In the state of Minnesota, sports chiropractors are required to become board licensed in acupuncture before being allowed to utilize dry needling therapy for chiropractic care. This involves 100’s of hours of clinical training and passing a national board exam. Dry needling therapy is a highly effective, sports chiropractic technique in which acupuncture needles are inserted into a trigger point, muscle spasm, tendon, or ligament.  The intention is to decrease the tone and tension of the soft tissue and promote scar tissue remodeling. Often when this technique is performed, it results in a muscle twitch followed by a reflexive relaxation of the muscle. 

ART is a patented, state of the art soft tissue system/movement based massage technique that treats problems with muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia and nerves. These conditions all have one important thing in common: they are often a result of overused muscles. Every session is actually a combination of examination and treatment. The ART provider uses his or her hands to evaluate the texture, tightness and movement of muscles, fascia, tendons, ligaments and nerves. Abnormal tissues are treated by combining precisely directed tension with very specific patient movements to remove adhesions causing symptoms (activereleasetechniques.com)

At Dauntless Clinic each patient has a physical rehabilitation program tailor made to help them reach their specific goals. Corrective exercises are prescribed to address deficiencies that have developed overtime as the result of an injury. Resolving the soft tissue injury in conjunction with rehabilitating the area is what helps produce long last results. The key to a successful physical rehabilitation program is a set of carefully prescribed exercises and patient participation.

Chiropractic looks to affect joints that have lost normal motion between them and restores that functionality. This is done by utilizing what is called a joint manipulation. To perform this a joint is taken to its end range of motion and then quickly pushed slightly past it. This quick stretch helps induce motion in the joint capsule, ligaments and surrounding tissues thus aiding in restoration of full joint movement. Chiropractors go through extensive training to perform this technique appropriately and safely. This procedure is often associated with a “pop” or “click” sound called cavitation which is a reduction of pressure within the joint cavity. If joint manipulation is contraindicated or not appropriate for your case a joint mobilization may be used which stretches the joint but does not push it past its end range of motion.