Welcome to Safe Haven Chiropractic in South Lake Tahoe.
OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH WITH AFFORDABLE, CONVENIENT, HOLISTIC AND NATURAL APPROACH TO HEALTHCARE.
Whether you’re looking to get back to enjoying your vacation or wanting to achieve back and neck pain relief, get healthy or increase athletic performance, Dr. Welch will get you feeling your best in the most cost effective and shortest time possible. He is a chiropractor who combines the scientific understanding of neurology, kinesiology, nutrition to facilitate natural health and healing.
Dr. Josh has lived in South Lake Tahoe since 1998. He has 4 children who love the outdoors. Practicing here allows for the opportunity work on the families who live and visit the Lake Tahoe Basin but also the outdoor, adventure and Olympic athletes who train here. He knows the "what, why and how" to keep you at your best.
During the last year we have had hundreds of individuals just like you coming into our clinic so we know chiropractic will work for you. So, if you, your family, or friends are unsure, rest assured that you can come in and get adjusted today.
Expect something positively different. Whether you are familiar with chiropractic care or this is your first time, you can expect your visit to Welch Family Chiropractic to be new and different from any healthcare experience you’ve had before. Perhaps even life-changing.
For starters, you don't need an appointment. You can walk in whenever we’re open and be seen by Dr. Welch whenever it’s convenient for you. You won't need a referral or any insurance to receive care immediately either. You may experience a short wait before seeing your doctor, but wait times are minimal and usually just enough time to complete your initial paperwork. Your initial paperwork is to help our chiropractors get a better idea of your health history and current needs.
During your first visit, Dr. Welch will explain how joint dysfunctions may occur, how a chiropractic adjustment is used to correct them, and the many benefits chiropractic has to offer. If you've never been adjusted before, this is a great way to have some of your questions answered by a knowledgeable licensed Doctor of Chiropractic, so you know exactly what to expect. Dr. Welch will answer any questions or concerns you may have prior to initiating treatment.
Dr. Josh has lived in South Lake Tahoe since 1998. He has 4 children who love the outdoors. Practicing here allows for the opportunity work on the families who live and visit the Lake Tahoe Basin but also the outdoor, adventure and Olympic athletes who train here. He knows the "what, why and how" to keep you at your best.
During the last year we have had hundreds of individuals just like you coming into our clinic so we know chiropractic will work for you. So, if you, your family, or friends are unsure, rest assured that you can come in and get adjusted today.
Expect something positively different. Whether you are familiar with chiropractic care or this is your first time, you can expect your visit to Welch Family Chiropractic to be new and different from any healthcare experience you’ve had before. Perhaps even life-changing.
For starters, you don't need an appointment. You can walk in whenever we’re open and be seen by Dr. Welch whenever it’s convenient for you. You won't need a referral or any insurance to receive care immediately either. You may experience a short wait before seeing your doctor, but wait times are minimal and usually just enough time to complete your initial paperwork. Your initial paperwork is to help our chiropractors get a better idea of your health history and current needs.
During your first visit, Dr. Welch will explain how joint dysfunctions may occur, how a chiropractic adjustment is used to correct them, and the many benefits chiropractic has to offer. If you've never been adjusted before, this is a great way to have some of your questions answered by a knowledgeable licensed Doctor of Chiropractic, so you know exactly what to expect. Dr. Welch will answer any questions or concerns you may have prior to initiating treatment.
Can you help me with...?
True wellness comes from correcting the cause, not just addressing the symptoms. If you have health concerns, have been in an accident or want to increase your quality of life we want to get you on the road to true and lasting wellness.
We provide care which addresses the structure and function of the nervous system, Subluxations, that may cause conditions such as:
• Headaches / Migraines
• Numbness / Tingling
• TMJ
• Digestive disorders
• Insomnia
• Sciatica
• Asthma
• Vertigo / Dizziness
• Neck and Back Pain
• Shoulder and Knee Pain
• Rib Pain
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Fibromyalgia and Muscle Pain
While these disorders may go away after the chiropractic adjustment, our main objective is the detection and correction of Subluxations. This adjustment will decrease stress and allow the normal functions of the body to normalize and aid in proper healing.
We provide care which addresses the structure and function of the nervous system, Subluxations, that may cause conditions such as:
• Headaches / Migraines
• Numbness / Tingling
• TMJ
• Digestive disorders
• Insomnia
• Sciatica
• Asthma
• Vertigo / Dizziness
• Neck and Back Pain
• Shoulder and Knee Pain
• Rib Pain
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Fibromyalgia and Muscle Pain
While these disorders may go away after the chiropractic adjustment, our main objective is the detection and correction of Subluxations. This adjustment will decrease stress and allow the normal functions of the body to normalize and aid in proper healing.
When can I come in...?
Our office hours are:
Monday: 10am-1pm & 3-6pm
Tuesday: 10am-1pm & 3-6pm
Wednesday: 10am-1pm & 3-6pm
Thursday: 10am-1pm & 3pm-6pm
Friday: 10am-1pm
Same day appointments are available to accommodate a busy outdoor and family lifestyle. Walk-ins welcome.
Monday: 10am-1pm & 3-6pm
Tuesday: 10am-1pm & 3-6pm
Wednesday: 10am-1pm & 3-6pm
Thursday: 10am-1pm & 3pm-6pm
Friday: 10am-1pm
Same day appointments are available to accommodate a busy outdoor and family lifestyle. Walk-ins welcome.
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How often will I have to come in...?
Each person and each injury is different. We utilize neurological exams, orthopedic tests, and posture exams to determine the cause of each patient's health concerns.
That said we can usually expect a change in symptoms and pain within the first 4 visits. If no change in symptoms occur, a referral maybe necessary.
Most locals here in Lake Tahoe live a active lifestyle including hiking, biking, swimming, running, paddle boarding and rock climbing. Which is the main reason we offer affordable chiropractic on a monthly membership.
That said we can usually expect a change in symptoms and pain within the first 4 visits. If no change in symptoms occur, a referral maybe necessary.
Most locals here in Lake Tahoe live a active lifestyle including hiking, biking, swimming, running, paddle boarding and rock climbing. Which is the main reason we offer affordable chiropractic on a monthly membership.
What to expect...?
Your Consultation, Exam and Adjustment
After a consultation and exam, the doctor will determine if you may benefit from chiropractic care. If so, you will be adjusted in an private room on a comfortable adjustment table made specifically for this purpose. You will remain fully clothed for the duration of your visit, so we recommend you wear non-restrictive clothing to make it easier to rest comfortably while lying down on the table. A portion of your adjustment may be performed while you are face down, while other adjustments may be delivered while you are either on your side, sitting upright or lying on your back.
Initial Intensive
Care Most patients consult our office because they have pain or illness. Their goal? To get out of pain and restore health. That’s our first objective.After your examination we offer you a care plan designed to give you the best results in the shortest amount of time. Visits are scheduled 2-3 times a week for 8 visits of initial intensive care. Each visit builds on the other ones before, so keep your appointments to get the best results. When you’re doing better, visits are less frequent and progress will be less dramatic. If you end care before fully healing, you can invite relapse.
Wellness Care
After you get well, you can choose to stay well. You may want to get “Specific” Chiropractic checkups for the rest of your life. Like brushing teeth, exercise and eating healthy foods, have your nervous system checked regularly so you can be your best. This fits into your lifestyle, whether it be once a week or once a month, it is important to stay consistent.
Rehabilitation Facility
Physical therapy is a form of treatment for musculoskeletal and neuromuscular dysfunctions in people of all ages. Physical impairments can cause pain and affect function as well as the ability to work, play sports, and perform on a daily basis. Physical therapy can facilitate the healing process and help you restore movement, regain function, and improve your overall quality of life. Pain can be very disabling in one’s life. Going untreated for a prolonged period of time may result in chronic swelling which can cause scar tissue, in limited mobility and range of motion in joints, and permanent joint damage which can affect one’s ability to perform daily activities. In addition to helping minimize debilitation, at Welch Chiropractic we can assist with stress management, sports performance, and overall health improvement.
Pediatrics:
Why let your children grow up to develop all the aches and pains you have? Most of our kids have no need for any medication or drugs. They should not take Tylenol, aspirin, cough syrup, antibiotics, or any other pills or potions you can think of. Chiropractic, and a health lifestyle, have made their bodies and immune systems strong. Some of our patients have never had even one antibiotic in their body! Not even an aspirin! Chiropractic has great success with asthma, ear infections, colic, constipation, aches and pains, when these are caused by nerve interference. The above mentioned conditions and many others are most commonly the result of nerve interference.
Workers Compensations
Back pain is, without doubt, the #1 cause of worker’s time lost and compensation dollars spent in the USA. Our program of treatment provides effective relief for many work related injuries and requires no hospitalization, surgery, or medication. Chiropractic care, which is the first step in treatment, utilizes the body’s inherent recuperative powers and the relationship between the spinal column, nervous system and the rest of the body to restore and maintain good health. In our experience with industrial and occupational injuries, we know how important it is to the patient to return to work quickly and yet at the same time with as complete of a recovery as possible, We work with our patients to reach this goal.
Auto Accidents
One of the most common injuries of a low speed crash is whiplash, occurring when you are unprepared for an impact and your head is suddenly moved in any direction. This type of injury requires professional attention to ensure proper healing. We consult many patients on treatments for this condition. The reason individuals like yourself choose chiropractic care for treatment of injuries sustained in major vehicle accidents is simple– chiropractic care is superior in the treatment of soft tissue injuries, especially of the spine. Since the most common injuries associated with auto accidents are sprains and strains of the spinal muscles and ligaments, it’s only natural that chiropractic be the treatment of choice.
Sports Injuries
Chiropractic has received much attention in regards to it’s successful managements of sports injuries. Since the majority of sports injuries are soft tissue in nature and because many of injuries arise from improper body biomechanics and improper sporting techniques, chiropractic doctors have become the doctors of choice; from the weekend warrior to the professional athlete. Chiropractic care, through the use of safe and natural spinal adjusting techniques, soft tissue mobilization, stretching and exercise programs, diet, and nutritional counseling and training, focuses on all causes which have lead to the symptoms of pain and tissue injury and do not focus on solely eliminating pain.
Frequently Asked Questions.
Is Chiropractic Care Safe?
Chiropractic is the largest, non-invasive, drugless and safest form of health care available. Statistically, patient risk is substantially lower when receiving chiropractic care as opposed to medical care, where the use of prescription drugs and surgery pose a greater risk.
Does Chiropractic Care Hurt?
Chiropractic adjustment is a highly controlled procedure that rarely causes discomfort because minimal force and gentle pressure are used. In fact, most patients feel relief immediately following treatment. The popping sounds you hear are your joints releasing tiny pockets of gases. A chiropractic adjustment does not affect the bones of either side of the joint, but rather the connective tissue that holds the joint together.
How Long will my Visits Take?
This all depends on the length and severity of your condition, however, most first visits may last as much as 30 minutes. Follow-up visits are much less, often as little as 10-15 minutes.
How Often will I need to Return?
At the end of your first visit, your doctor will determine the best course of treatment for your specific needs. The frequency in which you receive chiropractic care is strictly up to the professional judgment of the Doctor of Chiropractic and will vary from individual to individual depending on your presenting condition and overall goals. Just as regular visits to the dentist are necessary for good dental hygiene, routine visits to a Doctor of Chiropractic are also important for proper spinal function and health maintenance.
Our chiropractors treat patients by delivering a chiropractic adjustment. If, during the course of your exam, the doctor feels that care is contraindicated, you will be referred to the appropriate healthcare provider and/or facility.
After a consultation and exam, the doctor will determine if you may benefit from chiropractic care. If so, you will be adjusted in an private room on a comfortable adjustment table made specifically for this purpose. You will remain fully clothed for the duration of your visit, so we recommend you wear non-restrictive clothing to make it easier to rest comfortably while lying down on the table. A portion of your adjustment may be performed while you are face down, while other adjustments may be delivered while you are either on your side, sitting upright or lying on your back.
Initial Intensive
Care Most patients consult our office because they have pain or illness. Their goal? To get out of pain and restore health. That’s our first objective.After your examination we offer you a care plan designed to give you the best results in the shortest amount of time. Visits are scheduled 2-3 times a week for 8 visits of initial intensive care. Each visit builds on the other ones before, so keep your appointments to get the best results. When you’re doing better, visits are less frequent and progress will be less dramatic. If you end care before fully healing, you can invite relapse.
Wellness Care
After you get well, you can choose to stay well. You may want to get “Specific” Chiropractic checkups for the rest of your life. Like brushing teeth, exercise and eating healthy foods, have your nervous system checked regularly so you can be your best. This fits into your lifestyle, whether it be once a week or once a month, it is important to stay consistent.
Rehabilitation Facility
Physical therapy is a form of treatment for musculoskeletal and neuromuscular dysfunctions in people of all ages. Physical impairments can cause pain and affect function as well as the ability to work, play sports, and perform on a daily basis. Physical therapy can facilitate the healing process and help you restore movement, regain function, and improve your overall quality of life. Pain can be very disabling in one’s life. Going untreated for a prolonged period of time may result in chronic swelling which can cause scar tissue, in limited mobility and range of motion in joints, and permanent joint damage which can affect one’s ability to perform daily activities. In addition to helping minimize debilitation, at Welch Chiropractic we can assist with stress management, sports performance, and overall health improvement.
Pediatrics:
Why let your children grow up to develop all the aches and pains you have? Most of our kids have no need for any medication or drugs. They should not take Tylenol, aspirin, cough syrup, antibiotics, or any other pills or potions you can think of. Chiropractic, and a health lifestyle, have made their bodies and immune systems strong. Some of our patients have never had even one antibiotic in their body! Not even an aspirin! Chiropractic has great success with asthma, ear infections, colic, constipation, aches and pains, when these are caused by nerve interference. The above mentioned conditions and many others are most commonly the result of nerve interference.
Workers Compensations
Back pain is, without doubt, the #1 cause of worker’s time lost and compensation dollars spent in the USA. Our program of treatment provides effective relief for many work related injuries and requires no hospitalization, surgery, or medication. Chiropractic care, which is the first step in treatment, utilizes the body’s inherent recuperative powers and the relationship between the spinal column, nervous system and the rest of the body to restore and maintain good health. In our experience with industrial and occupational injuries, we know how important it is to the patient to return to work quickly and yet at the same time with as complete of a recovery as possible, We work with our patients to reach this goal.
Auto Accidents
One of the most common injuries of a low speed crash is whiplash, occurring when you are unprepared for an impact and your head is suddenly moved in any direction. This type of injury requires professional attention to ensure proper healing. We consult many patients on treatments for this condition. The reason individuals like yourself choose chiropractic care for treatment of injuries sustained in major vehicle accidents is simple– chiropractic care is superior in the treatment of soft tissue injuries, especially of the spine. Since the most common injuries associated with auto accidents are sprains and strains of the spinal muscles and ligaments, it’s only natural that chiropractic be the treatment of choice.
Sports Injuries
Chiropractic has received much attention in regards to it’s successful managements of sports injuries. Since the majority of sports injuries are soft tissue in nature and because many of injuries arise from improper body biomechanics and improper sporting techniques, chiropractic doctors have become the doctors of choice; from the weekend warrior to the professional athlete. Chiropractic care, through the use of safe and natural spinal adjusting techniques, soft tissue mobilization, stretching and exercise programs, diet, and nutritional counseling and training, focuses on all causes which have lead to the symptoms of pain and tissue injury and do not focus on solely eliminating pain.
Frequently Asked Questions.
Is Chiropractic Care Safe?
Chiropractic is the largest, non-invasive, drugless and safest form of health care available. Statistically, patient risk is substantially lower when receiving chiropractic care as opposed to medical care, where the use of prescription drugs and surgery pose a greater risk.
Does Chiropractic Care Hurt?
Chiropractic adjustment is a highly controlled procedure that rarely causes discomfort because minimal force and gentle pressure are used. In fact, most patients feel relief immediately following treatment. The popping sounds you hear are your joints releasing tiny pockets of gases. A chiropractic adjustment does not affect the bones of either side of the joint, but rather the connective tissue that holds the joint together.
How Long will my Visits Take?
This all depends on the length and severity of your condition, however, most first visits may last as much as 30 minutes. Follow-up visits are much less, often as little as 10-15 minutes.
How Often will I need to Return?
At the end of your first visit, your doctor will determine the best course of treatment for your specific needs. The frequency in which you receive chiropractic care is strictly up to the professional judgment of the Doctor of Chiropractic and will vary from individual to individual depending on your presenting condition and overall goals. Just as regular visits to the dentist are necessary for good dental hygiene, routine visits to a Doctor of Chiropractic are also important for proper spinal function and health maintenance.
Our chiropractors treat patients by delivering a chiropractic adjustment. If, during the course of your exam, the doctor feels that care is contraindicated, you will be referred to the appropriate healthcare provider and/or facility.
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