Chiropractor
Performance Chiropractic + Physiotherapy provides personalized chiropractic care near you in Edmonton, AB, to help reduce pain, restore mobility, and support healthier movement. Our chiropractors assess the joints, muscles, posture, and movement patterns that can contribute to discomfort or restricted function. Treatment is tailored to your condition, lifestyle, comfort, and recovery goals.
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What Is Chiropractic Care?
Chiropractic care focuses on diagnosing and treating concerns involving the muscles, joints, spine, and surrounding soft tissues.
It can include controlled chiropractic adjustments, joint mobilization, soft-tissue treatment, rehabilitation exercises, and practical movement guidance.
A chiropractic adjustment applies a controlled force to a joint with restricted movement.
The goal is to restore mobility, relieve muscle tightness, and create better conditions for the affected tissues to recover.
What Does Chiropractic Care Treat?
Chiropractic care can address pain, stiffness, restricted movement, and musculoskeletal conditions caused by injury, posture, repetitive strain, or physical activity, including:
- Lower back pain
- Neck pain
- Headaches
- Sciatica
- Pelvic misalignment
- Joint stiffness and reduced mobility
- Sports injuries
- Repetitive strain injuries
- Muscle and soft-tissue restrictions
- Numbness or tingling related to nerve irritation
Benefits of Chiropractic Care
Chiropractic care can help restore joint mobility, reduce pain and muscle tightness, and make daily movement feel more comfortable.
Addressing stiffness and soft-tissue restrictions can also improve flexibility, posture, and overall physical function.
Our expert team takes a personalized approach that can combine chiropractic treatment with Active Release Techniques, rehabilitation exercises, and other services when appropriate.
This coordinated care can support injury recovery, athletic performance, and long-term mobility rather than focusing only on temporary symptom relief.
What Does a Chiropractic Treatment Plan Include?
- A review of your symptoms and medical history
- A discussion of previous injuries and activities
- Posture and movement assessment
- Physical and orthopaedic testing
- Range-of-motion assessment
- Chiropractic adjustments
- Joint mobilization
- Soft-tissue treatment
- Active Release Techniques when appropriate
- Stretching and mobility exercises
- Strengthening and rehabilitation exercises
- Posture and activity recommendations
- Progress assessments
- A personalized treatment schedule
Frequently Asked Questions
Your chiropractor will review your health history, ask about your pain and symptoms, and complete a physical examination. They can assess your posture, movement, range of motion, and the affected areas before explaining their findings and recommending a treatment plan.
Chiropractic adjustments are generally performed using controlled movements suited to the joint and your comfort level. You can feel pressure or brief discomfort when a sensitive area is treated, but you should tell your chiropractor if anything feels uncomfortable.
The number of appointments depends on your condition, how long you’ve had symptoms, your physical goals, and how you respond to treatment. Performance will create a plan based on your assessment and adjust the frequency of care as you progress.
Some people notice changes in pain or mobility during the early stages of treatment, while persistent injuries and long-term movement concerns can take longer. Following your recommended appointment schedule and completing rehabilitation exercises can help support progress.
Chiropractic care is covered by many extended health benefit plans, and Performance offers direct insurance billing. Coverage limits and referral requirements vary, so confirm the details of your plan before booking.
You generally don’t need a physician’s referral to book a chiropractic appointment. However, some insurance plans require a referral before they’ll reimburse treatment, so review your policy before your visit.
Confirm your insurance coverage, referral requirements, and whether direct billing is available for your plan. You should also tell Performance about recent accidents, surgeries, fractures, medical conditions, or symptoms such as numbness and weakness.
Chiropractic care can help address lower back pain related to restricted joints, muscle tightness, posture, repetitive strain, or injury. Treatment can include adjustments, soft-tissue techniques, movement education, and rehabilitation exercises based on your assessment.
Performance provides chiropractic and rehabilitation care for athletes and active individuals experiencing pain, restricted movement, or sports-related injuries. Treatment can combine adjustments, Active Release Techniques, movement screening, and exercises designed around the demands of your activity.
Is Pain Limiting How You Move?
Personalized chiropractic care can help relieve discomfort, restore mobility, and support a stronger return to your daily routine, exercise, or sport. Book an appointment with Performance Chiropractic + Physiotherapy in Edmonton and take the next step toward moving with greater comfort and confidence.