ABOUT THE CLINIC

The purpose of our clinic is to provide Chiropractic(Thompsion, Cox distraction, Activator) ,Acupuncture and Herb specialist in one office by two Doctor(D.C, O.M.D) Ours is one of the only clinics where a patient can receive treatment by a practitioner certified in all therapies. This unique combination of services, combined with Dr. Chung's(O.M.D) and Dr Gun's experience in working with Oriental medicine(Herbs & Acupuncture) and Chiropractic care ( including : sports injuries management), is responsible for the success of our clinic.
Our patients consist of people from all walks of life, and all ages. Dr Chung and Dr Gun have treated patients as young as 48 hours and as old as 84 years. Everyone can benefit from the services we provide, and our mission is to make people aware of how the services we provide can improve the performance of their bodies and change their lives.

THE THREE PHASES OF TREATMENT

1) Relief care (relief from pain or abnormal conditions),
2) Corrective care (correcting long-term problems of the spine),
3) Wellness care (regular adjustments to prevent or correct any abnormal existed posture before it causes problems).

If you have an accident or wait until you experience constant pain before you start treatment, you will begin with Relief care. Relief care adjustments are usually done 3-6 times a week until you are out of pain or asymptomatic. At this point, the doctor will usually schedule your Corrective care adjustments 2-3 times a week and tapering off over a prescribed time period. When Correction is complete, you may be eligible for Wellness Care.

1) Relief care: Often, the first stage of treatment. The goal of relief care adjustments are to relieve immediate pain or abnormal movement or symptoms.

2) Corrective care: After relief care, corrective care adjustments correct long-term spinal problems. When complete, you may be eligible for maintenance.

3) Wellness care(Maintenance): Regular adjustments to prevent or correct any new subluxation before it causes problems. Maintenance is done after the necessary corrective care. We have a Maintenance Plan to reward those patients who use chiropractic to stay healthy.

ABOUT DR. GUN

Profile

The professor of Life Univ.
Sport Medicine Clinic Doctor at Kennessaw State Univ.
Sport Medicine Clinic Doctor at GA Tech Institutions.
The Clinic Director of Dr.GUN's Chiropractic Clinic
The Ph.D course of Sports Medicine at MTSU.
The Exam Doctor at the Town Doctor Clinic.

Social Activity

Top 100 Homepages in Korea at 2002(the monthly Chosun) (www.gunchiro.com)
Top #1. Chiropractic's Homepages (www.yahoo.co.kr - yahoo Korea)
Top #2. The Consultation Homepage about Low Back Pain (yahoo Korea)
ER team doctor : GA game, Run for Life at 2003
The Columnist : Newsdaily(GA, daily), The Korean News(GA, weekly), The News Korea(GA, weekly)

Speciality

Whiplash Injury, Low Back Pain, Neck Pain.
Frozen Shoulder, Elbow Pain, Knee Pain, CTS: Capal Tunel Syndrome, Scoliosis,
Posture Correction, Sports Injury Care, Occupational Injury

Education

The Doctor of Chiropractic(D.C) at Life Univ.
The Sports Injury Management(MS) at Life Univ.
The Certified Doctor :
The COX's seminar(Low Back Pain)
The Prevent of Whiplash Injury (Dr.Croft)
The Posture Correction seminar (CBP : ChiroBiophysis)
The extremity (CCEP : Certified Chiropractic Extremity Practitioners)
The Advanced Proficiency level of Activator(AMCA)
The Certified Chiropractic Physiotherapy(PT)

Patient Education Series

Definitions

A. General Information
1) Brain: The control center for your body. It receives and sends regulating messages to all parts. When a part of your body is injured or just not working right, your brain must attempt to fix it by sending orders through the nerves.

2) Nerves: Special cells that carry sensations (full stomach, tired muscle, etc.) from the body to the brain, and orders (move arm, make eyes cry, etc.) from your brain to every part of your body.

3) Spinal Cord: The long cord of nerves that connects your brain to all the other nerves of your body. This cord runs through and is protected by the bones of your spine.

4) Spine: Your backbone. Actually, it is made up of 24 separate bones. These bones have a hole in the center and are carefully aligned by nature for your spinal cord to fit inside without being pinched. Each bone has notches on the sides that allow nerve roots to exit the spinal cord to other parts of your body.

5) Subluxation: The irritation of a nerve disrupting the regulatory control by your brain causing abnormal conditions. It is caused by the bones of your spine being out of alignment. A subluxation may or may not result in pain.

6) Chiropractic: The science, art and philosophy utilizing the use of the hands to put the bones of your spine back into their proper positions, to remove subluxations and permit the body to heal itself. Teaching lifestyle modification through diet, exercise, posture, spinal health and positive mental attitude as necessary directions for Wellness and Sickness care.

7) Adjustment: The action of putting the bones of your spine back into position to free your nerves from a subluxation

1)What Are Lumbar Discs? Lumbar discs are the structures which serve as cushions between vertebrae of the spinal column. The center of the disc is normally a clump of soft, slippery, stringy tissue, which is sealed in what seems to be a fibrous, elastic outer rind built rather like the casing of an automobile tire.

2) What Happens When The Discs Disintegrate? With age or injury, the inner core of these cushions starts to dry up, causing the tough outer rind to bulge, buckle, separate, or split into layers. Edges of the casing start to pull away from the vertebral bones, and the vertebrae move closer together. There may be a loss in disc height and flexibility. Although this is, to some extent, a natural process of aging and body repair, it can cause serious symptomatic problems.
Disc degeneration often produces growth of new bone along the edges of the vertebrae and the facet joints and is sometimes called "arthritis." These bone "spurs" can cause a narrowing of the space available for the spinal nerves and compression of nearby spinal nerves, possibly resulting in pain, numbness, and loss of strength of certain muscles.

3)What Is A Herniated Disc? Herniated discs are commonly misnamed "slipped" discs and can occur from injury, low back loading, or spontaneously when the outer rind of the disc ruptures or herniates and the inside tissue breaks through its boundaries and puts pressure against the very sensitive spinal nerves. The slightest movement--even a laugh, a sneeze, or a cough--can cause excruciating pain that runs into or shocks the leg and foot.

4)Are There Other Causes Of Disc Problems? Anything that upsets the structural balance of the back and spine, including abnormal curvature (scoliosis), and poor posture, can lead to disc-related problems. Having one leg that is shorter than the other can cause a tilt in the spine resulting in unequal weight bearing, and may lead to damage of the discs. Any injury or imbalance of the ligaments and muscles which help support the spine can cause abnormal pressure on the disc casing.

5)How important is Exercise? Exercise is one of the most important things a person can do to maintain good health as well as good spine health. At the very basic level walking and swimming (particularly aquatic aerobic exercise programs) as well as stabilization exercises, stretching and spine distraction (daily) are the keys to a healthy back. The next most imortant thing is to be a non-smoker.

6)What Is FDSS(Failed Disc Surgery Syndrome)? Failed Disc Surgery Syndrome exists when multiple back operations have produced no improvement in back or leg pain and no recovery of function. Often there can be progressive incapacitation and even further loss of function.

C. Diagnostic Techniques Information about Back Pain

There are several techniques used today to evaluate back problems, including selective injections, discography, myelography, electromyography, regular x-rays, CT scans, and magnetic resonance imaging.
Sometimes a combination of these is used, such as a CT scan following the injection of a small amount of myelogram dye into the spine. An example of the diagnostic methods used to determine if a problem is being caused by instability might include a trial period using a brace, special x-rays made while the patient bends forward or backward (flexion/extension), the CT scan, and discography.

1) Regular X-ray Of The Spine: This is the simplest of diagnostic tests; it requires no special preparation or injections. An x-ray is taken in projection front to back, from the side and/or an angle. Information obtained is limited, but it does help to reveal bony structures, congenital anomalies, fractures, degenerative changes, destructive lesions, loss of disc height, malalignments, etc.

2) Myelogram : A myelogram is a diagnostic test in which a special substance that has an opaque appearance on x-ray film is injected into the spinal fluid, after which x-ray films are taken. This test shows irregularities or defects of the spinal canal or spinal nerves and is helpful in diagnosing herniated discs and spinal tumors, as well as differentiating scar tissue inside and outside the canal from other problems. To avoid future problems, the dye used should be water soluble as opposed to oil based.

3) Discogram : This procedure involves injection of the disc space with saline (salt water) and an x-ray dye to determine the structural integrity of and the presence or absence of painful changes in the disc.

4) CT Scan : The computerized tomographic (CT) scanner and its attached computer interpret x-ray shadows and print cross-sectional pictures of the spine. The final result looks like a tree trunk cut in slices to show its rings and scars. The CT scan provides a much more detailed picture of the spine than does the regular x-ray or myelogram, and has dramatically increased the physician's ability to make a more accurate diagnosis, provide appropriate treatment, and assess treatment results. Newer scans even have the ability to image the spine in three dimensions!

5) MRI(Magnetic Resonance Imaging) : MRI is an advanced form of imaging which uses magnetic rather than x-ray energy to create the image. High-resolution MRI has proven itself to be powerful non-invasive tool in helping to diagnose disc, muscle, and nerve tissue problems of the spine. MRI has now essentially replaced most other invasive diagnostic means.