Chiropractic Care
As a chiropractor, Dr. Bill looks at the structure of your body. The goal is to find imbalances in your spine. The small bones of your spine are called vertebrae. They can become misaligned, which will irritate muscles and nerves, causing you pain. After locating these imbalances, we use a gentle instrument to get the joint moving again.
Though chiropractic will make a change in your body, we aren't the one performing the healing. We're simply facilitating your natural abilities.
Our State-of-the-Art Technique
Dr. Bill is an evidence-based chiropractor. He uses Activator Methods® because it's been highly researched and proven to work. A handheld, noninvasive instrument is used to perform your adjustment. It's appropriate for nearly everyone due to its gentle nature. With this technique, you can experience better spinal alignment and joint motion.
Starting New, Healthier Patterns
When you first become a patient, we'll likely recommend more frequent visits. Your joints will get used to their proper position each time you get adjusted, with the appointments building on each other.
There are three stages of care: relief, healing and wellness. The first stage is about reducing your pain. You can then move into phase two, healing. During this stage, we seek to optimize your function. As you start to feel even healthier, we'll move you into wellness care. We believe in having periodic visits to maintain your well-being. You may see us every 2-8 weeks, depending on what your body's "sweet spot" is, or you may decide to only see us if you have other issues down the road. We work with you to give you choices about your treatment and how far to take it.
Addressing Your Needs From Head to Toe
In addition to the spinal work that we provide, we also offer treatment for a wide variety of extremity problems:
- Sprain/Strain Injuries
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Carpal Tunnel
- TMJ
Dr. Bill has earned a research award on the development of testing and treatment for TMJ dysfunction. His methods are taught and utilized by other doctors around the globe.
Common Chiropractic Conditions
We see people who experience a broad array of concerns, such as
- Ankle sprain
- Arm pain
- Arthritis of the spine
- Back spasm
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Cervical disc protrusion & herniation
- Extremity
- Headache
- Knee pain
- Lower back pain
- Lumbar disc protrusion & herniation
- Mid-back pain
- Migraine
- Neck pain
- Numbness in feet or legs
- Numbness in the hands or arms
- Pain in rib cage
- Plantar fasciitis
- Rotator cuff strain/pain
- Runner's hip pain
- Sacro-iliac conditions
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Shin splints
- Shoulder/arm/wrist pain
- Tailbone pain
- Tennis elbow
- TMJ dysfunction
- Uneven leg length
- Whiplash
Insurance Is Accepted
Thatcher Chiropractic & Laser is in-network with several insurances, including Medicare and Blue Cross Blue Shield. Contact us today to experience the benefits of award-winning chiropractic in Ann Arbor!
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