Manual Medicine Collaboration Asheville Massage, Asheville NC

Chiropractic care and Manual Medicine
Go hand in hand because they are both structurally oriented, but approach the body from different angles. In my experience, soft tissue release and chiropractic treatment can realign the body faster than either modality alone. Muscles move bones, and nerves control muscles. When soft tissue restrictions are effectively released, adjustments will go easier and hold their effects longer.

Acupuncture and Manual Medicine
Form follows function, and function follows form, any dysfunction in one will inevitably affect the other. For example: If a misaligned structure is causing compression of the liver, it will result in decreased liver function. Likewise, if there is a physiological issue with the liver, the body may adapt it’s alignment to protect the weakened organ, etc.

My work is focused on correcting the form/structure of the body, which often results in secondary benefits to physiological health. Acupuncture and herbology are focused on correcting the functional/energetic aspects of the body, which often results in secondary benefits to overall structure.

When you combine the skilled execution of these modalities, both cause and effect can be addressed in a short time.

Conventional Medicine
and Manual Medicine
Over the last 15 years, there have been tremendous advancements in surgery which reduce healing time, scar tissue formation, and overall risk and complications; however, due to the inherently traumatic and invasive nature of surgical procedures they should always be considered as a last resort, though there are times when they are the only viable option.

Manual therapy has an excellent track record helping people with a whole host of conditions which may be considered as candidates for surgery, including: Carpal tunnel syndrome, endometriosis, spinal compression, scoliosis/abnormal spinal curvature. Many of these spinal conditions place uneven wear on the intervertebral disks, which can result in degeneration or bulging of the disks. Structural bodywork can prevent and sometimes even reverse these effects.

Radiology, such as X-rays and MRI’s, provide invaluable information which can hasten the effectiveness of manual therapy, or let us know if the problem is truly beyond the scope of bodywork.