Portland chiropractor, Dr. Tim Irving also a Portland nutritionist, Graston therapist, hypnotists and functional medicine practitioner.

Chiropractic Manual Medicine and Rehabilitation Programs

This program is for patients who have neuromusculoskeletal injuries. You will recognize many of the techniques here if they have had prior chiropractic experience; in addition, you will notice treatments that are fairly unique to Optimum Function. You may require quite possibly "every trick in the bag". Revolutionary techniques like the Graston Technique and Kinesotaping are integrated seemlessly into more traditional chiropractic techniques to produce results that my patients report to me as "life changing" and far more effective than they have experienced before.

Initial visits will take about 45 minutes; follow-up visits last between 15-20 minutes.

Methods of treatment utilized during Support1000:

Chiropractic
Vibration-assisted soft-tissue therapy
Distraction-decompression
Active soft-tissue release techniques
Low Level Laser therapy: AKA "Cold Laser"
Arthrostim
Graston Technique
Kinesiotape
Cranial techniques
Structural integration
Deep Tissue therapies
Myofascial release
Muscle Energy techniques
Passive and active positional release techniques
Neuromuscular techniques
Various other soft-tissue and mobilization techniques as needed

Initial Visit: $99* **

Follow-up Visits: $63* **

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Optimal Movement Screening and Treatment***

I am so excited to offer this program! Over the past decade, I have studied chiropractic rehabilitation and experienced more traditional rehabilitation for recent injuries and past injuries. Where these techniques and paradigms fall short is in general movement. I was taught how to stretch and strengthen specific muscles and muscle groups; inability to move and perform correctly was blamed on tight, weak, short, inefficient muscles. Even after strengthening, stretching etc, patients (including me in my own rehabilitative process) were still experiencing dysfunctional movement that created the inability to do the things they used to.

Finally, I was introduced to Kettlebells and the world of Functional Movement. With the help of many doctors and therapists who treat movement patterns, not specific muscles, I have created a program that is so efficient at restoring and maintaining these patterns that my practice, which I never wanted to become a sports performance practice is becoming that. I am treating athletes who are going out, not getting injured and beating their competitors. Then their competitors are coming in because they want what the other guy/girl has. This is a good problem to have but these techniques are also VERY applicable to the general public and athletes alike.

I have coined the term Optimal Movement to describe this program because the goal of it is more than just functional movement; the goal is to obtain Optimal movement through the use of functional movement patterns and specific, individualized exercises designed by some of the best rehab. specialists in the world like Gray Cook PT, Brett Jones RKC and Dale Buchberger DC PT in addition to the ones that I have developed.

Imagine how it will feel to finally be able to live and move effieciently, effectively and pain free. This is what many others have noticed through the utilization of functional movement screening and treatment. Are you ready to restore and maintain movement patterns that for some reason, you have lost?

Initial Vist: $145* ***

Follow-up Visits: $89* ***

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Functional ENT:

These unique procedures were developed by chiropractors, medical doctors and osteopaths in the Pacific NW but very few doctors know how to do them. I teach many of these procedures at Western States Chiropractic College. They are functional, hands-on procedures to help alleviate symptoms of:

Chronic sinusitis
Otitis media (non-infectious ear aches)
Motion sickness
Vertigo (benign paroxysmal)
Impacted cerumen (ear wax)
Headaches
and more.....

The procedures used in this program are:

Epley's Maneuver
Endonasal technique
Nasal Specific technique
Ear Irrigation (cerumen extraction)

Initial Visit: $99*

Follow-up Visits: $63*

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* These prices are my "payment at the time of service" rate and must be paid for after each visit.

** The initial visit for both Support programs will last about 45-60 minutes. Follow-up visits for Support1000 will be about 10-20 minutes; Support3000 follow-up visits will take approximately 15-30 minutes

*** The Functional Movement Program is a rehabilitative program that requires a good deal of moving with and without a load. As such, I require that patients participating in this program wear appropriate workout clothes. This program is based on a health and wellness paradigm that most insurances will not reimberse for therefore, I may not bill your insurance for these services but can provide you with the information you may attempt to do so.The initial appointment will take between 1.5 and 2 hours and the follow-up appointments will take between 45 minutes and 1 hour

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