Atlanta Chiropractor Dr. Timothy J. Dembowski

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Applied Kinesiology

Applied Kinesiology

You know that your body is different from others. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a doctor who could recognize these differences and give treatments and lifestyle recommendations based upon your unique and particular needs? There is — because Doctor Dembowski is an Applied Kinesiologist.

Founded in 1964, by a chiropractor named George Goodheart, A.K. is primarily used by practitioners in the natural health fields.

Applied kinesiology is a system which evaluates your structural, chemical, and mental aspects. It employs manual muscle testing along with standard methods of diagnosis. Nutrition, adjustments, diet, acupressure, exercise and education are used to help restore balance and maintain well being throughout life.

The American Chiropractic Association defines applied kinesiology as follows: “This is an approach to chiropractic treatment in which several specific procedures may be combined. Diversified manipulative/ adjusting techniques may be used with nutritional interventions, together with light massage of various points referred to as neurolymphatic and neurovascular points. Clinical decision-making is often based on testing and evaluating muscle strength.”

Applied Kinesiology Testing

In applied kinesiology, every dysfunction in an organ is due to weakness in that organ’s specific corresponding muscle. To determine if a muscle needs help, your chiropractor tests your muscle by applying a force, measuring not the strength of your response, but rather your smoothness when responding.

The results of the testing may indicate the need for physical manipulation of a muscle or joint, or stimulation of acupuncture points.

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Chiropractic Adjustment

Chiropractic adjustment

To help patients who are seeking pain relief, Atlanta chiropractic doctor Dembowski may use spinal adjustment, also called spinal manipulation, to adjust the spine into better alignment to correct any subluxations or dysfunctions of the vertebrae.

Restoring spinal structural integrity through chiropractic adjustment can improve your health by reducing pressure on sensitive nerves. Pain is reduced when nerves are not impaired by bones that are out of alignment.

The spine is not the only area that the skilled hands of a chiropractor can adjust. The neck, shoulder, the head’s alignment with the spine, elbow, wrist, knee and leg joints can benefit from chiropractic manipulation.

Sometimes a popping sound is heard when a bone or joint is adjusted to a better position, because a bubble of gas is released from the joint, like when you crack your knuckles. Rarely does the patient experience any pain when the adjustment is performed. Often the patient feels relief immediately.

History of Chiropractic

Hippocrates, the father of medicine who was born in 470 B.C., wrote “Get knowledge of the spine, for this is the requisite for many diseases.”

Another doctor of the time, Herodotus, was renowned for manipulating a patient’s spine to cure disease.

At the end of the 19th century, when Daniel David Palmer came on the health care scene, medicine was leaving an era of proclaimed cure-alls to pursue more scientific investigation into the treatment of disease.

D.D. reasoned that the body had an ample supply of natural healing power transmitted through the nervous system. If a single organ was sick, it must not be receiving its normal nerve supply. That led to the premise of spinal misalignment, or subluxation, and from there to a procedure for adjusting the vertebrae.

D.D. performed his first adjustments in 1895, relieving one man of deafness and another person of heart trouble. Arrangements were made to train others in the application of the chiropractic principle. The Palmer School and Cure was founded in 1897 and was later incorporated under the laws of Iowa. The school later became the Palmer School of Chiropractic.

“I am not the first person to replace subluxated vertebrae, but I do claim to be the first person to replace displaced vertebrae by using the spinous and transverse processes as levers…and to develop the philosophy and science of chiropractic adjustments.” D.D. Palmer, Discoverer of Chiropractic.

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Chiropractic Instruments

As your Atlanta chiropractor, Dr. Dembowski will adjust your spine using hand manipulation, or using chiropractic instruments like the Adjustor and the Percussor described below.

Chiropractic adjustorChiropractic Pain Relief With The Adjustor

The Adjustor is a hand held chiropractic adjusting device that delivers a gentle, low force thrust which is both comfortable and relatively painless. This equals a very dynamic adjustment without the chiropractor having to “force” or “pop” spinal bones into alignment.

Chiropractic percussorChiropractic Pain Relief With The Percussor

The Percussor is a hand held chiropractic device designed to use percussion as a treatment for musculoskeletal pain and fascial restrictions. The clinical benefits of the percussor include a reduction or elimination of the frequency and intensity of myofascial pain, increased range of motion, and an improved ability to participate in activities of normal daily living.

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H-Wave Pain Relief

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H-Wave electrodes provide pain relief

H-Wave electrodes provide pain relief

Our Atlanta chiropractor uses the newest methods to treat pain, including H-Wave, which is used by many sports teams and athletes for pain relief.

H-Wave treatment  sends a mild, painless electric current through your body to stimulate your nerves and muscles. The body responds by healing the treated areas. The patient lays down and electrodes (like those used for an EKG) are placed on your skin at the treatment area, and attached to a control unit.  This soothing therapy has virtually no side effects, except for the very few people who feel some skin irriatation. Unlike pain drugs which mask the symptoms, H-Wave treats your problem by rehabilitating your muscles and nerves.

Patients typically see results after a 30-minute treatment or two.  If you wish to know more, you can read about the H-Wave technology on their web site.

 

H-Wave machine

H-Wave machine

Questions About H-Wave

How Does H-Wave Help Your Body?

H-Wave electronically stimulates your neves and muscles, which in turn relieves pain and fosters better circulation.

What Does It Feel Like When You Receive H-Wave Therapy?

The sensation is not painful and the majority of people experience a relaxing feeling in your muscles during treatment.

Does H-Wave Work?

Patients usually see results in one or two 30-minute treatments. In 84% of cases patients using H-Wave  reduce their pain medications or increase their functions.

How Often Do You Need H-Wave Treatments?

When you begin you may need treatments several times a day or week, but once your problem lessens then the time between treatments is longer. The effects of H-Wave treatment can be long-lasting.

Is H-Wave FDA Approved? Are Their Studies About It?

The FDA has issued 4 clearances for H-Wave. Several studies measuring the effectiveness of H-Wave have been published.

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Chronic Back Pain Relief

New Hope for Chronic Back Pain article

New Hope for Chronic Back Pain article

New Hope For Chronic Back Pain Sufferers

by Atlanta Chiropractic Doctor Timothy Dembowski

reprinted from Physician News Update, Winter 2008

A doctor from Atlanta is using a new medical breakthrough to relieve chronic back pain.

For lower back pain caused by over-exertion, strain or sprain injuries; treatments such as chiropractic, medications and injections may bring relief. But for those suffering from chronic and more severe back pain, there has been little rescue – until now. Dr. Timothy Dembowski, D.C. has recently brought a revolutionary back pain treatment to Atlanta: the revolutionary procedure is known as Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression.

A new medical breakthrough, spinal decompression specializes in treating lower back pain from disc bulges and hernias, sciatica, stenosis, degenerative discs, arthritis or facet syndrome.

It was discovered that the effects of spinal decompression relieved back pain and increased the height of the disc. This led to the development of this new technology, allowing us to rescue those with chronic back pain.

“For years, we’ve seen patients suffer despite multiple opinions and therapies. I’m thrilled to be able to alleviate my patients’ back pain with this new state-of-the-art treatment,” says Dr. Dembowski, D.C.

This non-surgical procedure is ideal for those with clinically unstable lower backs, who have tried medication unsuccessfully or have been scheduled for lengthy or alternative therapies. In fact, clinical studies have even shown spinal decompression is effective on patients scheduled for surgery or for those who unfortunately have already had surgery – and it failed them.

Dr. Dembowski D.C. continues, “the procedure is non-surgical, drug and needle-free and I’m excited to bring it to Atlanta.”

Shocking News About Back Surgery

The most common procedure for herniated spinal discs up to now has been surgery. Yet, a report in the New England Journal of Medicine states that “51% of all back surgery is unnecessary.”

Decompression therapy has provided relief for many patients suffering from the lack pain of herniated invertebrate discs, sciatica and stenosis.

Dr. Dembowski, D.C. responds, “as a doctor, I err of the side of skepticism, especially of anything with such profound miraculous achievement, but the majority of patients recover in a very short period of time with no documented side effects.”

How It Works

Non-surgical spinal decompression creates a negative pressure inside the disc, which draws in any bulging or herniated material, like suction. This stimulates the body to undergo a process known as “fibroblast activity,” producing fresh new tissues and cells. These new cells attach themselves to torn fibers of the disc that cause its contents to bulge. In essence, it’s like a bone healing. When complete, it is stronger than before.

More Info

You can learn much more by visiting our sister website: SpinalDecompressionAtlanta.com

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Relief For Atlanta Headache And Migraine Sufferers

Headache painSome studies suggest at this moment, 25% of the population has a headache! Headaches affect everyone in Atlanta, but when your headache or migraine is chronic and continues for months, it’s time to visit Atlanta chiropractic doctor Timothy Dembowski to seek headache relief. Taking medications may temporarily mask the symptoms and provide relief, but if your headache is being caused by a problem with your spine, a chiropractor can provide longer lasting relief without the need for drugs.

Chiropractic Headache Relief

How Can A Chiropractor Treat Headaches?

Atlanta chiropractic doctor Timothy Dembowski will interview you to learn more about your headache and diagnosis the cause. Depending upon the diagnosis, chiropractic treatment may be appropriate, although there are other headache treatments in the next section. Chiropractic treatments include:

  • Spine manipulation: the chiropractor can properly align your skull with your spine, eliminating misaligned bones that pinch nerves causing headache pain.
  • Muscle relaxation: the chiropractor may find the suboccipital muscles joining your head to your spine are contracted for extended periods, causing a resulting headache. Problems with neck and shoulder muscles may need correction.

Non-Chiropractic Treatment For Headache

Dr. Dembowski may recommend other non-chiropractic cures for headache, including changes in your diet, treatment of allergies, issues with your sleeping patterns, problems with your posture, issues with blood vessels in the brain, and more.

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Spinal Decompression

One of our two spinal decompression machines

One of our two spinal decompression machines

The DRX9000™ is a computer-controlled spinal decompression treatment that gently applies non-surgical decompression to your spine to provide back pain relief. As your spine is stretched, intradiscal pressure is reduced and nerves and discs are decompressed.

Spinal Decompression creates a vacuum effect within discs to make any herniated or bulging disc return to its normal shape, so it no longer presses on nerves causing back pain. Spinal decompression also stimulates induction of nutrients and oxygen necessary for healing by increasing circulation into the spinal discs and joints, further helping to reduce back pain.

Atlanta chiropractic doctor Timothy Dembowski uses spinal decompression to provide back pain relief to patients suffering from lower back pain, upper back pain, and neck pain.

Watch our spinal decompression video to learn how this pain relief treatment works. Also, watch the CBS Atlanta News video made at our office about spinal decompression.

You can also learn much more and read our spinal decompression patient testimonials by visiting our sister website: SpinalDecompressionAtlanta.com

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Spinal Decompression Videos

Video Testimonial: How Spinal Decompression Provides Back Pain Relief

1.5 minute video

This short video shows Ginger Jarvis who had a herniated spinal disc that caused lower back pain. After considering back surgery or pain medication and shots, she discovered there was a better alternative: spinal decompression. Ginger explains how spinal decompression provided lower back pain relief.

Video: Medical Advisory Board Doctors Studying How Spinal Decompression Provides Lower Back Pain Relief

7 minute video

This 7-minute video explains how an independent committee of doctors are studying the effectiveness of spinal decompression as a means of providing back pain relief to patients experiencing chronic lower back pain.

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