Mittag Holistic Chiropractic

If you are looking for a holistic health clinic where...

  • you can get natural relief of pain,

  • handle a specific health issue, or

  • just learn how to guarantee your good health in the future,

......you have come to the right place!

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Call us today: 1.952.345.8245  or click the "Schedule Now" button below to make an appointment.

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If you would like to speak to me as part of a complimentary consultation, we can do so on the phone or in person.  Please call the number above and leave a message for me to call you.

I offer a variety of holistic treatments including:

 

  • PEMF (Pulsed Electro-Magnetic Field) therapy(see article below)
  • Acupuncture
  • Cold laser
  • Nutritional and diet therapy
  • Chiropractic adjustments
  • Physiotherapies (electrical muscle stimulation, hot packs)
  • Massage
  • Energy Healing (QiGong, Reiki, Reconnective Healing)

Many of the services I provide are covered by major insurances including BCBS, Medica, Health Partners, Minnesota No-Fault (auto insurance), Medicare and Worker's Compensation insurances.  If you have a question as to whether your insurance will cover a specific service please give us a call.

This month's (April 2012) featured event let's you try an exciting new healing therapy for FREE.

 

Pulsed Electro-Magnetic Field Therapy

A recent episode of the Dr. Oz Show focused on PEMF or Pulsed Electromagnetic Field therapy, calling it “The Revolutionary Cure For Pain”.  Watch the Dr. Oz Show on PEMF.

Does PEMF work?

The FDA has already approved PEMF therapy devices for treatment of post-operative pain. It has approved one device for treatment of depression, and others for stimulating broken bones to fuse and heal. Like so many things in medicine, it takes time for new idea's and new types of treatment to catch on. This is especially true in a medical world that believes almost solely in drugs and surgery, giving little credence to "energy". Modern medicine has yet to embrace what modern physics has already proven, that everything is energy. This is true of biological systems like the human body which are highly electrical and magnetic. So the answer to "Does PEMF work?" is "Yes, it does work." We are seeing astounding results with PEMF. We don't know fully why it works or how it works, but it is working.

Pain Relief With PEMF

There is an overwhelming amount of evidence in the form of research studies and case histories demonstrating the ability of pulsed electro-magnetic field therapy to relieve pain. What sort of painful conditions are relieved? Let's look at some of the research studies.

Relief of pain arising from whiplash injuries.

Researchers used PEMF therapy to treat patients suffering neck pain after auto accident whiplash injuries. They also treated cases of radiating pain into the legs caused by pressure on nerves in the low back to compare the outcomes. The researchers concluded "pulsed magnetic fields appear to have a considerable and statistically significant potential for reducing pain in cases of lumbar radiculopathy and whiplash syndrome." In this study both of these conditions improved with PEMF therapy.

Relief of pain in joints.

PEMF is proving sucessful in relieving joint pain. A large 11 year study of 3014 patients suffering from joint pain of various causes demonstrates this. Patients received 15-40 minute PEMF treatments daily for 10-15 days. Joint pain disappeared in 78.8% of the patients. For those who experienced relief of pain, there was an average of 40-50% increase in the range of motion of the previously painful joint. Those patients who participated in therapeutic exercise after the PEMF treatments had the best results. Generally better results with PEMF are seen in joint conditions involving isolated joints (osteoarthritis, joint sprains, pain from traumatic injuries). Disorders involving multiple joints (ie. rheumatoid arthritis) are slower to respond to treatments.

Rotator cuff tendinitis

In yet another experiment researchers tested the benefit of PEMF therapy in patients suffering rotator cuff tendinitis. They concluded that "these findings demonstrate the ability of PEMF stimulation to reduce pain and increase activity among individuals suffering from rotator-cuff tendinitis and are unresponsive to corticosteroid injections."

Summary of pain conditions responding to PEMF

The following types of pain have been shown to respond favorably to PEMF:

  • Osteoarthritis (throughout the body, ie neck, shoulders, wrists and fingers, back, hips, knee's, ankles, feet)
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Lumbar radiculopathy (sciatica)
  • Whiplash syndrome (neck pain following auto accident injury)
  • Peripheral neuropathy
  • Pelvic pain
  • Tendinitis
  • Migraine headaches

Other Applications of PEMF

Research shows significant benefit of PEMF treatments for other types of health issues as well. Here are some of them:

  • Diabetic polyneuropathy
  • Edema
  • Endometriosis
  • Glaucoma
  • Bone healing (osteoporosis, osteopenia, bone fractures)
  • Skin wound healing (burns, non-healing wounds, venous ulcers, chronic varicose ulcers)
  • Hypertension
  • and more...