Services

Services

Chiropractic Care

Whole Health Springs in Colorado Springs provides gentle Chiropractic care, promoting spinal disc and joint function, spinal muscle and ligament stability and function, ongoing wellness, and vital body balance and function. Chiropractic care offered at Whole Health Springs is designed to make sure your spine is properly aligned, correcting subluxations before you even begin to feel any pain. Chiropractic treatment helps you to maintain a properly aligned spine keeping your central nervous system in shape, which will keep your immune system stronger. 

Naprapathic Medicine

Whole Health Springs offers one-on-one treatments with a Naprapathic Physician.  Treatments include manipulation of connective tissue and adjoining structures such as ligaments, joints, muscles to facilitate the natural recuperative and regenerative process of the body. Naprapathy corrects postural dysfunctions, decreases pain, increases range of motion, and re-educates the muscles on appropriate firing patterns.

Shockwave Therapy

Dry Needling

Intramuscular stimulation (Dry Needling) is an effective and safe treatment for trigger point pain and dysfunction. Trigger points are painful areas of muscle that include knots of muscle, that form when muscles do not relax. During dry needling, a practitioner will insert several filiform needles into your skin that penetrate and stimulate underlying myofascial trigger points and muscular and connective tissues. Filiform needles are fine, short, stainless steel needles that don’t inject fluid into the body. That’s why the term “dry” is used. The needle targets tissues that are not manually palpable. Dry needling releases or inactivates trigger points to relieve pain or improve range of motion. This can help speed up the patient's return to active rehabilitation. 

With e-stim therapy, a therapist at Whole Health Springs secures electrode pads to your skin. He or she then turns a dial or presses a button on an electrical muscle stimulation device, a console that’s either plugged into the wall or battery-operated. This machine generates electrical impulses that stimulate your skeletal muscles to contract. Depending on the device’s program setting, the contractions may be barely noticeable or they may feel, and look, like involuntary twitches.


The primary purpose of e-stim therapy is to simulate what happens in the body when you voluntarily contract and release a muscle many times in a row. This process strengthens and repairs tissue, particularly muscles which have become shortened, weakened, or atrophied due to pain from an injury or disease such as scoliosis.

  • More About E Stim

    How Does E Stim Work?


    EMS therapy mimics the action potential that comes from the central nervous system. Action potential is what we call it when a neuron (cell in the nervous system) transmits information (electrical impulses) along an axon (the thread-like conduit leading away from the neuron body, toward other cells). When these impulses pass a threshold, the action potential is fired and something happens. In this case, that something is a muscle contraction.


    EMS therapy creates steady electric impulses that stimulate muscle contractions–many of them over a sustained therapy session. This repetitive contracting and relaxing of the muscle has the effect of:


    • Increasing circulation (blood flow) to the affected tissue area, which aids in repair.
    • improving strength by flexing and working weakened muscles.
    • stretching shortened tissue, improving range of motion and mobility.
    • slowing the process of muscle atrophy by strengthening weakened or unused muscles.
    • adapting (training or “educating”) muscle fibers to certain patterns of response (e.g., contracts the fibers that are responsible for force, which results in building strength).

    Another form of e-stim therapy called TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) works on nerves rather than muscles. It’s used primarily for managing or blocking pain signals to the brain, and has been in regular use by doctors and physical therapists since the 1960s.


    Uses and Benefits of E Stim


    Some types of EMS devices (for example, ab-toning waist belts) can be purchased directly by consumers for muscle toning. Over the years some of these models have been banned by the FDA for being unsafe.


    When used for recovery, rehabilitation, muscle training, or pain relief, however, EMS and TENS devices are normally prescription-only and administered by professionals: for example, sports medicine physicians, physical therapists, or orthopedists.


    Some of the common uses of prescription EMS therapy include:

    • Relieving back spasms. Electric muscle stimulation can relax back muscles, easing tightness and soreness in the lower back area. Sciatica symptoms, for example, can be caused by back muscles in spasm. Stopping the spasm may relieve the pressure on the sciatic nerve. EMS can also help with muscle tightness and soreness from other spinal issues, including postural problems and scoliosis
    • Working weakened or atrophied muscles. Broken bones, soft tissue injuries, spinal cord injuries, neuromuscular disorders, stroke, and certain forms of illness can inhibit movement and exercise, causing muscles to become weak from disuse. E-stim can be used to keep these muscles active and prevent atrophy.
    • Retraining muscles after surgery or illness. Occasionally, following orthopedic surgery or illness (such as a stroke), a patient may have difficulty contracting muscles at will. In such cases, e-stim can be used for “muscle re-education.” The electrical impulses contract the muscle involuntarily. If the patient concentrates on voluntarily contracting this muscle during the therapy, the brain may re-learn how to do so without help.
    • Aiding athletic recovery. E-stim active recovery program settings use specific low-level frequencies to increase blood flow, remove lactic acid, release endorphins, and promote muscle relaxation. Athletes working out at high intensity levels–who may be prone to intense cramping or spasms–may find this program beneficial. Endurance athletes, for example, may wish to work regular e-stim sessions into their routines so they can keep their muscles loose and continue training without injury.

    TENS sessions can be helpful in managing pain and discomfort from the following conditions:

    • Arthritis
    • Back or neck problems (including sciatica)
    • Bursitis
    • Carpal tunnel syndrome
    • Fibromyalgia
    • Foot and toe issues (OA, plantar fasciitis, metatarsalgia, bunions, hammer toes, sore arches, peripheral neuropathy)
    • Multiple sclerosis
    • Tendinitis

    Both EMS and TENS have been in wide use for decades. When administered by professionals, such as the ones in our Colorado Springs office, they are safe and painless and have very few if any side effects. Administered correctly, these techniques can make a difference in pain levels and can aid muscle recovery, relaxation, and rehabilitation.



Laser Therapy

Advanced pain relief now available.

Whole Health Springs is among the first practice in the area to invest in a deep tissue laser therapy from LiteCure medical.


Drug-free pain relief is the goal for individual suffering from acute or chronic pain now we can offer you a non-surgical option that truly has the power to eliminate or significantly reduce your pain 5 to 10 brief treatments with this powerful laser is all it takes to realize life-changing results.


The deep tissue laser therapy works by flooding the tissues with photons energizing the damage cells and increasing circulation to the painful area. This produces a cascade of healing responses in your body, reducing inflammation, thereby reducing or illuminating your pain. Treatments take just a few minutes, however the therapeutic effect continues to see you then he’ll long after you leave the office.


Decompression Therapy

Relieve your back pain and enhance your overall wellness with our expert decompression services at Whole Health Springs. Our decompression therapy is designed to provide:

  • Pain Relief: Target and alleviate chronic back pain, herniated discs, and sciatica with non-invasive decompression techniques that gently stretch and realign the spine.
  • Enhanced Mobility: Improve your range of motion and flexibility by reducing pressure on spinal discs and nerves, allowing for better movement and less discomfort.
  • Holistic Healing: Experience a comprehensive approach to spinal health that promotes natural healing, reduces inflammation, and enhances your body's ability to recover from injury.

At Whole Health Springs, we use state-of-the-art equipment and personalized treatment plans to ensure the best results for each patient. Trust our experienced professionals to help you regain your quality of life through safe and effective decompression therapy.


Advanced pain relief now available.

Whole Health Springs is among the first practice in the area to invest in a deep tissue laser therapy from LiteCure medical.


Drug-free pain relief is the goal for individual suffering from acute or chronic pain now we can offer you a non-surgical option that truly has the power to eliminate or significantly reduce your pain 5 to 10 brief treatments with this powerful laser is all it takes to realize life-changing results.


The deep tissue laser therapy works by flooding the tissues with photons energizing the damage cells and increasing circulation to the painful area. This produces a cascade of healing responses in your body, reducing inflammation, thereby reducing or illuminating your pain. Treatments take just a few minutes, however the therapeutic effect continues to see you then he’ll long after you leave the office.