Passive Therapeutic Modalities
at Allied Pain Relief Clinics, Inc
Passive Modalities in Chiropractic Care
In addition to manual adjustments and soft tissue therapy, Allied Pain Relief Clinics, Inc offers a variety of passive therapeutic modalities designed to reduce pain, restore function, and enhance the body’s natural healing processes.
Therapeutic Ultrasound
What It Is:
A non-invasive therapy that uses high-frequency sound waves to treat deep soft tissues.
How It Helps:
- Stimulates tissue healing and cell repair
- Reduces inflammation and muscle spasms
- Improves circulation and breaks down scar tissue
- Increases tissue elasticity prior to stretching or adjustment
Common Uses:
Tendonitis, muscle strains, joint inflammation, chronic scar tissue, and post-surgical stiffness.
Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) – Modalities & Settings
Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) uses low-level electrical currents to elicit muscle contractions and modulate pain signals. Various settings are used depending on the patient’s condition and therapeutic goals:
Mechanism: Uses two high-frequency currents that intersect to produce a low-frequency therapeutic signal deep within tissues.
Indications: Acute or chronic spinal pain, muscle spasms, joint inflammation
Mechanism: Current is mixed within the machine and delivered through two electrodes
Indications: Neck pain, shoulder dysfunction, localized muscle irritation
Mechanism: Delivers medium-frequency bursts to activate motor units
Indications: Postural retraining, post-injury muscle atrophy, rehabilitation of weakened muscles
TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation)
Mechanism: A low-frequency current stimulates sensory nerves to override pain signals
Indications: Chronic pain, neuropathic pain, home-use education
High-Volt Pulsed Current (HVPC)
Mechanism: Monophasic high-voltage impulses enhance tissue repair and decrease inflammation
Indications: Edema reduction, soft tissue swelling, acute injury response
Mechanical Massage Therapy (Automated Massage Chairs)
Massage chairs offer computer-guided, mechanically delivered massage to provide consistent therapeutic pressure to large muscle groups in a safe, non-invasive format.
Functions: Rolling, kneading, tapping, shiatsu-style massage
Targets: Paraspinal musculature, cervical and lumbar regions, gluteal muscles
Benefits:
- Enhances circulation and lymphatic drainage
- Relieves muscle tension and stiffness
- Promotes parasympathetic activation (relaxation)
- Increases endorphin release
Massage chairs can be used pre- or post-adjustment to improve mobility and decrease muscular resistance to manual therapy.
Massage chairs can be used before or after adjustments
Massage chairs can be used pre- or post-adjustment to improve mobility and decrease muscular resistance to manual therapy.