Chiropractic Care
McAuley Family Chiropractic in Federal Way, WA is one of the most innovative, corrective care chiropractic practices in the Puget Sound. Chiropractic is a drug-free, natural health care that promotes the body to heal itself by allowing the nervous system to function better.
When nerve interference is removed with gentle chiropractic adjustments, healthy cell metabolism, organ function, and mental well-being are restored.
Unlike traditional medicine, chiropractic care doesn’t rely on pain medication or surgery, and it aims to correct the source of the discomfort, rather than just masking the symptoms.
These results of chiropractic care include better movement, more energy, and optimal immune system function. Chiropractic care can benefit people of all ages, and our goal is to help you obtain a healthy nervous system for life.
Work Injuries
Every year, millions of people get hurt at work. These injuries may prevent you from working for days, weeks and even months. This inability to work may put a huge burden on the patient, and ultimately time off may not be an option.
Dr. McAuley focuses on identifying the cause of on-duty injuries and creating a treatment plan that allows each patient to return to work as soon as possible and without restrictions. Dr. McAuley has extensive experience treating work injuries, and each patient will receive instructions on how to strengthen the spine to prevent re-occurrences.
Dr. McAuley is also available for office presentations to provide employees with tips to preventing work related injuries. These include ergonomic assessments, proper lifting techniques and spinal screenings to identify injury prone areas of your spine.
Contact us today for more information or to schedule an appointment.
Auto Injury Treatment
If you live in or near Federal Way, WA and you’ve been injured in a car accident, McAuley Family Chiropractic is here to help.
When you’re involved in a motor vehicle collision, injury may occur to your spine. This is one of the most vulnerable parts of your body. For many people involved in a MVC, chiropractic care and soft tissue rehabilitation are some of the most sought after forms of treatment.
After a car collision, you may experience low back pain, neck pain, mid back pain as well as a variety of other symptoms in your hips, feet, legs, neck and/or spine. Additionally, you may notice symptoms of whiplash which may include blurred vision, headaches, reduces ranges of motion, dizziness and arm pain. Many times, you may also experience symptoms of referred pain, in which pain travels from your spine into your legs and/or arms.
Dr. McAuley has extensive experiencing treating people involved in motor vehicle collisions. This expertise on many specific mechanisms of injury allow him to determine the best course of treatment that is tailored to your injuries. These may include chiropractic, massage therapy, corrective exercises, physical therapy as well as referrals to other health care professionals.
Sports Performance and Injuries
Dr. McAuley has been an athlete his entire life, and excelled in the sports of wrestling and running. He has a deep understanding in the desire for athletes to return to their sport as quickly as possible following an injury.
After a thorough examination, which may include x-rays to determine the extent of the injury, Dr. McAuley will develop a treatment plan that will help you rehabilitate and obtain optimal recovery. Many times, we can help impliment a plan to help you continue to train appropriately through your injuries.
We provide treatment options for those suffering from sprains and strains, knee injuries, swollen muscles, frozen shoulder, whiplash, achilles tendon injuries, extremity injuries (shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, etc) as well as lower back strains, neck pain, and more.
Corrective Exercises
Corrective exercises are the use of bodily movements and/or postures to restore desirable changes in diseased or injured tissues. The corrective exercises are movement strategies that minimize or eliminate compensation.
Corrective exercises should precede more integrated exercises, because they can cue the patient’s motor system to respond in a more desirable way and assist in removing or improving biomechanical constraints.
Nutritional Support
In order to obtain optimal health and wellness, it is vital to maintain a healthy diet. Many times, it’s hard to even know where to start, and can be very overwhelming.
A healthy diet protects you against many chronic diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer. Our goal at McAuley Family Chiropractic is to help you achieve balance and the best possible health outcomes.
In order to achieve that goal, we are here to offer specific recommendations on nutritional supplements and healthy food choices to help you maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle.