Dr. Daulton is highly skilled in dealing with auto accident injury and the back pain and neck pain that accompany it. He doesn't use just one simple technique, but rather evaluates each auto accident injury patient and designs a customized treatment plan.

Since auto accidents can cause a very wide range of problems including back pain, neck pain, headache and impaired mobility, Dr. Daulton uses an equally wide range of treatments to resolve the pain.

Customizing a Treatment Plan That Works Best for Your Back Pain and Neck Pain

Our Hammond chiropractor uses techniques including traditional spinal adjustments, Thompson Technique, the Diversified Technique, various therapies, and cold laser therapy for auto accident injury treatments. Each of these treatments help resolve the symptoms of whiplash, back pain, neck pain, soreness, muscle stiffness, headache, and other auto accident injury conditions.

Traditional chiropractic adjustments involve gentle spinal manipulation. Adjustments are a "hands on" procedure in which the spinal column is very gently manipulated into proper alignment. Back pain can often develop days or weeks following an auto accident, but immediate treatment from a chiropractor can determine the source of the pain. Chiropractic care also provided preventative care for future, more serious injuries from occurring.

Dr. Daulton implements the Activator Method by using an adjusting instrument to gently restore spinal alignment. He has an Advanced Proficiency Rating in this specialized chiropractic technique.

The Thompson Technique is a manual chiropractic adjustment during which Dr. Daulton will use a "drop table." The drop table is segmented into pieces which are then dropped systematically using varied amounts of force. When the drop takes place, the affected areas of the body (joints, muscles, and body tissues) are sent into a different position. The chiropractor will exert varying degrees of pressure at specific places on the body, and when this is combined with the dropping action of the table, the body can experience significantly improved function and flexibility.

The Diversified Technique uses a high velocity and low amplitude thrusting motion. This is the most commonly used method of chiropractic adjustment, and is primarily designed to return the body to a better range of motion and to properly re-align the spinal column.

Cold laser therapy is another back pain and neck pain solution that we often use. This type of therapy utilizes a very thin and highly focused pinpoint of light to speed healing. This type of laser therapy has been shown to bring about a major increase in the energy production of cells in the body.

We are ready to customize a therapy plan for your car accident injuries! If you have experienced an injury as a result of an auto accident, please call today to set up an appointment.

Hammond Chiropractic Life Center provides hands-on chiropractic care and spinal adjustments along with several complementary and synergistic therapies to help provide a complete form of treatment and rehabilitation for work place injuries and auto accident cold laser therapy injury cases. One of the non-invasive treatment modalities we have added to our pain relief program is cold laser therapy.

Patients who have been the victim of some type of personal injury such as an auto accident injury or work place injuries that have resulted in acute pain, or who are experiencing long-term pain from chronic conditions such as arthritis, sciatica, fibromyalgia and carpal tunnel syndrome have all found pain relief with this therapeutic treatment.

Dr. Daulton believes in taking a whole person approach to treating patients and relieving their pain. This means that he first looks at the whole picture of your state of health and level of pain. He then seeks to find the origin of your pain, and works to fix that underlying problem instead of just masking the pain with prescription pain medications. For some patients who have experienced an auto accident injury or work place injuries, the source of this pain may be embedded deep within muscles and soft tissues. While he may utilize chiropractic care and physical therapy in an effort to relax and loosen the sore muscles and stiff joints, he frequently combines those treatments with cold laser therapy to directly deliver therapeutic energy deep into the affected tissues of your body.

Hammond Chiropractor Utilizes Cold Laser Therapy for Pain Management

This therapy uses a very thin pinpoint of low-intensity laser light that Dr. Daulton precisely focuses on the pain sources he has identified as leading to your discomfort. He will use this technique over a series of treatments to help stimulate circulation, decrease inflammation and swelling, increase mobility and promote the production of pain-relieving endorphins to help your body heal from within. Because of the preciseness of this approach, he has found it can be extremely useful in helping to relieve pain caused by sciatica, arthritis or carpal tunnel syndrome.

This form of laser therapy is extremely safe and non-toxic, and does not involve any anesthesia or incisions like an invasive surgery might. There is no recovery period and no side effects, only soothing relief from your pain. Depending on the cause and extent of your injury or pain, Dr. Daulton might also use it to promote cell growth, support faster wound healing, and reduce scar tissue formation.
Whether you have sustained an auto accident injury that has resulted in whiplash, back pain and neck pain or have suffered work place injuries from a slip and fall accident, overexertion and repetitive motions, Hammond Chiropractor Dr. Daulton will conduct a thorough examination to determine if this type of treatment can be helpful for you. No matter what the cause of your pain is, come to Hammond Chiropractic Life Center for relief because we provide natural healthcare for the entire family.

If you have noticed increasing pain and stiffness in an extremity, you might have carpal tunnel syndrome or a muscle strain -- or you may have arthritis. This disease can afflict people of all ages, and it can cause severe discomfort and disability if left untreated. Many sufferers assume that they must undergo joint replacement or other surgery, or they resign themselves to a lifetime or painkilling drugs. Here at Hammond Life Chiropractic Center, however, our Hammond chiropractor can help you obtain natural pain relief and preserve your joint mobility without surgical intervention.

While we often associate arthritis with the same kind of daily wear and tear that causes carpal tunnel syndrome and other repetitive motion disorders, this common ailment has more than one cause. A bacterial infection can attack the joints and make them arthritic, or an autoimmune reaction may cause the pain and swelling of rheumatoid arthritis. Most of the cases we see are osteoarthritis, a degeneration of the cartilage between bones inside a joint. This degeneration eventually restricts the motion in the joint and allows the bone ends to rub together painfully. Osteoarthritis can affect practically any articulated joint in the body, including the facet joints connecting your vertebrae.

Chiropractic Adjustment, Physical Therapy for Arthritis Pain Management and Healing

Our Hammond chiropractor, Dr. Ron Daulton, offers the benefit of his 26 years of experience and expertise in multiple disciplines to help you manage the pain, stiffness and other symptoms originating from arthritic joints. First we review your medical history and perform diagnostic evaluations to pinpoint your joint degeneration and inflammation, and to differentiate your symptoms from those of carpal tunnel syndrome or other painful conditions. This enables us to prescribe the appropriate treatment schedule and combination of therapies for your needs. If a spinal misalignment or compression is contributing to a case of osteoarthritis, we can prescribe adjustments that can help restore proper joint alignment and vertebral height, thus relieving the pain of bone-on-bone friction.

Physical therapy can help you retain or increase joint motion while improving your comfort. Cold laser therapy can dramatically reduce the inflammation and pain caused by both osteoarthritis and other forms of the ailment. This type of laser penetrates the skin without cutting or burning, and the stimulation of the beam improves circulation in the treated area. This allows inflammatory toxins and edema to exit the tissues, reducing your pain and swelling, and it also encourages cell regrowth and healing of localized damage. One of the best things you can do for your joints is to keep them moving, and we can advise you on how to exercise afflicted joints safely and keep them as limber and pain-free as possible -- without having to turn to surgery and/or drugs.

In addition to degenerative joint diseases, we also treat carpal tunnel syndrome, plantar fasciitis, whiplash, and other conditions that can interfere with your daily life. Contact our Hammond chiropractor today for an initial consultation.

Axial Decompression Therapy is a non-surgical treatment designed to improve herniated discs as well as degenerative discs (arthritis of the spine) in the neck and low back. It is also effective in treating Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

The discs of the spine are made of a firm outer covering called the Annulus Fibrosus, and a soft, jelly-like substance on the inside called the Nucleus Pulposus. The purpose of each disc is to act as a cushion between the vertebrae, and to separate the vertebrae so there is enough room for the nerves to exit the spine and travel to the different parts of the body.

When a disc herniates, the firm, outer covering (Annulus Fibrosus) tears and the jelly-like fluid (Nucleus Pulposus) starts to push through the outer layer. This creates a "bulge", which usually compresses the nerves of the spine or the spinal cord, causing severe pain and loss of normal function.

Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD - one form of arthritis of the spine) occurs when the jelly-like fluid (Nucleus Pulposus) begins to evaporate and shrink. This condition progressively becomes worse with time.

In both cases (the herniated disc and DDD), the disc becomes shorter (compresses), which pinches nerves of the spine and causes pain and other symptoms, depending on the disc involved.

Axial Decompression Therapy is designed to decompress the herniated / degenerated disc, utilizing a series of traction / relaxation cycles with increasing strength over a period of approximately 30 minutes. The treatment itself is very relaxing, and has a very high success rate (86%) in correcting these types of conditions.

These are exercises specifically designed to strengthen the area of injury. By doing these exercises, you will experience faster relief, as well as longer-lasting results.

How do rehabilitation exercises work?

By strengthening the muscles that surround the injured area, you provide necessary support to the area to prevent future injury.

What do rehabilitation exercises feel like?

Although most of the exercises are easy for a person in good health, these exercises may prove to be challenging to a person who is injured and experiencing pain. It is normal to experience mild to moderate discomfort while performing these exercises. It is also normal to experience soreness in the muscles immediately following the exercises. It is very important that you push through the discomfort and soreness, and don't give up. You will find that these exercises become easier, which is a sign that you are progressing. As you progress, we will be increasing the intensity of the exercises, gradually building the strength of the injured area over a period of time.

Why are rehabilitation exercises used?

Although we can adjust the misaligned vertebrae in your spine, the muscles are responsible for holding those bones in their proper position. These exercises strengthen the muscles, which help keep the vertebrae in their normal position for a longer period of time, which means that you experience relief faster, and the results last longer.

Patient Benefits:

Reduces painful symptoms
Decreases local swelling
Restores normal movements
Strengthens muscles
Increases flexibility
Increases endurance
Improves range of motion