What is A.R.T.?

At our office, A.R.T. plays a major role in how we treat patients. It’s an amazing, soft-tissue therapy (treating muscles) that tends to get results quickly with a vast majority of our patients. Dr. Shepard uses A.R.T. more often than any other treatment method,...

Tight Jaw Muscles

One of the common issues with people who have overly tight jaw muscles is they start to hear a clicking or popping noise while opening their jaw. To quickly assess your jaw, ask yourself the following questions (look into a mirror while doing so if you like). Do you...

Evidence-Based Treatment?

At Shepard Pain and Performance Care, we use evidence-based treatment methods. That means our treatment methods have been researched and there is significant evidence showing they are effective. We use “consistent scientific evidence showing that [our treatments]...

Shoes Can Do Wonders

Many of you have met our Office Manager, Jen. Well, a few  years ago Jen was suffering from some severe pain in the ball of her right foot. The pain came suddenly, soon after Jen began a job where she was mostly on her feet. It was soon discovered that Jen’s...