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RUNNING, DANCE, YOGA AND MOVEMENT INJURIES
MOVEMENT INJURIES: GENTLE, RESEARCH-BASED MANAGEMENT OF RUNNING, DANCE AND YOGA INJURIES
DR. STRASSER TREATS RUNNING, DANCE AND YOGA INJURIES BY ADDRESSING INJURIES SPECIFICALLY AND ALSO IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MECHANICAL AND NEUROLOGICAL STATE OF THE WHOLE BODY.
If you love to dance, or who can't wait for your next run, or regularly practice yoga, injuries can prove frustrating. Movement professionals, such as dancers, and those who have integrated movement and exercise activities into their daily lives, can face debilitating injuries despite being in a high state of conditioning. And they often find themselves going from one medical professional or therapist without finding relief.
Dr. Arn Strasser provides a gentle, integrated approach to treating your movement injuries. The first principle of Dr. Strasser's approach is to view a joint or muscle injury in the context of the whole body. The basis for his approach is a comprehensive biomechanical and neurological examination, including muscle testing, that determines the cause of injury. By moving beyond treating just the symptom or concentrating on a specific joint or muscle, Dr. Strasser provides an integrated approach to treating movement injuries.
For highly conditioned professionals, and those committed to fitness, overall findings may indicate normal ranges of motion and unremarkable orthopedic and neurological findings. Chiropractic provides tools which evaluate disturbances of function, including neurological and biomechanical imbalances, not addressed in traditional medical and therapy examinations. When necessary, Dr. Strasser includes x-ray and MRI imaging as well as laboratory findings in formulating a diagnostic picture to explain your pain symptoms.
Based on his examination findings, Dr. Strasser formulates an organized treatment plan to address the signals given by the body. Emphasizing gentle and non-forceful approaches, he draws from a wide range of therapeutic approaches in treating movement disorders. Cox Flexion-distraction therapy, manual joint and soft-tissue, chiropractic adjusting of the spine and the extremities, Cranial Therapy, physiotherapy modalities, therapeutic exercise as well as treating nutritional, lifestyle and stress imbalances, are utilized in an individualized, holistic approach.
In treating movement injuries it is important to address the core neurological and biomechanical imbalances prior to introducing a full exercise program. Dr. Strasser emphasizes exercising into good mechanics. He takes a step by step approach which introduces specific exercises when the body is ready for them. This is a different approach than that used in traditional medical and therapy settings.
Important causes of movement injuries are :
Dr. Strasser has over 20 years of experience helping patients manage Movement Injuries including treating dance, running and movement professionals.
We are always available to answer questions you may have regarding Dr. Strasser's approach to treating Movement Injuries including those associated with dance, yoga, running and walking, and other movement disciplines.