Adjustments restore motion. Exercise builds the strength and neuromuscular control that holds it — preventing recurrence and building a body that performs.
Exercise selection is based on your evaluation findings — not a generic program. Every movement has a specific purpose tied to your diagnosis.
Developmental Neuromuscular Stabilization principles inform how exercises are sequenced and progressed — addressing the deep stabilization system, not just surface muscles.
Programs are designed to advance as you improve — from corrective basics to functional loading and sport-specific demands when appropriate.
A chiropractic adjustment restores joint motion and reduces nerve interference — but the surrounding muscles and stabilization system are still habituated to the old pattern. Without exercise, many patients improve and then regress.
Dr. Lamarche integrates exercise therapy from the beginning of care, not as an afterthought. Programs are specific, progressive, and connected directly to what the evaluation revealed.
Targeting the intrinsic stabilizers of the spine and pelvis — the muscles that protect the joints under load. Often underdeveloped in chronic pain patients.
Addressing restrictions that force compensation patterns — restoring the range of motion needed for pain-free, efficient movement.
Progressive loading that builds the structural resilience to handle training, work, and daily demands without breakdown.
For athletes, exercise therapy advances to sport-specific movement patterns and loading — with Dr. Lamarche's CCSP and ATC background informing the progression.
Dr. Lamarche keeps home programs simple, purposeful, and short enough to be realistic. The goal is consistent execution of a few key movements — not an overwhelming list that gets abandoned by day three.
Programs are reviewed and adjusted at each visit based on how your body is responding.
"I had been to multiple chiropractors before and none of them gave me exercises to do at home. Dr. Lamarche's approach was completely different — I actually understood why I was doing each movement and what it was fixing."
— Patient, Marietta GA
The evaluation identifies exactly what needs to change. The exercise program is built from there.
