Chiropractic

Our spine provides more than the framework around which our skeletal system is aligned. It houses a complex network of nerves that are vital to the communication between the brain and all vital organs, tissues, and cells within the body. Messages are constantly carried between the brain and rest of the body through pairs of spinal nerves, which exit the backbone and continue along nerve pathways. If the bones or discs in the spine are misaligned or damaged, pressure is often placed on the nerve and surrounding tissue. This stress response alters the body’s communication dramatically and interferes with the control and regulation of the body leading to dysfunction and disease. A misalignment in the spine can result in symptoms as obvious as back pain and headaches as well as more indirect ailments like digestive and immune system disorders. 

Find Relief and Achieve Wellness With the Best Chiropractic Care Available

With over a decade of experience as a Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Melissa Arnold uses her proven knowledge, skill, and experience to create and administer your individualized care plan through non-invasive Chiropractic techniques. Among these methods of treatment and advanced Chiropractic techniques are: Full Spine/Diversified, Cox Flexion-Distraction, Thompson Drop, Extremity Adjusting, Light Touch/Low Force Meningeal Release, Spinal Decompression Therapy, Cold Laser/Light Therapy, and Activator/Percussor/Adjustor Instruments. These proven, scientific techniques combined with the experience of several Massage therapies including Trigger Point Therapy, Myofascial Release, PNF Stretching, and Active Health Roller Release lead to an exceptional results oriented chiropractic experience! Dr. Arnold has become known as a “Gentle Chiropractor” because of her skillful hands and the use of best technology in the Chiropractic field.

Chiropractic for Athletes

Athletes undergo an extraordinary amount of skeletal impact in their everyday lives, often resulting in career-halting spinal injuries. An athlete’s back provides the core of strength and agility and like any valuable investment, the spine must be monitored and tended to regularly. For years, Dr. Arnold has been treating pro NFL, NBA, MLB and PGA players as part of their integrative treatment program at Progressive. She works in close proximity with Progressive’s in-house personal trainer, Taras Howell, to restore spinal alignment and build up properly balanced strength in athletes, from professional to amateur.

Chiropractic Care and Healthy Digestion

Although all body function is controlled by the nervous system, there is a particularly intimate relationship with the digestive tract, which is embedded with a very specialized nerve system. In fact, more nerve material is dedicated to the gut than the entire Central Nervous System (that’s some serious nerve). The importance of a properly functioning spine and nerve flow becomes especially apparent when the body is battling digestive disorders and attempting to rebalance the GI system. Therefore, Progressive often incorporates the Chiropractic element as an adjunct therapy for successfully treating digestive disorders.

Chiropractic Health is Integrative at Progressive Medical Center

We approach spinal health as any aspect of wellness: with an integrative approach. Along with the elements of nutrition, exercise, supplementation, and detoxification. The Chiropractic center, headed by Dr. Arnold and her caring and gifted staff, is part of the most comprehensive integrative medical facility in the south. Our diversely specialized team will work to guide you on a path to wellness.