Chiropractic

Why do people come to Werner Athletics for chiropractic adjustments?

The answer is simple, everyone experiences joint fixation whether we know it or not. It is that blocky, stuck, just not moving right, out of place sensation that rest, medications and self adjusting (cracking) does not solve.

Werner Athletics gets outstanding clinical results by delivering safe, comfortable and precise adjustments that allow your joints to move free and easily.

Feel the power of adjustment for yourself. We utilize it with everyone from pre-teens to NHL veterans.

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This video shows Dr. Werner performing safe, comfortable, and precise adjustments to three key transitional areas: the cervicothoracic junction, the thoracolumbar junction and the lumbosacral junction.

Chiropractic FAQ

  • Is Chiropractic safe?

    Yes, Chiropractic is safe. People like to say that Chiropractors and neck adjustments cause strokes. Research from Penn State University’s Hershey Medical Center Department of Neurology has shown “There is no convincing evidence to support a causal link between chiropractic manipulation and CAD” (cervical artery dissection). They further go on to say that the idea of chiropractic neck manipulations causing CAD is “medical dogma”. Their research has also shown that the association of chiropractor visits and VBA (vertebrobasilar accidents) was no more likely than following an appointment with your primary care physician.

  • What do Chiropractors do?

    Chiropractors treat pain and movement compensations by restoring proper joint motion, relaxing tight muscles, strengthening weak muscles and improving how well muscles, tendons and ligaments move with one another.

  • What do Chiropractors treat?

    Chiropractors treat every joint and muscle in the body from the head to your toes and everything in between.

    Dr. Werner is well versed in sports related injuries from hockey, weightlifting, skateboarding, and baseball to name a few.

    Dr. Werner takes the skills he uses to treat elite athletes and applies it individuals with arthritis, headaches and migraines, impingement of the shoulder and hip, labral tears of the shoulder and hip, rotator cuff tears, carpal tunnel, sciatica, patellar tendonitis, Achilles tendonitis and plantar fasciitis.

    Chiropractic treatment is equally important for pre and post surgery to improve your outcomes and decrease your recovery time.

  • How long has chiropractic been around?

    Chiropractic has been recognized profession since 1895. Interestingly, the benefits of joint manipulation aka the adjustment far predates chiropractic back to the time of Hippocrates.

  • What training do Chiropractors have?

    Chiropractors undergo 3 years of training following an undergraduate degree. The three year evidence based course load consists of

  • Basic Sciences

    • Anatomy

    • Biochemistry

    • Histology

    • Microbiology

    • Neurology

    • Pathology

    • Physiology

  • Chiropractic Sciences

    • Analysis

    • Chiropractic Principles & Philosophy

    • Chiropractic Practice Management

    • Research

    • Technique

  • Clinical Education & Sciences

    • Diagnosis

    • Laboratory Testing

    • Nutrition

    • Pharmacology

    • Psychology

    • Public Health

    • Radiology & Advanced Imaging

    • Rehabilitation

  • Clinical Internship