Chiropractic Services & Techniques We Offer
With over 30 years of experience as a chiropractor in Lake Forest and Orange County, Dr. Portugal uses gentle force and effective techniques to get you on the path to wellness. We help you to relax your muscles and release the pain away. If you are injured or in need of pain relief contact us immediately. Don’t wait, make an appointment today.
Dr. Portugal and the Lake Forest Chiropractic team offer a variety of Chiropractic treatment approaches including:
- Traditional diversified techniques using traditional movement of the spinal vertebral joints by hand practiced by most chiropractors
- Gentle Arthrostim and Activator Technique is movement of the spine using rubber tipped percussive instruments to gently push the spinal vertebrae
- Flexion-distraction techniques for low back disc injuries and sciatic pain employs the use of a special moving table to help decompress swollen discs
- Soft tissue manipulation to help in stretching and breaking up adhesions in tight muscles
- Physical Therapy to mobilize stiff joints
- Chiropractic Massage Therapy also to break up adhesions and stretch and mobilize tight muscles
- Interferential Electrical Muscle Stimulation to help alleviate pain syndromes and painful body parts
- Mechanical Traction to stretch and relax the vertebral spinal joints
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