Dr. Selena Cermeno D.C of Back and Body Chiropractic

Chiropractic Medicine is a complimentary treatment option to traditional Western medicine practiced by doctors (as opposed to licensed Chiropractors). In contrast with traditional Western medicine, which uses medications and surgery to treat injuries and illnesses, Chiropractic treatment takes a more holistic and alternative approach and seeks to diagnose and treat health problems of the spine and musculoskeletal system by using specialized adjustment treatments, physical therapy, and rehabilitation. Chiropractors are primary care providers who can provide a more holistic and less invasive treatment to illnesses caused by the misalignment of spinal joints which result in chronic health problems and chronic pain.

When a person seeks care through a Chiropractor, the overall goal of the chiropractic treatment is to help the person restore the normal position and flexibility of their spine and musculoskeletal structure while at the same time minimizing the pain to the injured area. The holistic approach taken by Chiropractors focuses on the whole body and aims to ensure that a patient is able to live the longest, healthiest, and most active lifestyle possible. A Chiropractor will use treatments such as gentle manipulation of a patient\'s spine and extremities (also known as \"adjustment\") combined with physical therapy, specially designed therapeutic exercises, and stretches to restore the body\'s natural alignment and relieve the patient\'s pain and suffering.

Selena Cermeno D.C. whose practice is located in San Jose, treats her patients using three main principles of treatment, namely adjustment, physical therapy, and rehabilitation. Adjustment techniques may include techniques such as Diversified technique, which aims to detect incomplete and partial dislocations and create motion in vertebral joints using appropriate hands-on spinal manipulation; S.O.T. which involves diagnosing and correcting distortions in a patient\'s skull to improve the circulation of their spinal fluid; and the activator technique in which a specialized instrument is used to gently tap misaligned vertebrae back into place.

Physical therapy techniques used by Dr. Cermeno might include treatments such as the use of electric muscle stimulation and muscle release technique which uses a combination of compression, extension, and movement of a muscle along with special breathing techniques. These physical therapies help the patient\'s muscles to relax, help break up and minimize scar tissue, and help decrease pain to the injured area.

Rehabilitation techniques may include various specialized stretches and muscle strengthening exercises wherein a Chiropractor will use their training and experience to design a regimen specifically tailored to the patient\'s injuries. Rehabilitation care is designed to help a patient restore their health and regain their spinal mobility and integrity as much as possible, which in turn will aid in giving them relief from pain and suffering.

Dr. Selena Cermeno, D.C. is a Chiropractor offering all inclusive care through which she aims to treat problems and pain suffered by her patients by focusing on the whole body and how the musculoskeletal system and spine affect overall well being. Treatment begins with corrective care to give the patient relief from pain, followed by treatment to provide healing, and finally treatment aimed at strengthening and rehabilitating the body in order to prevent future problems.