Chiropractic and Wellness Care - Your Chiropractor in the Clearwater, Dunedin & Palm Harbor areas

PRACTICE INFORMATION

Our chiropractic office takes pride in offering wellness care and preventative health care as well as the treatment of a variety of conditions from neck, mid, low back pain, shoulder pain and joint pain. In our office the chiropractor employs a safe, holistic approach utilizing gentle manipulation of the spine and extremities to correct the cause of your problem. We employ many different techniques:

Adjustments (Diversified, SOT, Activator, Thompson Drop Table)
Muscle stretching and stabilization (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation and Post-Isometric Relaxation, Myofascial Release, NIMMO)
Rehabilitative exercises
Clinical therapeutic machines for pain and spasms. Wellness education that will help you in everyday life activities.
Comprehensive prevention programs

Chiropractor Dr. Giovatto is well versed and experienced in the treatment of sports injuries and repetitive strain injuries as he was the team doctor for professional and semi-professional soccer teams in NJ. We provide useful information about creating a healthier workplace and improving the overall quality of your health. Dr. Giovatto works closely with medical specialists, trainers, massage therapists, acupuncturists and other health professionals to maximize the benefits of a multi-interdisciplinary approach to your heath care.

What is Chiropractic

Chiropractic is based upon the fact that the entire body is controlled via nervous system input starting from signals in the brain cascading downward via the spinal cord and peripheral nerves. On some occasions, the spinal bones (vertebra) which protectively surround the spinal cord can misalign or subluxate creating increased pressure upon the nerve roots that pass between openings in the vertebrae. This increased pressure whether from inflammation, irritation or direct pressure may “pinch” nerve roots, thus decreasing the impulses to the end organs. Prolonged pressure on these nerves causes condition states to develop and manifest, whether it be muscular or internal and may be a reason why if you are in pain in one particular location that may not be original location. With those instances we have to look above those areas to ascertain whether there is dysfunction. This is typically corrected via spinal manual manipulation/adjustments. Spinal adjustments are high speed, low force and amplitude procedures that restore the spinal bones into their correct alignment, thus relieving stress upon the spinal nerves. Once the stress has been relieved upon the nerves, the body can naturally be restored to 100% of its healing capacity.