vast number of disorders. His training includes undergraduate and clinical training in Athletic Training, Physical Therapy as well as Chiropractic and Acupuncture. The treatment of each patient is decided after a thorough evaluation and is efficiently designed to address the needs of each condition. The most frequently used techniques are listed below.

Chiropractic

Diversified adjusting techniques – A gentle manual approach to correct a subluxation or misalignment of a spinal vertebrae or any joint that causes pain or nerve dysfunction. These techniques are applied to the patient while comfortably laying face down.

Activator Technique – An appliance that is used by the doctor to deliver a low force adjustment to correct a subluxation of any joint. In this office this technique is used on infants or babies, joints of the hands and feet, osteoporosis and TMJ.

Acupuncture or Meridian Therapy

Electrical Meridian Therapy – The stimulation of an acupuncture point or meridian that boosts the bodies power to heal itself. This technique is a pain-free noninvasive alternative approach to needle acupuncture. It is respected as being more accurate, more effective and faster than using the needle.

Electrical Meridian Imaging – This technique is highly supported by the world leaders of acupuncture. This evaluation of all acupuncture meridians provides a visual display and allows the patient and the doctor to see the current state of the meridian. This allows more precise treatment of the patient no matter what there condition promoting comprehensive, faster and more effective results.

Teishien – This technique was brought to the United States from Japan in 1971. It utilizes a spring cushioned blunt ended device to stimulate an acupuncture point for hypersensitive patients. The benefits of this technique include a noninvasive technique, minimal stimulation of the skin and can provide easy access to most acupuncture points. This helps decrease the amount of treatment time and can provide immediate symptomatic relief in many cases.

Auriculotherapy (electrical) – A form of electrical acupuncture that treats acupuncture points located on many landmarks of the ear. This technique is highly effective, non-invasive and patient friendly. The stimulation of the points is mild and performed with a hand held unit that delivers micro-current to the point.

Certified Acupuncturist – Acupuncture a popular method for treating illness and injury that has been used successfully for over 5000 years. It is a Chinese system of natural healing (no drugs …No surgery), which is concerned with restoring proper energy flow to the various organs, glands and tissues of the body on the premise that most diseases are the result of malfunction due to disrupted energies.

The Chinese definition of health is – the harmony or balance in the transmission of energy flow through the body (called Ch’i), prevents organ malfunction, disease, pain and suffering.