Microcurrent Therapy

Summit Chiropractic Health and Longevity Center provides microcurrent therapy to relieve pain and heal patients.  Microcurrent therapy is administered by placing electrodes directly onto the skin in an affected area and sending microcurrents through the skin into the soft tissue that is in pain or injured.

This therapy is especially recommended for patients with soft tissue injuries because it will reduce pain and inflammation while expediting the healing process.  The microcurrents mimic electrical signals that occur naturally in a healthy body, and restoring electrical currents allows cells to communicate so they can heal more quickly.  The electrical currents are so small that patients usually feel nothing at all or only a slight sensation.  Individual treatment sessions are short and typically scheduled over a series of weeks.  Patients with acute or chronic pain can receive benefits from microcurrent therapy.

To learn more about microcurrent therapy and all the services we provide at Summit Chiropractic Health and Longevity Center, visit www.summitchiro.netfor more information. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Kent Carlomagno in San Rafael, CA, call 415-721-7520.

Thank You For Your Testimonials!

At Summit Chiropractic Health and Longevity Center, we appreciate feedback from our customers because it teaches us how to improve. We’d like to not only thank our patient, a retired attorney, for his excellent review, but we’d like to encourage the rest of our patients to do the same.  

“I came to see Dr. Carlomagno after going through traditional medical treatment. I was given lots of meds, had surgery for an inguinal hernia, and I was becoming more discouraged with loss motion in the joints of my body. I was also diagnosed with adult onset diabetes and had heart arrhythmias, tachycardias to boot.

With his specialized nutraceutical program, my diabetes has now stabilized and my heart arrhythmias have diminished considerably. With the adjustments I have received my freedom of movement is returning and my walks are becoming longer and more brisk! Thank you for bringing my life back Dr. Carlomagno!”

Your opinion is important to us, so please let us know about your visit. To learn more about the conditions we treat and the services we provide at Summit Chiropractic Health and Longevity Center, visit www.summitchiro.net for more information. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Kent Carlomagno in San Rafael, CA, call 415-721-7520.

Cold vs. Heat Therapy

Cold therapy (cryotherapy) and warm compresses (thermotherapy) are common self-treatment options for many painful problems. There are many misconceptions, however, about which temperature should be applied to an injury and when. Dr. Kent Carlomagno of Summit Chiropractic Health and Longevity Center is here to help explain the difference between cold vs. heat therapy so you don’t accidentally make your pain worse.

Cold therapy calms down damaged tissues that are inflamed and swollen. Therefore, ice should be used if an injury occurs around a joint or a tendon. This is because it reduces blood flow to a particular area, which can significantly reduce inflammation and swelling that causes pain in acute conditions. Be careful to not ice muscle pain as this can increase inflammation. Heat therapy should be used for chronic muscle tension, pain, and stress. If hot or cold therapy doesn’t help the injury you’ve sustained, you’ll need to discuss treatment options with Dr. Carlomagno. Use ice in acute injuries 24-72 hours (20 minutes on and 40 minutes off) Heat should be used thereafter on the same on and off schedule

If you have questions about cold and heat therapy, please give us a call. To learn more about the conditions we treat and the services we provide at Summit Chiropractic Health and Longevity Center, visit www.summitchiro.net for more information. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Kent Carlomagno in San Rafael, CA, call 415-721-7520.