Massage

• Deep Tissue Massage
• Craniosacral Massage
  Her skilled and expert touch helps guide clients toward connecting and healing their physical, emotional, and energetic bodies so as to better express their health and vitality. Dr. Toni has a gentle to deep structural approach when it comes to adjustments and can improvise many techniques to best suit patients' needs. She has studied many techniques over her 12 years of working in touch therapy. She has additional certifications in craniosacral therapy and pregnancy and pediatrics adjusting. Dr. Toni feels honored to be an associate doctor working with Dr. DeSalvo to learn his 36 years of knowledge and add her expertise to a brilliant clinic that helps many people find health and vitality.

Day Spa

• Cryotherapy
  Numerous research articles have demonstrated the effectiveness of chiropractic care for patients with whiplash-induced injuries. One article publish in the Journal of the Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedists, showed spinal adjustments to be the most effective form of treatment for decreasing pain and increasing motion in the neck when compared to other various surgical, alternative, and medicinal forms of treatment. Another article documenting the Woodward study showed statistically significant improvement in 93% of the patients who had sustained whiplash injuries and received chiropractic care. Many of these patients had taken NSAIDs and received physiotherapy, PNF, and cryotherapy prior to chiropractic care with minimal benefit.
• Electrical Muscle Stimulation
  Over the years, the field of electro-medicine have given us electrical muscle stimulation: TENS therapy, and interferential therapy. Each of these methods of electrotherapy plays a specific part in addressing a variety of conditions but only provide bioelectric effects where PRO ElecDT 2000 with Horizontal Therapy provides both biochemical and bioelectric for faster healing.

Chiropractic Services

• Chiropractic Adjustments
  "I had very stubborn joint pain in my neck. It was a constant ache and chiropractic adjustments only gave temporary relief. A few treatments EPAT got rid of that pain, which was due to chronic inflammation around an arthritic joint. As a result, I had to get this therapy for my patients, especially in cases like mine."
• Spinal Adjustments
  After these factors have been considered, our chiropractors will perform specific spinal adjustments to reverse the body’s compensations and assist in the restoration process. If you have any questions regarding scoliosis or chiropractic care, please call DeSalvo Chiropractic in Novato CA to schedule an appointment as soon as possible.
• Stretching
• Subluxation
  Believe it or not, there is such a thing as good stress. Everyone in deals with stress in Novato CA during their day. Stress is the same physical response that activates the fight or flight response or may be what pushes you to meet a deadline. The key to stress is to limit the amount that you experience and how you handle it. Just like talking or going for a run to manage stress, a subluxation is your body's way of managing stress.
• Manipulation Therapy
  After a chiropractic manipulation in Novato CA, you may feel amazing, and want to test out the few found freedom of movement in your body. However, since the region of your body that was adjusted will be looser than you are used to, it may not be wise to do new activities. You may strain the area, or cause it to inflame.
• Spinal Decompression
  Welcome to DeSalvo Chiropractic, Spine & Injury Center. Dr. Douglas DeSalvo, D.C., B.C.N. has been in practice since 1987 treating over 11,000 patients. Surveys of patients accepted for care demonstrated a 97.7% success rate. Treatment protocols always provide an effective gentle approach with options of non-force instrumentation spinal stimulation, orthopedic massage, traditional manipulation, non-surgical spinal decompression, Class IV cold laser, shock wave, electrotherapeutics and exercise prescriptions. Convenient high quality digital x-ray is onsite. Dr. DeSalvo is often referred to by medical professionals in the area for his experience and expertise. Dr. DeSalvo collaborates with medical specialists when necessary. Our main goal is to help our patients achieve optimal results to achieve happiness with their function and productivity. Please don't hesitate to contact our Novato CA chiropractors.
• Myofascial Therapy
  Spinal stenosis is an abnormal narrowing of the spaces within your spine which can put pressure on the nerves that travel through the spine. Spinal stenosis occurs most often in the lower back and the neck and symptoms include pain, numbness, paraesthesia, and loss of motor control. Spinal stenosis is most commonly caused by wear-and-tear changes in the spine related to osteoarthritis. Our treatment program includes the use of non-surgical spinal decompression, myofascial release, Class IV laser to decrease inflammation and core strengthening to control the effects of spinal stenosis revolves around.
• Therapeutic Exercise
  Douglas DeSalvo is nationally certified in the treatment of non-surgical spinal decompression, certified in treating auto accident injuries, provides high quality digital x-ray onsite, is DynaROM certified and a spinal ligament injury specialist. Treatment options unique to our facility include non-surgical spinal decompression, class IV laser therapy, EPAT Storz Medical sound wave therapy, electrotherapeutics and therapeutic exercise programs.
• Chiropractic Injury Treatment
  Douglas DeSalvo, DC is certified by the New York State Department of Education, Board of Chiropractic, postdoctoral education in MRI spine interpretation and credentials in personal injury trauma.
• Acupuncture
• Chiropractic Laser Therapy
• Disc Herniation Treatment
  One of the most common and painful causes of back pain in Novato CA is a disc bulge or herniation. It is important to recognize that not all disc bulges or herniations result in pain. It has been found through MRI studies of numerous patients that as much as 37% of the American population has a disc bulge or herniation and the vast majority of them are experiencing no pain or other related symptoms. Unfortunately, the people who are experiencing pain often describe it as severe and intense. The type of pain that is experienced due to a disc herniation depends on the type and position of the herniation. If the damaged disc is irritating a surrounding nerve, shooting pain and weakness into the legs may develop. The discomfort is often described as stabbing and lightning-like. To understand how a disc herniation develops, it is best to think of the disc as a jelly doughnut. If the outer edges of the doughnut (disc) are damaged over time, most typically from wear and tear, the jelly in the middle of the disc can escape causing damage to surrounding structures. Once this process has completed it is often very difficult to reverse. However, chiropractic care has been shown to prevent the advancement of herniation and provide relief from the associated pain.