While we do all we can to avoid injury, sometimes, it’s a part of life. Whether you’ve suffered an accident at work, in a motor vehicle, playing a sport, or otherwise, it can definitely be a disheartening setback. Fortunately, at Smith Family Wellness, our experts in rehabilitative care are here to help you get back to health… and then some. Dr. Charles Smith brings over 30 years of experience in sports medicine, chiropractic care, and other accident and injury treatments to our practice in Honolulu, HI, and each patient is treated with the individualized care they deserve.
Types of Rehabilitative Care
If you do get injured, you can rest assured that your recovery is in good hands so you can come back even stronger. With our wide experience with treating injuries, we bring a variety of treatment modalities to your rehabilitative care, including:
- Adjustments and manipulation
- Electric Muscle Stimulation (EMS)
- Physical therapy exercises
- Cold Laser Therapy
- Spinal Decompression
- Ultrasound…and more.
Therapeutic exercises
When people think of rehabilitative care, their first thought is typically a series of exercises performed under the guidance of a physical therapist. In modern chiropractic, we combine all types of wellness treatments to treat the problem as well as the root cause. While the early stages of rehab involve calming pain and inflammation, in later stages, your chiropractor will likely want to implement an exercise program to make sure the initial treatment sticks, function returns, and strength improves.
Although each patient will have different needs, some of the most common therapeutic exercises our programs employ include:
- Partial sit-ups
- Knee to chest
- Side lumbar bridges
- Single-leg reverse curls
- Double leg lifts
- Cat-Camel
- Spinal rotation
- Internal/external shoulder rotations
- Single-arm lat pull downs
- Neck extension, flexion, and laterals
You can read more about therapeutic exercise as part of your rehabilitative care on our website here.
Start your comprehensive rehabilitative care program today
Whatever your injury, our staff at Smith Family Wellness is here to help. Get in touch with Dr. Smith by calling our offices in Honolulu, HI today at 808-922-3244, or fill out an appointment request form online. See you soon!