Dr. Popowich is certified in Treating Spinal Trauma by the International Chiropractic Association Council on Applied Chiropractic Science. For over 30 years Dr. Popowich has been providing gentle and effective care for patients suffering with injuries at home, on the sports field or in the car as well as pain and injuries from poor posture, overuse and pain during all stages of pregnancy. . Dr. Popowich also works with Medical Orthopedist and Medical Pain Specialist when a Multidisciplinary Treatment Plan is indicated. At Popowich Chiropractic & Acupuncture we also provide Physiotherapy including Massage, Ultrasound and personalized physical rehabilitation programs based on your needs and functional ability. All our care is "Patient Centered". Feel free to contact us directly to discuss your condition and treatment options. 

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Dr. Popowich also offers chiropractic instrument adjustments which include Activator, Arthostim as well as Impulse Chiropractic Adjustment which is performed without popping, twisting or cracking for patients who prefer this type of care.

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Your spine is perfectly designed for normal standing posture. It consists of a series of curves called the Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar. The three spinal curves make up a natural ‘S’ curve, which we associate with good posture. When these three curves are intact it leads to an increase in spinal strength, which is 16 times greater than that of a straight column. Your spinal cord, which is housed in your spine, benefits by running most efficiently when you have proper spinal curves.  If you lose the proper curves your spinal cord is stretched and loses blood supply. Thus, your entire body system is maximized by good posture.  The Popowich System restores spinal biotechnical function and helps keep your spine young, for life.

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Abnormal posture can cause alterations in some of our basic physiological processes and cause problems: Headaches, blood pressure, emotional highs and lows, digestion issues, elimination problems, diminished lung capacity, and hormone imbalance have all been linked to poor posture.

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Instead of just adjusting the individual vertebrae of the spine, Dr. Popowich will also adjust the spine as a whole. If he move individual segments but ignore your poor posture then degeneration and aberrant nerve function continues. Implement the Popowich System and spinal regeneration and posture correction is possible.

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Usually, when seeking help from Dr Popowich, he will follow a Functional System of Spinal Biomechanics.  A Functional Evaluation is a way of looking at the spine by analyze your posture, joint motion and core stability of the body The posture is a window to the spine. If your head is jetting just one inch out in front of your body it effectively doubles the weight your head will be affecting your entire body.

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“For every inch of forward head posture, it can increase the weight of the head on the spine by an additional 10 pounds.” Kapandji, Physiology of Joints, Vol 3.

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The Popowich System is a system of spinal function which brings your body to its optimum mechanical and neurological state. This creates a person that has extra reserves for his or her body systems because the body does not have to expend extra energy to keep itself up. Your brain/body connection will be optimized due to proper spinal function restoration. Latest research shows that when we lose our spinal curves the spinal cord loses some of its blood supply and cells go into hibernation and  slowly die.

Restoration of the spine is not about beating the body into position. It is a system of adjusting and rehabilitating which causes your body to adapt into the desired function. The body is coaxed into alignment by adding forces by which the body must adapt to. The body’s own adaptive response is creating most of the change. Much like putting a backpack on an having your body go into a poor posture, with the Pettibon Weighting System weight is put on the body to have it go into a desired posture with optimal spinal curves.

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Whether on the sports field, in the middle of a major stress, exercising your immune system, or reaching your 90th birthday, when optimal spinal function is achieved your body will test on top. Whether mechanically, neurologically, muscularly or chemically with the Popowich System your body will learn how to deal with life in an efficient and powerful way.