Therapeutic Exercise

Therapeutic exercise is important for restoring and rebuilding strength, balance, endurance, flexibility, and stability, all in an effort to correct a patient-specific problem. These exercises can also improve your overall health, fitness, and quality of life. We at Kosak Chiropractic want you to achieve the highest point of rehabilitation and physical fitness with our non-invasive methods. Contact your Fairfield chiropractor to begin your road to optimal health!

With therapeutic exercise, Dr. Michael Wilson will work with you to:

- Increase your mobility

- Improve your balance

- Reduce your overall rigidity

- Release any muscles, tendons, or fascia that are contracted

- Mobilize your joints

- Improve your circulation

- Improve your respiratory capacity

- Improve your coordination

- Improve your posture

Therapeutic exercise has also been proven to reduce stress and improve sleep quality. With all of its numerous benefits, everyone should be partaking in therapeutic exercise. Think you might be a good candidate? Dr. Wilson is more than happy to discuss this non-invasive treatment further with you!

Kosak Chiropractic is located on 1252 Travis Blvd., Suite G, in Fairfield, CA 94533. To see if therapeutic exercise is right for you or to schedule an appointment, please visit kosakchiropractic.com or call us at 707-426-1111.

 

Whiplash Symptoms and Treatment

Kosak Chiropractic is readily available to you when accidents happen unexpectedly, such as a whiplash injury due to a sporting mishap or auto accident. According to Mayo Clinic, “whiplash is a neck injury due to forceful, rapid back-and-forth movement of the neck, like the cracking of a whip.” The sooner you come in to see your Fairfield chiropractor, the sooner we can get you on the road to recovery!

Symptoms of whiplash include:

- Neck pain and stiffness

- Worsening of pain with neck movement

- Loss of range of motion in the neck

- Headaches, most often starting at the base of the skull

- Tenderness or pain in the shoulder, upper back or arms

- Tingling or numbness in the arms

- Fatigue

- Dizziness

- Blurred vision

- Ringing in the ears (tinnitus)

- Sleep disturbances

- Irritability

- Difficulty concentrating

- Memory problems

- Depression

We offer a variety of services to help manage pain and treat whiplash damage, such as chiropractic adjustments, therapeutic exercises, electric stimulation, and therapeutic ultrasound. If you are showing signs of whiplash for several days to a couple weeks after an accident, X-rays, CT scans, or MRIs are required to diagnose how severe the damage is.

Kosak Chiropractic is located on 1252 Travis Blvd., Suite G, in Fairfield, CA 94533. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please visit kosakchiropractic.com or call us at 707-426-1111.

 

Chiropractic Care for Allergies

We know what you’re thinking: how are the two even associated? Well, it all has to do with building up your immune system to combat pollen, molds, and other sneeze-inducing allergies. There happens to be a close relationship between the nervous and immune systems, and chiropractic adjustments can get these two systems more in sync. You shouldn’t have to deal with practically a year-long runny nose, itchy eyes, and constant sneezing. We at Kosak Chiropractic are happy to help alleviate some of those symptoms associated with allergies!

It’s important to note that chiropractic care for allergies does not work like an anti-histamine for short term relief of allergies. It simply helps reduce the severity and frequency of your allergies. For example, when your spine is misaligned, it greatly affects your nervous system. The nervous system has a direct effect on how well your immune system functions. Like a chain reaction, if you correct spine misalignment, this improves the nervous system and in turn, the immune system.

Benefits of chiropractic care for allergies:

- Helps strengthen your immune system

- Helps regulate your stress hormones

- Helps support your respiratory system

- Dietary and lifestyle recommendations

Kosak Chiropractic is located on 1252 Travis Blvd., Suite G, in Fairfield, CA 94533. For more information on chiropractic care for allergies or to schedule an appointment, you can visit kosakchiropractic.com or call us at 707-426-1111.

 

Ice Pack Cryotherapy

Most likely, you are familiar with icing a freshly sprained ankle or busted shin to reduce swelling and pain. Cryotherapy, or “cold therapy,” works in the same way to reduce inflammation and pain, but on injuries suffered long ago. Start your road to recovery with Dr. Michael Wilson and Kosak Chiropractic today. There are many benefits associated with ice pack cryotherapy that it’s become a popular treatment option!

Ice pack cryotherapy is also an effective way to help with muscle spasms. Benefits can be obtained from just one session of cryotherapy, but it is most effective when used regularly. Commonly used in treatment for sports injuries, some athletes use cryotherapy twice a day, while others may go once a day for ten days and switch to once a month after that time. Listen to what your body says as it reacts to the treatment, as well as any advice given to you by your trusted chiropractor. 

Other benefits of cryotherapy include:

- Reduces pain attributed to arthritis

- Helps treat mood disorders

- Decreases symptoms of migraines

- Numbs pain associated with nerve irritation

- Treats certain skin conditions

- Potential to help treat low-risk tumors

- Potential to help prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s

Kosak Chiropractic is located on 1252 Travis Blvd., Suite G, in Fairfield, CA 94533. For more information on ice pack cryotherapy or to schedule an appointment, you can visit kosakchiropractic.com or call us at 707-426-1111.