Soft tissue injuries take several weeks to months to heal. If you have sustained a soft tissue injury, your chiropractor will ask you to visit them for weeks and months. You need to visit them for several weeks and months because they conservative treatments to promote self-healing through various means such as physical therapy, rest, and spinal manipulations.

2. Active Release Technique (ART) is
a patented soft tissue movement
based massage developed by Dr.
P. Michael Leahy. It aims to treat
chiropractic problems associated
with muscle overuse, a muscle
and soft tissue condition that
usually occurs from acute
accidents (such as tears, pulls,
and collision), hypoxia (the state
of not having enough oxygen),
and micro-trauma – the
accumulation of small tears
within the muscles.
Active Release Technique

3. Dry Needling Therapy and Acupuncture
Dry needling therapy is a chiropractic
technique in which acupuncture needles
are inserted into a trigger point, muscle
knot, or tendinopathy. The intention is to
decrease the tone and tension of the
muscle, or promote scar tissue remodeling
in a tendon or soft tissue. On a scientific
level dry needle therapy increases blood
flow and stimulates a blood cell called a
fibroblast. This increases the rate and
efficiency of your body’s natural
healing mechanisms. Often when this
technique is performed, it results in a
muscle twitch followed by a reflexive
relaxation of the muscle.
Dry Needling Therapy and Acupuncture

4. Sports Massage
The sports massage professionals at
Premier Sports & Spine aim to improve
your athletic performance and lessen
the frequency of injury. It does not
matter if you are recovering from pain
or you are simply looking to enhance
your body’s condition, a sports massage
can help you prevent future injuries,
improve your flexibility, return motion
to wounded muscle tissue, advance
your athletic ability and training ability,
and lengthen the lifespan of your
athletic pastime or career.

5. Auto Injury Chiropractic Care
Auto Injury Chiropractic Care
Many people at some point in their lives will
be in a car accident requiring Chiropractic
Care and while some people are lucky
enough to escape unscathed, many will
experience injuries that can range from very
serious to mild sprain/strain type injuries.
Research has shown that even low-impact
accidents (those under 10 miles per hour)
can result in injuries to the neck, back, and
shoulders as well as long term
compensation patterns if left untreated.
Usually, these injuries occur in the soft
tissues such as ligaments, tendons, and
muscles, but in more serious cases the
injuries can involve nerves or intervertebral
discs.

6. Chiropractic Care
Chiropractic care is primarily focused on
a technique called joint manipulation.
Joint manipulation is a technique used by
chiropractors to introduce motion into
joints that have a decreased range of
motion. The joint is taken to the end of
its range of motion and then is very
quickly pushed slightly past that point.
This is done in a very controlled and safe
manner. Performing this technique
stretches the joint capsule, the ligaments
that hold the joint together, and returns
the joint to its normal range of motion.

7. Therapeutic Ultrasound
The Heating & Massaging Effects of
Therapeutic Ultrasound Have 3 Primary
Benefits In Chiropractic Sports Injuries:
Ultrasound therapy increases blood flow
in the treated area, which speeds the
healing process. Ultrasound Therapy
reduces swelling and edema, which are
the main sources of pain. Ultrasound
waves gently massage the muscles,
tendons and/or ligaments in the treated
area. This enhances the recovery rate of
damaged tissue without adding strain,
and softens any scar tissue that is
usually present in an injured area.

8. Contact Us
Eden Prairie:
8577 Columbine Road
Eden Prairie MN 55344
Phone: 952-479-0043
Fax: 952-944-1673
Premier Sports & Spine Center