American Chiropractic Clinic has served the Austin area since 1986 at the corner of Mo-Pac & Spicewood Springs.

Austin chiropractors, Dr. Jeffrey L. Brown, Dr. Dwayne G. McClaugherty, & Dr. Merrick A. Fisher offer many options for care.  Meet and learn about ACCA’s Doctors of Chiropractic.

American Chiropractic Clinic offers various services depending on your particular needs.

Adjunctive Therapy

• Ultrasound Treatment – is different from the diagnostic form used to detect fetal development and tissue abnormalities in the body.  Ultrasound produces high frequency sound waves that consist of both mechanical vibrations and heat that are then transmitted to the body part being treated.  They penetrate the tissue and muscles to cause deep tissue/muscle warming, which then promotes tissue relaxation, vessel vasodilatation, and increased circulation that assists in healing.  The mechanical vibrations help to break up adhesions and fibrotic tissue such as heel spurs and tendonitis.
• Interferential Current – this modality produces 2 different frequency currents that “interfere” with each other allowing for a more effective and more deeply penetrating treatment without patient discomfort, which can be adjusted to stimulate parasympathetic nerve fibers for increased blood flow.  Interferential differs from TENS because it allows a deeper penetration of the tissue with more comfort (compliance) and increased circulation.

Since Interferential Therapy has been in use for many years, its effectiveness is well documented. Studies have shown that patients using Interferential Therapy aids in circulation, increasing the recovery time for patients.  Interferential Therapy has been used extensively for managing post-surgical, post-traumatic acute pain, edema and inflammation reduction.

• Cold Laser Therapy – works by flooding the tissues with light photons of specific wavelengths to treat painful debilitating conditions by energizing the damaged cells and increasing circulation to the painful area.  This produces a cascade of healing responses in your body, reducing inflammation, thereby reducing or even eliminating your pain.  Cold Laser speeds up the "battery" of the tissue cells, which are called mitochondria. This shift in energy causes any healing to occur much faster, sometimes up to 3 to 5 times quicker.  Learn more about Cold Laser here.

• Spinal Disc Decompression Therapy – consists of a special computer-controlled traction unit to treat and reduce herniated discs without surgery.  Learn more about Spinal Decompression here.

• Intersegmental Traction – this table contains a moving roller unit that provides a comfortable stretching to the vertebrae, discs, ligaments, and muscles surrounding the spine.

Onsite Radiology

X-rays may be taken in a weight bearing (standing) position to help better determine spinal wear-and-tear or degeneration.  Unlike most chiropractic clinics, we also have a table available for patient comfort when x-rays are needed of injuries to the arms, legs, hands, or feet, especially for athletes.

Acupuncture

Eastern medicine has been practiced for many centuries as the only available form of healthcare in the Orient and much of Asia.  Chiropractors have utilized acupuncture in the U.S. since the early 1970’s, almost 10 years before Nixon visited China (which was followed shortly after by the first Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) School being opened here), and decades before being accepted by the medical profession.

Acupuncture can be used to provide pain relief, treat the cause of certain conditions, modify body reactions to health issues, or be a form of preventative treatment by keeping the body energies balanced.

Products

We have various products available to our patients including orthopedic supports, orthopedic pillows, custom foot orthotics, neck and low back support rolls, lumbar chair and auto seat supports, general vitamins, and select specialized supplements.  These products may help maintain correct body posture, support temporarily weakened areas, and improve the body chemistry, all of which translates into better healthcare for you and a shortened treatment period in many cases.