At Oxford Chiropractic Clinic, we take great pride in providing the finest chiropractic wellness care to our patients. Below is a sampling of the different chiropractic services we offer in our Oxford office.

Chiropractic Care

We provide advanced spinal correction utilizing "state of the art" chiropractic techniques such as Sacro Occipital Technique. Never in the history of chiropractic have we been able to provide the level of help and expertise that now exists. These newer correction methods are even safer, more comfortable and more effective than ever before. As  Doctors of Chiropractic, Our Chiropractors have over 45 years of  combined experience in spinal adjustment and SOT Technique.

Corrective Exercises

We teach our patients special "blueprint" exercises designed just for them to help strengthen and correct their own unique problem. These exercises can be performed in the comfort of your own home and can improve the effectiveness of your spinal correction by as much as 30-40%. In addition to skeletal misalignment, muscles and connective tissues can be out of place or strained by improper alignment and use. Specific exercises and stretches can help your body stay in balance and in health.

Lifestyle Advice

We often find it helpful to "coach" our patients on certain activities they should avoid or do differently to avoid aggravating their particular health challenge. Our goal is to help every patient achieve a fulfilling and happy lifestyle full of the activities they enjoy most. We recognize that each our patient is a whole person, and help them reach true health and wellness is a collaborate effort between our professionals and our patients.

Nutritional Assessment

We provide specific recommendations on nutritional supplements and healthy food choices to enhance our patient´s return to optimal health. Do you know which supplements and vitamins are good for you? Dr. Jonathan Howat can provide a structured nutritional program based on your individual needs.

Spinal & Postural Screenings

Posture and spinal screenings can reveal important health information and unlock the door to improved health and well-being. We provide screenings at area malls, community events, health fairs and places of employment. Contact us today to arrange a screening at your event or workplace.

What is SOT?

Sacro-Occipital Technique (S.O.T.) is a new, comprehensive and advanced concept of Chiropractic pioneered and developed through study, research and clinical application by Dr. M.B. DeJarnette.

For more than half a century Dr. Dejarnette researched and studied every aspect of physiology and anatomy and clinically found that human structural distortion falls into three basic groups. He labeled these groups as Categories I, II and III.

SOT Chiropractic Care

Our Chiropractors are specifically qualified to stabilise the spine and pelvis and to restore normal balance to the sacral pump mechanism. Only when the sacral pump circulates C.S.F. (Cerebro Spinal Fluid) will the nervous system perform to the level to which it was designed. Provided nerve channels of communication are left open, the brain will diagnose the body's needs and direct proper response to those needs. All chemicals and hormones necessary for life and health are made normally by the body and prescribed by the brain in the most exacting manner.

For the sick individual Chiropractic is a means of health restoration by opening nerve channels so that the body may heal itself. For the healthy individual it is a periodic check-up to ensure early correction to spinal distortion and potential nerve failure.

Treatment

S.O. T. is not a therapy that treats named diseases. It is a system of removing the cause of nerve malfunctioning using minimum force to restore and maintain health.

S.O.T employs the use of wedge shaped blocks to allow the body to seek its correct alignment and balance. There are many combinations of block positions used, and these are determined by tests that precede each adjustment. S.O.T. recognises the importance of body language in the form of neurological tests, weak muscles, tender areas and other signs and indicators, to determine the type of adjustment needed.

As the body responds and heals, stress areas around the body are eliminated and natural tolerance level are reinstated.

Home Care- Your Responsability

Healing is a process that only your body can facilitate. As such it is your responsibility to eat correctly, rest, minimise stress and follow your Chiropractor's instructions. 

Your restoration to health is directly related to the care and advice you receive. The onus is on you to co-operate accordingly. 

Cranial Motion 

What is Craniopathy?

Craniopathy is a specialist field in Chiropractic which deals with the micro motion of the cranial vault (skull), its distortions and ultimately the effect it has on normal cerebro-spinal fluid flow and the nervous system. This science has been developed through study, research and clinical application over the last fifty years by Dr. M.B. DeJarnette.

 Cerebro Spinal Fluid (C.S.F.)

A sac-like membrane called the dural membrane covers the brain and spinal cord and contains C.S.F. in which the brain and spinal cord are inmersed. The C.S.F. acts as a cushion, protecting this delicate mechanism, transports nutrition, removes waste products and provides an ideal medium for essential nerve energy conduction.

The Cranial Vault

The brain represents 80% of the central nervous system and is contained and protected by the skull (cranium). The cranial vault is made up of eight cranial bones joined together at sutures )tongueand groove joints) which allows for cranial micro motion.

 Dural Membrane

Within the cranial vault are anchor points for the dural membrane which separates the brain into quadrants and support the entire mechanism. These tension membranes act rather like guy ropes on a tent and prevent the brain from twisting or being compressed when the position of the head changes.

C.S.F. Flow

A very special function takes place in the human body that is absolutely essential to good health. It is the circulation throught the nervous system of C.S.F.

 C.S.F. is created in four compartments in the brain and is supplied to the nervous system through the gentle pulsing action created by breathing.