Dr. Alan Cranton DC. All drugs have side effects! Prescription drugs as well as over the counter (OTC). Nothing new right? Cholesterol lowering drugs in the statin category like Lipitor and Crestor also have serious side effects. There are over 900 scientific studies proving adverse effects of these drugs, from muscle problems to causing diabetes…
Cold laser therapy can help joint pains and arthritis, naturally. If we could reduce or eliminate your pain, would you have a better quality of life and be able to enjoy the things you used to do? Of course you would! Many people start to shrink their activities and things they love to do when…
Chiropractors are trained to take a history, do a physical exam, order x-rays if necessary and diagnose a condition. In many circumstances, this is the first time a patient has had such a thorough examination, let alone have their doctor actually touch them to discover the cause of the problem. Chiropractors often work closely…
Chiropractic care is the one form of health care that keeps on giving. Chiropractic care certainly helps people to recover from short-term health problems, but this powerful method of healing also helps people get well, stay well and assists in preventing new problems from developing. Your chiropractor treats a wide variety of musculoskeletal problems. Neck…
Cold laser therapy uses cool light generated from a machine at a specific light emission. We treat muscle and joint injuries, chronic and degenerative conditions and wounds. The light source is placed against the injured or painful area to stimulate the body’s healing processes. Your body takes the light energy and turns it into chemical…
In order to educate our patients and staff, we ask our patients to write their success stories to share with others. Names are kept confidential. The most amazing testimonial recently was a patient that came in for laser care of a joint pain that had been bothering them for years. They had hoped we would…
Cold Laser Therapy, otherwise known as LLLT – Low Level Laser Therapy has been used therapeutically since its discovery for healing since the 1960’s. This is not new and it has been perfected over the last forty years. There are over 24,000 scientific articles researching laser therapy. There are over 20 English speaking international laser…
As a lot of people in Thunder Bay are sitting back and relaxing and enjoying this time of year, many are at home suffering. Unable to move well, sleep well and carry on with their life, they tolerate the pain and suffering, hoping the pain medication works and doesn’t cause too many side effects in…