Chiropractic is a health care profession that focuses on disorders of the musculoskeletal and nervous systems and how these disorders affect overall health. Chiropractic care is used most often to treat neuromusculoskeletal complaints, including but not limited to back pain, neck pain, and pain in the joints of the arms or legs, and headaches.

Misalignment of any one of the 24 moving vertebrae that protect the spinal cord can result in irritation to the nervous system and in turn causing pain. Whether the misalignment is due to a work or sports related injury or everyday stress – the spine can gently be restored to its proper alignment.

Applied Kinesiology can be defined as the clinical application of the study of movement and function.

Dr. Karpenko is a board certified Applied Kinesiologist who draws on complementary therapies to achieve total wellness of an individual, including: acupuncture, chiropractic, massage, nutrition, exercise and stress management.

Acupuncture is a form of healing that has existed for over 5,000 years. It is based strongly in philosophies that bring our bodies and nature into harmony. The misalignment or imbalance of energy within the body is believed to be the basis of all disease processes. The utilization of sterilized micro-needles in specific locations of the body has guided the body’s energy, or chi, towards balance.

Infrared Heat TherapyDuring an acupuncture session with Dr. Karpenko, Infrared Heat Therapy is applied. The use of infrared light allows the body’s core to warm up, thus enabling an increase in healing. Heating the body powerfully shunts blood toward the skin to dissipate heat. This decongests the internal organs and greatly stimulates circulation. Sinuses, joints and many other tissues benefit greatly. This is tremendous benefit not offered by many therapies of any kind. It enables the body to relax, heal and regenerate itself much faster, causing recovery from many types of ailments.