Therapeutic Services

Prolotherapy

Prolotherapy, or “proliferation therapy,” is used to aid in the growth of new connective tissue, particularly to provide strength to ligaments and tendons that may have become weak due to injury or degeneration. These tissues can become weak or injured and may not return back to their original strength. In Prolotherapy, a dextrose solution is injected into the injured tissue, generating an inflammatory response in order to increase the flow of blood and nutrients to the area and initiate the body’s natural healing cascade. It can be used to treat arthritis, back and neck pain, TMJ, fibromyalgia, sports injuries, carpal tunnel syndrome, chronic tendonitis, joint laxity, partially torn tendons, ligaments and cartilage, degenerated or herniated discs, and sciatica.

PRP

Similar to prolotherapy with the addition of platelets (from your own blood) to enhance the healing process.

IV Therapy

IV therapy is the delivery of nutrients directly into a vein. This allows the nutrients to bypass the digestive system and significantly enhances both the amount of nutrients you can tolerate as well as the amount of nutrients you can absorb. Types of IVs we offer:

• General health
• Recovery (from training)
• Fat loss
• Cold/flu recovery
• Anti-viral
• Specific vitamins/minerals (based on test results)

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Acupuncture

Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese treatment method that involves inserting very thin, single-use, sterilized needles into specific points – called acupuncture points – all over the body. The needles are so fine that you barely feel them go into your skin. The traditional explanation is that acupuncture points are located on meridians along which the body’s vital energy (qi or chi) flows. Specific points are associated with organs of the body, and needling these points will aid your condition by correcting the flow of blood and qi. The Western explanation is that the needles stimulate the release of the body’s natural painkillers (endorphins), induce relaxtion, and increase blood flow. Either way, the result is an improvement in symptoms and enhancement of the healing process. Acupuncture can help with anything from allergies to weight loss, especially acute and chronic pain, anxiety, gastrointestinal issues, headaches/migraines and arthritis.

Electrical Stimulation – Interferential Current (IFC) & Trans-cutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)

Electrical stimulation (e-stim) is the use of a low intensity electrical current to control pain. Interferential Current (IFC) and Trans-cutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) differ in the intensity of the electrical current, with IFC generally being more tolerable. There are two possible explanations as to how – and why – e-stim is effective. The first is that e-stim reduces the transmission of pain signals to the spinal cord. The other explanation is that the electrical current stimulates the release of endorphins, the body’s natural pain killers. Either way, e-stim has proven to be an effective method of treating several different types of pain. Both IFC and TENS can benefit most types of acute and chronic pain, especially postoperative, cardiopulmonary, obstetric, and neurological. It can benefit joint pain associated with arthritis and may help with low back pain and headaches. E-stim is also useful for treating incontinence, for regaining motor control after a stroke, and for controlling nausea in patients undergoing chemotherapy.

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Lipomassage

Lipomassage is a non-invasive, FDA approved method of reducing cellulite. It can also be used to help eliminate fat from stubborn areas, firm and tone skin, relieve muscle pain and spasm, reduce fine lines and wrinkles, and massage tense muscles. A combination of rollers and suction is used to massage and shape the skin and its underlying structures. This process helps to remove dimpling, increase blood flow and mobilize fat cells. The size of the rollers, the direction they spin, the speed at which they spin, and the amount of suction can all be manipulated to meet your comfort level and your goals. Liposmassage can benefit anyone looking to reduce cellulite, eliminate stubborn fat (stomach and love handles for men; hips, thighs and butt for women), reduce lines and wrinkles, or massage away aches, pains and tension. The actual treatment is very relaxing – similar to a light massage – and the intensity can always be adjusted to suit your needs.

Therapeutic Ultrasound & Phonophoresis

Therapeutic ultrasound is the use of ultrasonic waves to heal injuries and breakdown scar tissue. Phonophoresis is the use of ultrasound to deliver topical medications into tissues below the skin (instead of injecting them). Ultrasound works by sending ultrasonic waves through the skin to the underlying damaged tissues. This causes localized heating which leads to tissue relaxation, increased blood flow and the breakdown of scar tissue. With phonophoresis, the medication – typically an anti-inflammatory – is applied to the skin and ultrasound is used to drive it into the underlying areas. Ultrasound is effective for treating tendinitis and other inflammatory conditions, swelling, muscle spasm, deep scar tissue, and it may promote the healing of bone fractures. The intensity, duration, and depth of penetration can all be adjusted to suit your specific needs. Phonophoresis is most often utilized for inflammatory conditions including tendinitis, tennis/golfer’s elbow, etc.

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Testing Services

Nutrient Status

Tests for: Deficiencies in vitamins, minerals, amino acids, fatty acids, antioxidants, and enzymes.

Benefits: These nutrients are vital to normal metabolism and physiological function, so correcting deficiencies can often alleviate fatigue, low libido, weight gain, poor cognitive function, insomnia, and most other major health problems.

Food Sensitivities/Allergies

Tests for: Degree of sensitivity to over 200 foods, food additives, food colorings, antibiotics, pharmacoactive agents, environmental agents, and molds.

Benefits: Eliminating foods from your diet that you are sensitive to is an effective way to reduce chronic inflammation and gastrointestinal issues and increase overall well being.

Gastrointestinal (GI) Function

Tests for: Digestion and absorption, microflora and ecology (including bacteria, fungi, and yeast), and immunology and inflammatory markers.

Benefits: Improved digestion and absorption of nutrients means that your body will get more out of the foods you eat. Increasing beneficial bacteria and eliminating opportunistic bacteria, yeast, and fungi can help eliminate GI disorders. A healthy GI system reduces chronic, systemic inflammation and improves immunity.

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Parasitology

Tests for: Candida albicans, viruses, bacteria, and fungi.

Benefits: Eliminating opportunistic organisms from your body can help increase energy levels, improve skin appearance, and prevent sickness and disease.

Immune System Function

Tests for: Immunoglobins and lymphocytes.

Benefits: A healthy immune system means that you’ll be less likely to get sick.

Disease and Disease Risk

Tests for: Cardiovascular disease and risk, diabetes and risk, cancer, osteoporosis and risk, anemia, rheumatoid arthritis, Inflammatory Bowel disease, Lyme disease, Celiac disease, and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

Benefits: Early detection of disease risk allows you to take preventative action.

Neurotransmitters

Tests for: Levels of neurotransmitters and neurotransmitter precursors.

Benefits: Neurotransmitters play a vital role in energy production, physical fitness, cognitive function, and many other areas.

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Hormone Status

Tests for: Hormone levels including androgens, estrogens, thyroid and pituitary hormones, cortisol, DHEA, and growth factors.

Benefits: Balancing hormone levels can help improve energy and vitality and prevent disease.

Organ/Glandular Health

Tests for: Function of liver, kidneys, thyroid, adrenals, and pancreas.

Benefits: Testing organ and glandular function can help pinpoint the causes of your specific health problems.

Heavy Metals

Tests for: Fecal, urine, and blood levels of mercury, lead, aluminum, and other toxic heavy metals.

Benefits: Reducing toxic amounts of heavy metals can improve energy levels and prevent disease (especially cognitive disorders like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s).

Men’s Health

Tests for: Any of the above tests plus prostate health.

Women’s Health

Tests for: Any of the above tests plus cervical health/Pap smear and menstrual cycle health.

Routine Health Exam

Tests for: Basic health parameters including cholesterol, triglycerides, liver and kidney function, and complete blood count (CBC).

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Exercise Services

BOD POD body fat testing

The BOD POD measures your body composition (fat mass and fat-free mass) and provides a metabolic assessment (the number of calories you burn per day). The entire test only takes about 10 minutes. Anyone interested in tracking changes in their body composition, especially people trying to lose weight, can benefit from a BOD POD reading. The main advantage of measuring changes in body composition over scale weight is that you can determine the amount of pure fat loss, and not just total weight loss (which could include muscle). The BOD POD also determines your total energy expenditure, which you can use to calculate an appropriate caloric deficit in order to lose 1-2 pounds of fat per week.

Exercise Assessment

A simple functional movement screen for muscle and joint range-of-motion, stabilization and flexibility. Find out where your weaknesses lie so you can target those areas in your training and maximize the effectiveness of your workouts. An exercise assessment is the KEY to individualized training – anything less and you’re simply guessing. [Note: this assessment does NOT include aerobic testing (e.g. VO2 max, lactate threshold, etc.)]

Personal Private Fitness Training

Private, one-on-one training at our facility with a certified and degreed Exercise Physiologist. Let one of our experts monitor your workout and make sure you are exercising properly as well as offer you some tips and tricks to maximize your results. This includes an individualized exercise program.

Individualized Exercise Prescription

Take the guess work out of designing a strength training or cardiovascular training program by letting our team of experts do all the work for you. Your program will be individualized to meet your specific goals and tailored to your preferences. We will do everything short of work out for you! We can design an exercise program to address your fitness goals in the following areas:

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• Speed
• Strength
• Power
• Agility
• Hypertrophy/muscle gain
• Fat loss
• Corrective exercise
• Flexibility
• Local Muscular Endurance
• Cardiovascular Endurance

We can also design programs to help you achieve your health goals in the following areas:

• Reduced risk for heart disease
• Reduced risk for diabetes
• Minimize pain from arthritis
• Reduce chronic fatigue
• Increase strength and endurance to help with daily life

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Exercise Program Evaluation

Have your current exercise program evaluated by a team of experts including certified Personal Trainers and Strength & Conditioning Coaches. Our experts have countless years of experience both training clients as well as in the trenches training themselves. We can evaluate the design of your program in the following areas:

• Exercise selection
• Order of exercises
• Sets and reps
• Intensity or loading
• Rest periods
• Duration
• Frequency
• Variety
• Balance (muscles, movements, planes, etc.)

We make sure your program is balanced and addresses your needs so that you can achieve your fitness goals.

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Nutrition Services

Nutritional Consultation

One-on-one consultation with a Registered Dietitian. Ask any questions you might have about how to organize your nutrient intake or what supplements you should take to optimize your health or performance.

Diet Prescription

Allow our team of experts to do all the work for you and create a diet for your specific health or performance needs. Better yet, utilize any of our comprehensive testing options and find out exactly what vitamins, minerals and other nutrients you are deficient in and take the effectiveness of your diet to the next level.

Diet Evaluation

Have your current diet evaluated by our team of experts including certified Nutritionists and Registered Dietitians. Find out where your nutrition may be lacking or get recommendations on how to improve the overall effectiveness of your nutrient intake according to your goals.

Dietary Supplement Prescription

Our comprehensive testing protocols can determine your deficiencies for vitamins, minerals, amino acids and other nutrients. This will allow you to optimize your supplement intake – only taking in the nutrients you actually need – thus eliminating one-size-fits-all multivitamins/minerals, removing any guesswork and saving you money.

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