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Dr. Patricia Hope Landgraf, D.C.
Chiropractor
Dr. Patricia Landgraf is a Chiropractor practicing in Brookfield, WI. Dr. Landgraf specializes in preventing, diagnosing, and treating conditions associated with the neuromusculoskeletal system, while improving each patients functionality and quality of life. Conditions treated include sciatica, neck pain, back pain and extremity pain, among many others. Dr. Landgraf seeks to reduce pain and discomfort through manipulation and adjustment of the spine, extremities and cranium, by prescribing exercises that break poor functional use patterns, and with nutrition counseling.
37 years
Experience
Dr. Patricia Hope Landgraf, D.C.
- Sussex, WI
- Logan University
- Accepting new patients
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What is the fastest way to fix forward head posture?
If you’re in a hurry, find a chiropractor that will look for subluxated ribs at the front, sides, and back of the body, who will look for and correct subluxations wherever they READ MORE
If you’re in a hurry, find a chiropractor that will look for subluxated ribs at the front, sides, and back of the body, who will look for and correct subluxations wherever they are found, including the extremities and spine, pelvis, and skull. And try to learn to coordinate your muscles properly with exercise routines like Pete Egoscue's. You have to develop new habits that allow you to achieve normal posture no matter what kind of degeneration may exist. Pete Egoscue’s programs and a good chiropractor should help.
Is it bad to crack your back every day?
Yes!!!! That’s a great way to sprain strain your neck. Please, don’t do that! Get professional help. Have you ever heard of a chiropractor doing that?! No. Think!!!! You didn’t READ MORE
Yes!!!! That’s a great way to sprain strain your neck. Please, don’t do that! Get professional help. Have you ever heard of a chiropractor doing that?! No.
Think!!!! You didn’t go to school for this. Chiropractors who are trained to adjust joints can’t even treat themselves properly, so how could you? Your health is precious. Don’t adjust yourself ever!
Think!!!! You didn’t go to school for this. Chiropractors who are trained to adjust joints can’t even treat themselves properly, so how could you? Your health is precious. Don’t adjust yourself ever!
How does a chiropractor adjust your pelvis?
There are many chiropractic techniques, special tool and tables and manual techniques are used. It can be done supine, prone or side posture.
How should I sleep to fix rounded shoulders?
Sleeping doesn’t fix round shoulders.
How long does it take to fix bad posture?
How long it takes to fix bad posture depends on what is causing bad posture. If it is simply caused by deconditioning and slouching, a good work out routine for one to three months READ MORE
How long it takes to fix bad posture depends on what is causing bad posture. If it is simply caused by deconditioning and slouching, a good work out routine for one to three months should be adequate to correct bad posture if you stop perpetuating it by slouching and moving wrong. If the poor posture returns you may need to fine tune your program - Pete Egoscue has developed several routines that can be used to surmount these issues. However other things can drive poor posture that may complicate recovery - internal organ dysfunction, emotional and psychological issues, injuries...
What problems can scoliosis cause?
Scoliosis can cause pain, poor posture, muscle imbalances, neurological impairments, disfigurement. It can put discs at risk for bulging or rupturing. It can degenerate over time READ MORE
Scoliosis can cause pain, poor posture, muscle imbalances, neurological impairments, disfigurement. It can put discs at risk for bulging or rupturing. It can degenerate over time and cause osteoarthritis.
Is it good to crack your back?
No, it is bad to crack your own back. It may feel better for a few hours afterwards due to an enkephalins release. When that wears off you’ll feel like it needs another cracking. READ MORE
No, it is bad to crack your own back. It may feel better for a few hours afterwards due to an enkephalins release. When that wears off you’ll feel like it needs another cracking. You are basically mildly spraining your back when you crack it yourself without the precision that a chiropractor uses. If you’ve been doing this frequently it can be hard to quit. Try just holding the muscles very tight for 60 seconds instead. This can help strengthen the joints and relieve the pain without causing injury. The pain relief doesn’t last as long at first, but in time it will be very effective, unless you need clinical help. Pete Egoscue wrote a few good books that offer good self help exercise routines for pain.
I hope you feel better soon.
I hope you feel better soon.
My shoulder pain is getting worse without chiropractic?
There are several types of shoulder injuries. If you are looking for self help programs, it’s best if you know what your diagnosis is so that you don’t make it worse. Try Pete READ MORE
There are several types of shoulder injuries. If you are looking for self help programs, it’s best if you know what your diagnosis is so that you don’t make it worse. Try Pete Egoscues book, Pain Free a Revolutionary Way to Stop Chronic Pain.
How do you sleep with misaligned hips?
Flat on your back with or without a pillow under your knees, or on your sides with your knees drawn up a little and with or without a pillow between your knees.
Do chiropractors treat foot problems?
Yes chiropractors treat foot problems, however many choose not to. Before making an appointment make sure that doctor works directly on extremities rather than just indirectly READ MORE
Yes chiropractors treat foot problems, however many choose not to. Before making an appointment make sure that doctor works directly on extremities rather than just indirectly via the spine.
How do you feel after chiropractic adjustment?
Usually after a chiropractic treatment you feel relief. However if the inflammation is severe and tissue damage is acute it may take a few weeks to feel better like in the case READ MORE
Usually after a chiropractic treatment you feel relief. However if the inflammation is severe and tissue damage is acute it may take a few weeks to feel better like in the case of torn muscles, ligaments or discs.
Should you massage a pulled muscle?
Yes. It should be done gently to reduce swelling.
When should I be concerned about calf pain?
Calf pain can be caused by a clot at any age.
Should I see a chiropractor for scoliosis?
Yes. A scoliosis needs to be managed frequently when you are growing. You will continue to grow until you’re 18 years old. Often a chiropractor can reverse the curvature and complete READ MORE
Yes. A scoliosis needs to be managed frequently when you are growing. You will continue to grow until you’re 18 years old. Often a chiropractor can reverse the curvature and complete eliminate it. Sometimes the scoliosis is caused by deformities in bones that can’t be reversed, but even if that’s your case, a chiropractor can minimize the distortion pattern that it causes in other parts of your spine and rib cage as you are growing. It will help you to grow straighter so you can be in the least amount of pain in your adult years.
How do you help swollen ankles?
Swollen ankles can be caused by thyroid, heart, or kidney problems; sometimes by lack of movement, sitting too much; sometimes by muscle weakness or misalignments of back and extremity READ MORE
Swollen ankles can be caused by thyroid, heart, or kidney problems; sometimes by lack of movement, sitting too much; sometimes by muscle weakness or misalignments of back and extremity joints; sometimes by a pinched nerve at the spine or at a peripheral entrapment.
How do I loosen up my neck muscles?
Try to eliminate the cause so you don’t perpetuate tight neck muscles. It can be caused by holding your head in the wrong place relative to your back and shoulders, TMJ issues, READ MORE
Try to eliminate the cause so you don’t perpetuate tight neck muscles. It can be caused by holding your head in the wrong place relative to your back and shoulders, TMJ issues, misaligned joints, congenital Torticollis, failing to move it enough, weak back shoulder and pelvic muscles. Pete Egoscue has a few books that can help. Pain Free at your PC, Pain Free for Women, Pain Free: a Revolutionary Method for Stopping Chronic Pain. If it’s not injured, tipping it side to side 20 times, tipping it forward and backward 20 times and rotating it right and left 20 times may help.
What is the fastest way to heal a calf muscle?
It sounds like you are talking about a torn calf muscle. Smaller muscle tears take three weeks to heal. Larger tears take longer. You can keep a muscle torn perpetually if you READ MORE
It sounds like you are talking about a torn calf muscle. Smaller muscle tears take three weeks to heal. Larger tears take longer. You can keep a muscle torn perpetually if you over stretch it or over contract it before the gap is healed. It will tear at the margin between the normal tissue and healing tissue when you over work it. The zone of healing is disorganized like a tangle. Over time as you work the muscle this tangle gets reorganized so all the fibers run in the correct direction. The exception is that some tears are so large that they heal with residual scar tissue. Some tears are so large that you need surgery to close the gap.
What is better for sciatica acupuncture or chiropractor?
There are multiple causes for sciatica: lumbar disc lesions, sacroiliac misalignments, peripheral entrapment at the piriformis, popliteus, or tarsal tunnel, adhesions along the READ MORE
There are multiple causes for sciatica: lumbar disc lesions, sacroiliac misalignments, peripheral entrapment at the piriformis, popliteus, or tarsal tunnel, adhesions along the course of the nerve, muscle imbalances that drive skeletal misalignments, the list goes on. So, whether your case of sciatica will do better with acupuncture or chiropractic or other methods depends on what the underlying cause is. Sometimes you need both.
How can I stop my shoulders from hurting at night?
Shoulders are complex, and as I don’t know what your specific issue is, it is hard to be sure. But, here are some tips: Don’t sleep with your elbows above your shoulders because READ MORE
Shoulders are complex, and as I don’t know what your specific issue is, it is hard to be sure. But, here are some tips: Don’t sleep with your elbows above your shoulders because this stretches the blood vessels to the glenohumeral joint, impinging blood flow to it. One problem that makes the shoulder hurt at night is a slipped corachohumeral ligament. Chiropractors who studied sacro-occipital technique (SOT) should know how to adjust this. Another contributing problem is a latissimus dorsi muscle that doesn’t hold you back posture squarely. The exercise for this is done sitting on a chair with your thighs directed straight forward (not crossed, spread out, or pressed together), then arch your back into a sway and squeeze your shoulder blades together. Hold this got one minute. Do several times a day and see if your shoulder pain at night begins to improve. Your pillow should be the height that allows you to keep your neck in neutral, so it doesn’t tip forward or backward when you’re on your back, or if you’re on your side that it doesn’t tip sideways.
