“Real wellness is much more than the lack of disease. Health is about vitality and vigor and energy.”
Kathy Freston, Quantum Wellness, 2008
Chiropractic/Spinal Health
Spinal health is central to your good health. When you spine is not healthy, your body will not be healthy. Here’s why. Your nervous system controls and coordinates all the functions of your body. When one or more of the bones (vertebrae) of your spine move out of position and create pressure on, or irritate spinal nerves, subluxation occurs. Subluxation causes the spinal nerves to malfunction which in turn, causes your body to function at far less than 100% of its ability. Chiropractors, like Dr. LaTorre, have known about the dangers of subluxation for more than one hundred years. Today, more scientific evidence is showing the dangers of subluxation and the health benefits of correction. As one of the area’s leading Chiropractors who has corrected subluxation for thousands of patients, Dr. LaTorre will work with you to correct subluxation and restore your spinal health, and bring you back to wellness.
Erchonia™ Cold Laser Therapy
Erchonia™ DERMALaser
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), approximately 17 million teenagers and adults suffer from acne. Until now, people with acne have had to rely on strong antibiotic treatments lasting several months, harsh topical ointments that irritate and severely dry out the skin, or hot lasers that cause redness and pain. No more! The LaTorre Wellness Center has helped many win the battle against acne with the FDA approved, drug-free Erchonia™ DERMALaser. Using pain-free, non-irritating cold laser beam, this therapy isolates and targets the acne-causing bacteria itself, not the skin, so it effectively treats the cause of acne at its root. Because of its fast and proven results, the DERMALaser™ has literally changed the lives of millions who deal with the devastating physical, psychological and social impacts of acne.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is one of the world’s oldest, most effective and commonly used medical procedures. Originating in China more than 2,000 years ago, acupuncture involves stimulation of anatomical points on the body. American practices of acupuncture incorporate medical traditions from China, Japan, Korea, and other countries. The acupuncture technique that has been most studied and used successfully at LaTorre Wellness Center involves penetrating the skin with thin, metallic needles that are manipulated by hand to stimulate the very fine nerves just under the skin making it possible to modify nerve impulses to the spinal cord and brain. This releases certain of the body’s natural chemical transmitters which helps ease symptoms. People experience acupuncture differently, but most feel no or minimal pain as the needles are inserted. Some people are energized by treatment; others feel relaxed. The main precaution after an acupuncture treatment is rest, of ideally, 12 to 24 hours. Resting not only has a soothing but also enhances the effects of treatment. Patients have been known to feel drowsy or euphoric after treatment, therefore we caution you against eating a heavy meal, or taking a very hot shower right after treatment, as these will easily cause you to become fatigued.
Therapeutic Massage
You may think of massage as a luxury enjoyed mainly by the pampered at upscale spas, therapeutic massage has been shown to have numerous benefits to overall health, wellness, and yes, physical and emotional healing by increasing circulation, the immune response and the sheer power of the human touch.. It is often used to relieve muscle tension or soreness, and aid in relaxation and reducing stress, but did you know that massage can also cause your body to release natural painkillers? Many studies have shown that massage is beneficial in reducing pain and inflammation, anxiety, labor pain, infant growth, children with diabetes, muscle soreness, alcohol withdrawal and cancer treatment. Massage has also shown to boost self-esteem especially in those dealing with physical illnesses and terminal disease. At LaTorre Wellness Center, the type of massage used depends on what will best improve your health. We offer deep muscle therapy, trigger point therapy, soft tissue therapy, muscle energy technique (MET), myofascial release, myoskeletal alignment technique and neuromuscular therapy.