Align Chiropractic & Wellness

12/22/2025

The office will close at noon Christmas Eve and will be closed until Monday December 29th.

11/25/2025

All Essential Oils are 40% off through the end of the year.

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10/10/2025

The Junior class is fundraising for PROM with our 1st EVER 5k Glow Run! This is the "Early Bird" Registration link. IF you sign up between NOW & October 16th, you will only pay a $20 entry fee instead of a $25 entry fee at the registration table on the day of the race! We hope to see you there! FYI:...

10/08/2025

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08/20/2025

We are closing at 130 today for a kids dentist appt. Leave a message and I will get back to you.

05/11/2025

Doctor of physical therapy

05/06/2025

FOOT TENSEGRITY
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[FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY & BIOMECHANICS]
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The bones of the body are not totally solid objects like stone columns. They are, however, similar to reinforced concrete in their internal design. Like all tissues in the body, the bones are made of specialized fascia with the outer layering being periosteum and the interior being effectively hollow.
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What gives the bones their strong compression resistant qualities is the architecture of the interior. Specifically, the varying lines of forces in gravity create interlocking lines of micro bone formation called trabeculae.
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The trabecular system is similar to the idea of iron rebar rods that are threaded through concrete to give it greater stability. These lines of the trabecular system match common lines of force in the body and link other bones together to make joints.
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The picture of the foot shows the force of the body’s weight (100%) going down from the tibia and into the talus. You can see the forces follow the trabecular lines the whole way through the metatarsals and into the toes, allowing force to flow joint to joint, bone to bone. This force is then returned via ground reaction force through the same “train tracks”. But much like train tracks, they only allow the train (force is the train in this case) to move along them if they link together in line.
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This validates the ideas of “proper joint alignment” or centration in treatment or training. If a person has an anterior position of the talus from a previous ankle sprain, their trabecular system is no longer as stable and the soft tissues need to undertake more of the force to keep the joints stable (tensegrity).
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Force transmission is compromised making movement less efficient when trabecular lines aren’t connected. Tensegrity is about the balance between compression elements and tension elements. The trabecular system supplies the compression support, deloading soft tissues such as cartilage and ligaments.
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The foot is the boss of the kinetic chain!🦶
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04/30/2025

I will be on vacation May 6-May 13. Hours will vary. The office will be closed on Monday May 12 and Tuesday May 13 completely.

04/17/2025

Good Friday hours will be reduced.. tomorrow we will be open 8-12.

03/10/2025

Thursday March 13th hours will be shortened due to a family funeral. Hours will be 10am- 330pm. Sorry for any inconvenience

01/16/2025

Due to illness the office will be closed this afternoon.

01/13/2025

Due to illness the office will be closed this morning and will re-open for business at 1pm. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.