Comprehensive Chiropractic Services

These are just some of the services that we provide here at Dockery Rizzo Chiropractic Wellness Center. We love providing our patients with an enjoyable and pain-free life, so don’t hesitate to stop on by!
If you have any questions about the services that we provide our patients, please contact us today at (540) 886-0010.

Cold Laser Erchonia

The Erchonia Percussor delivers waves of percussive impulses deep into muscles, ligaments, and joints. Along with chiropractic adjustments, the percussor is extremely effective at restoring proper joint movement, relaxing tense and sore muscles, relieving lymphatic congestion, improving circulation, reducing muscle soreness, and releasing myofascial adhesions and scar tissue. Additionally, Dr. Rizzo uses the percussor to heighten neurological awareness of the injured tissues, helping to facilitate normalization and hasten the healing process.

More about Erchonia Cold Laser Therapy
In general, cold lasers can be used in 2 distinct ways:

● Targeting acupuncture trigger points (similar to acupuncture but without the needles).
● Broad coverage of tissue and bone with IR or Red light photons to reduce pain and stimulate healing.

Cold Laser therapy offers a non-intrusive option to acupuncture and surgery. It also provides a non-addicting treatment that eliminates the complications of long-term drug treatment programs. Cold lasers are FDA-cleared and widely used for the treatment of:

● Acute and chronic pain.
● Ligament sprains.
● Muscle strain.
● Soft tissue injuries.
● Arthritis.
● Tennis elbow.

Gonstead Technique

The focus of the Gonstead adjustment is to be as specific, precise and accurate as possible, addressing only the problem areas (areas of subluxation). Great care is taken to ensure a bio-mechanically correct position and precise thrust to provide the most accurate and painless adjustment possible. It is the goal of your Gonstead doctor to restore and maintain optimal health by locating and correcting any interference to the nervous system caused by vertebral subluxation.

Thompson Drop Table

The Thompson Technique is a full-spine adjusting technique that emphasizes high-velocity, low amplitude, and some low-force procedures, using a drop table as an indispensable adjunct.

The Thompson Terminal Point drop table aims to protect the patient from being overadjusted. The adjustments themselves are considered to be ‘low force, high velocity,’ in that a light thrust triggers the drop section release mechanism.

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Pediatric Care

Here at Dockery Rizzo Chiropractic Wellness Center, we specialize in chiropractic care for children. We are proud to serve children in Staunton, VA and the surrounding communities.
Chiropractic care is not just for adults. In fact, there are more and more parents seeing the many benefits of their children seeing a chiropractor every single day. Some of the benefits are improved sleep, improved behavior and attitude, and improved immune system function.
Children encounter many physical stresses in their lives that you may not realize. These stresses can cause your child’s spine to have issues with growth and development.

More about pediatric care
The first thing that we will do when you see us is take a thorough history of your child’s health. You are able to explain to us any complaints that you or your child may have. We will then do a complete physical examination of your child’s spine. We want to ensure that all areas are working and functioning correctly.

Our entire staff enjoys seeing children in our practice and will always create a positive experience for them. We know that starting chiropractic care while young can create wonderful benefits and ensure that your child grows up as healthy as possible. Many issues you experience when you are older were likely caused when you were younger. We are here to correct any issues that may be occurring. We are always here to answer any of your questions or concerns.

Maternity Care

Here at Dockery Rizzo Chiropractic Wellness Center, we specialize in both prenatal and postnatal care. We are proud to serve patients in Staunton, VA and the surrounding communities.
Many people assume that pregnant women should not see a chiropractor. The truth is actually the opposite. Chiropractors work with the body’s natural ability to adapt and function the way that it was designed to, which is vital for the normal physiological function of both the mother and the baby during pregnancy and birth.

More about maternity care
During pregnancy, your body goes through many changes, including developmental and hormonal changes. Many of your ligaments may shift, and any women experience lower back pain as a result. Our job is to assist you with this and make your pregnancy experience enjoyable and pain free.
Chiropractic care can also reduce restrictions and interferences which can then increase the chance of getting pregnant. If you are trying to get pregnant, chiropractic care is a wonderful solution.
Our entire staff will always go above and beyond each and every time that we see you. We create a stress-free environment so you can enjoy coming in. We are always available to answer any of your questions. We also always create a safe environment for you and your baby.

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Diversified Full Spine

This technique is commonly used by chiropractors and includes most of the procedures in mainstream chiropractic. Simply put, this technique uses hand thrusts to deliver high velocity, low amplitude pressure to the body. Sometimes a table or a block is used to aid in the process.

These impacts are designed to achieve cavitation, which you may know by its typical “popping” noise. This technique can be used to treat a variety of problem areas, so it is likely that chiropractic patients have come across this treatment before.

Diagnostic X-Rays

Chiropractic radiology is a specialized aspect of chiropractic care. It is a technique and diagnostic tool that we use to look inside the body in a completely non-invasive way. X-rays allow us to create an image of the skeletal system, thereby providing chiropractors with a better understanding of your body.
It takes special training and certification to practice chiropractic radiology, including post-graduate seminars. We are committed to our ongoing education and continue to further our expertise in this specialty.

Interferential Electrical Muscle Stimulation

Here at Dockery Rizzo Chiropractic Wellness Center, we are proud to offer e-stim to our patients.

Stimulation can be a fantastic tool to assist you in feeling better. When applied to tissue, electric currents create thermal, physiological, and chemical responses. The currents also alter pain impulses.

We use interferential stimulation the most. Two channels of electrical stimulation create a third current that penetrates the affected tissues with little resistance. This stimulation will help control the pain and muscle contractions.

More about Interferential Electrical Muscle Stimulation
There are many benefits of electrical stimulation. Many of our patients say that it helps reduce edema as well as the swelling caused by fluid in the body’s tissues.

Our entire staff is dedicated to assisting you in your healing process. We focus on the root of the problem instead of covering it up with medication. By doing this, we are able to help solve the problem so that you are not in any pain anymore. Our number one goal is to assist you. We are always available to answer any questions that you have.

If you are experiencing pain, always let us know so that we can gently work around it and ensure that your sessions are beneficial and help in the healing process. We are always here for you.

Manual Traction

Spinal decompression involves stretching the spine while using a traction table. The goal is to relieve back pain and/or leg pain. Our chiropractor also works to promote an optimal healing environment for bulging, degenerated, or herniated discs.

Spinal decompression is a type of therapy applied to the spine that brings patients many benefits. First, we attempt to create a negative intradiscal pressure to promote retraction or re-positioning of the herniated or bulging disc material. Secondly, we create a lower pressure in the disc that will cause an influx of healing nutrients as well as other substances into the disc.

Our entire staff is dedicated to our patients. We want to get to the bottom of your spinal issues and reduce the likelihood of your pain resurfacing. Our office provides a calming atmosphere, so you are sure to feel comfortable while your body is trying to heal.

Chiropractic Adjustments

Here at Dockery Rizzo Chiropractic Wellness Center, we specialize in chiropractic adjustments.

A chiropractic adjustment will make your body feel amazing. Other terminology for chiropractic adjustments are as follows: chiropractic manipulation, manual manipulation, or spinal manipulation. The adjustment refers to the manipulation of the vertebrae that has abnormal movements and are not functioning properly. A chiropractic adjustment will assist in alleviating these issues.

More about chiropractic adjustments
The goal of chiropractic treatment is to reduce the subluxation, increase the range of motion, reduce nerve irritability, and improve mobility. Our compassionate and qualified chiropractor will work with you to relieve this pain and get you back to being pain free every single day.
A chiropractic adjustment involves high-velocity thrusts applied to the vertebra, relieving sensation, discomfort, and spasms in the surrounding muscles. It also releases joint cavitation, which is caused by the release of oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide.
Although many people visit their chiropractor and have an adjustment when something feels out of alignment, a regular visit will help you avoid any pain in the future and will keep your body feeling great all day long.