Ellerbrock Spine and Soft Tissue

02/04/2026

Chiropractic began with a simple premise. The body has an 'innate' healing ability. Healing isn’t just mechanical — it’s also metabolic. One of the most often overlooked processes involves your 'healing environment'.

Your body repairs discs, tendons, muscles, and nerves through carefully balanced biological processes.
When blood sugar stays elevated, those processes slow down.

When blood sugar runs high — even without diabetes — your body has a harder time:
• Calming inflammation
• Repairing tissue
• Settling irritated nerves
• Remodeling tendons and discs

That’s one reason why some people heal quickly…
…and others struggle with lingering pain despite good care.

Improving healing capacity starts inside.

What helps regulate blood sugar?
~ taking a walk after a meal
~ getting a good nights sleep
~ increasing protein and fiber in meals

01/26/2026

📊 Research Update: Non-Surgical Relief for Carpal Tunnel

A randomized clinical trial just showed that adding
shockwave therapy or laser therapy to standard care for carpal tunnel:

✔ Shrinks the swollen median nerve (on ultrasound)
✔ Reduces pain by ~4.4 points
✔ Improves symptoms in mild-to-moderate cases

Both therapies worked—and neither involved injections or surgery.

At Ellerbrock Spine & Soft Tissue, we use ultrasound-guided shockwave and Class IV laser therapy to treat the cause of carpal tunnel, not just the symptoms.

If your hand tingles, goes numb, or hurts at night—
it may be time for a smarter approach.

📍 Bluffton, OH
📞 Schedule your CTS evaluation

Source: Ghasemi et al., Journal of Hand Therapy — randomized clinical trial on ESWT and laser therapy in carpal tunnel syndrome.

01/18/2026

🏋️‍♂️ Weekend Warrior Shoulder Pain? Don’t Ignore It.

Pickleball. Golf. Softball. CrossFit. Home projects.
If your shoulder hurts after activity — or worse, during it — you may be dealing with a rotator cuff injury, not “just soreness.”

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🔍 Know Exactly What’s Going On

We use musculoskeletal ultrasound to:
✔️ Identify rotator cuff tendinopathy or partial tears
✔️ Assess tendon quality and inflammation
✔️ Rule out bursitis or impingement
✔️ Show you the injury in real time

No guessing. No waiting weeks for answers.

⚡ Advanced Treatments That Work

Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT)
• Stimulates tendon repair
• Improves blood flow to damaged tissue
• Effective for chronic shoulder pain

Class IV Laser Therapy
• Reduces inflammation
• Speeds healing at the cellular level
• Helps you recover without downtime

🎯 Built for Active Adults

✔️ Non-surgical
✔️ Drug-free
✔️ Designed to keep you active — not sidelined

The goal isn’t to stop doing what you love.
It’s to get your shoulder strong enough to keep doing it.

📞 Schedule your shoulder evaluation today
📍 Ultrasound-guided diagnosis
⚡ Shockwave & Class IV Laser therapy available

👉 Message us or call to get back to your weekends pain-free.

01/15/2026

🎯 New Year. New Workout Plan. Don’t Let Heel Pain Stop You.

You’re motivated. You’re moving more. You’re finally prioritizing your health.
But now… heel pain shows up.

If your new walking, running, or gym routine is causing pain in the bottom of your foot or heel, it may be plantar fasciitis — and ignoring it can derail your progress fast.

🔍 Start With Answers — Not Guesswork

We use musculoskeletal ultrasound to:
✔️ Confirm plantar fasciitis
✔️ Identify fascia thickening or tissue breakdown
✔️ Rule out tears or nerve involvement
✔️ Create a treatment plan based on what’s actually happening

You see the injury. You understand the plan.

⚡ Modern Treatments to Keep You Moving

Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT)
• Restarts healing in stubborn tissue
• Improves blood flow
• Ideal for chronic or exercise-related heel pain

Class IV Laser Therapy
• Reduces pain and inflammation
• Speeds tissue repair
• Helps you recover while staying active

🏃 Perfect for New-Year Exercisers

✔️ Walkers & runners
✔️ Gym & Cross-training beginners
✔️ Weekend warriors
✔️ Anyone increasing activity after time off

The goal isn’t to stop exercising — it’s to heal while you keep moving.

📞 Book your plantar fasciitis evaluation today
📍 Ultrasound-guided diagnosis
⚡ Shockwave & Class IV Laser therapy available

👉 Message us or call to get started — and stay on track this year.

11/24/2025

09/25/2025

🗣️ “There’s nothing more important for maintaining health and wellness than taking care of muscle health.” — Gabrielle Lyon, MD

Only about 1 in 4 Americans 45+ lift regularly—but a few fundamentals go a long way. PT Jeff Cavaliere recommends these six moves to keep you strong, mobile, and (yep) looking younger:

1️⃣ Dumbbell Row — posture & upper-back
2️⃣ Squat — bodyweight is plenty to start
3️⃣ Deadlift — try a goblet deadlift for safer form
4️⃣ Bench Press — dumbbells are often shoulder-friendlier
5️⃣ Pull-Up — use bands/assisted machine as needed
6️⃣ Biceps Curl — dumbbells for natural wrist position

➕ Add Zone 2 cardio: 30–45 min, 3×/week at an easy, conversational pace (about 60–70% max HR).

Stick with this for 4–6 weeks and most people notice real changes—more energy, better stamina, stronger joints and muscles. Start light, nail the form, progress gradually. 💪

⚠️ Can’t do some movements comfortably? Restrictions (often from muscular adhesions) can limit safe motion. We’ve got you—our drug-free, non-surgical protocols help restore healthy movement so you can train confidently.
DM us to get started.

07/21/2025

This week, we're thrilled to have this sweet young lady joining us outside our office on Tuesday and Wednesday!

07/17/2025

Come run, walk hang out tonight! Having a quick demo of point of care musculoskeletal ultrasound and how it can give great information to speed up your results from common sports injuries!

Thanks again for a great 10 yr anniversary last week. This week...sponsor Matt Ellerbrock from Ellerbrock Spine and Soft Tissue will be there. Find out how he can help! 7:30 pm at the Car-E-It. See you tomorrow.

06/02/2025

Great work Grandma!!!

'I keep going with small increments until I feel like I've given it all that I can'

05/06/2025

One of the most commonly asked questions we get in our office is how did this happen? How did the pain and restricted movement begin?
The most common and most misdiagnosed cause we see is myofascial adhesion. Myofascial adhesion is when muscles and the thin tissue around them (called fascia) stick together because of an injury, overuse, or not moving enough. This can cause stiffness, limit how well you move, and may lead to pain or discomfort.

🔹 1. Poor Blood Supply
Areas like tendons, ligaments, and fascia have limited circulation
Slower delivery of oxygen, nutrients, and healing cells
Delayed removal of waste products

🔹 2. Repeated Stress or Overuse
Ongoing strain re-injures tissue before it heals
Common in repetitive motion jobs, poor posture, or athletic overtraining

🔹 3. Immobilization or Lack of Movement
Healing tissue needs gentle movement to align fibers correctly
Too much rest can lead to stiffness and adhesions

🔹 4. Chronic Inflammation
Long-term low-level inflammation disrupts the healing phases
Often linked to stress, poor diet, obesity, or autoimmune conditions

🔹 5. Nutritional Deficiencies
Inadequate protein, vitamin C, zinc, or fluids
These nutrients are essential for collagen repair and cellular activity

🔹 6. Poor Posture or Faulty Movement Patterns
Misalignment places abnormal stress on healing tissues
The tissue may heal in a dysfunctional way

🔹 7. Age & Hormonal Factors
Healing slows with age due to reduced cell turnover
Hormonal imbalances (e.g., menopause, low testosterone) impair tissue repair

🔹 8. Scar Tissue from Past Injuries
Old injuries or surgeries can create restricted, fibrotic tissue
These areas are more prone to re-injury and adhesion formation

🔹 9. Infection or Excess Swelling
Infection delays or disrupts healing entirely
Swelling limits oxygen and nutrient exchange in tissues

🔹 10. Medications or Medical Conditions
Steroids, NSAIDs, and conditions like diabetes can impair healing
These factors interfere with collagen production and immune function

Takeaway:
Promoting healing means addressing more than just the injury—movement, nutrition, stress, posture, and underlying conditions all matter.

04/22/2025

We now offer online booking for your convenience!

A chiropractor is a licensed healthcare professional who focuses on your body's capability to heal itself. Chiropractic is a healthcare profession that cares for your neuromusculoskeletal system—the bones, nerves, muscles, tendons, and ligaments.

03/28/2025

Alright, think of your muscles and fascia (a thin layer of tissue around your muscles) like layers of smooth fabric that should slide over each other when you move.

Now, imagine you get injured, overuse a muscle (like from too much texting, lifting weights, or running), or even just sit with bad posture for too long. Your body reacts by creating tiny areas of scar tissue, kind of like when glue dries and makes things stick together. This scar tissue causes the muscle layers to stick instead of slide, creating what’s called a myofascial adhesion.

These adhesions can make your muscles feel tight, sore, and even weaker because they don’t move as smoothly as they should. If untreated they lack the ability to support our joints, and they become painful and begin to wear out~

Luckily there are effective treatments to break down the adhesions that form~ call us today and not only remove the pain, but restore the function!