Chiropractic that solves the problem, not just the symptom
Envision starting your day, only to be met with knee pain that hinders your first steps. Or picture a scenario where your workday is compromised by an inability to bend or lift due to a stiff back. Sometimes, you chalk it up to a bad night's rest or poor posture. But if your symptoms become chronic, chiropractic services can get you back to feeling your best.
Most people who come to REACH have already tried the basics. A few adjustments. Some stretches they found online. Maybe physical therapy. And the pain keeps coming back. That's not failure on your part. It's a signal that the plan wasn't matched to the actual problem. That's what we fix.
At REACH Rehab + Chiropractic, we strive to give our patients back their independence and active lifestyles through holistic chiropractic services. We will work with you to develop a custom treatment plan based on your individual needs rather than having you come in for periodic adjustments. Our recovery plans focus on assessing and managing pain while keeping long-term goals in mind.
What chiropractic care at REACH looks like
Relieve Pain
We understand that each patient walks through our doors with a unique story and specific needs. Our chiropractors use a combination of treatments to ease pain in the muscles, joints, and nerves. As we offer a wide variety of treatment options, we're able to come up with an ideal blend of techniques for each patient.
See all treatment options →Recover
At REACH Rehab + Chiropractic, we're committed to empowering you with the knowledge and habits that minimize your recovery time and decrease future dependence on adjustments. Through personalized guidance on posture improvement, nutritional advice, and ergonomic workspace enhancements, we're here to ensure your journey to wellness is both effective and sustainable.
How we treat →Call Today
(734) 335-0212Call or text us, or book online. Your first visit is 60 minutes, one-on-one with the doctor the entire time.
Schedule an appointment →What patients say
Not like any other chiropractor, he actually takes the time to discover the real issues and offer solutions like movement and stretching that actually work! Loved that I didn't get sold some endless treatment plan of adjustments 8 days a week. Highly recommend this place!
Kate S.I am a serious athlete whose lower back "blew-out" on me last year (my words, not his.) He helped me with the immediate issue of pain and soon helped me to add core-strengthening techniques to my weekly routines. No new blow-outs since then and I'm feeling as strong as ever.
Steve D.I had history with other Chiropractors but wanted something more than just a quick crack and a "see ya next week". Each visit was so thorough and I always left with a better sense of what could be going on with my body and what I could do to help it. His course of treatment has been so effective for me and I couldn't be happier with the results.
Marnie R.
Beyond Traditional Adjustments
At REACH Rehab + Chiropractic in Plymouth, MI, we believe in using holistic methods topped off with exceptional patient care to get patients back to their daily activities. We combine evidence-based hands-on care with movement coaching and rehab so results stick instead of cycling back.
- A full assessment before any treatment, so the plan matches the actual problem
- Hands-on care plus rehab and movement coaching in the same visit
- No pre-sold packages, no three-visits-a-week for months
- Our average across simple and complicated cases is six visits
Chiropractic Treatment Options
Depending on your condition, we may offer any combination of the following treatments to help you achieve relief and recovery as quickly as possible. Tap any treatment to read more.
Chiropractic Adjustments
Chiropractic manipulation is used to release restricted joints in both the spine and the extremities.
Joints often become restricted due to poor posture, improper bio-mechanics, and/or injury. A joint that is restricted leads to excessive motion in nearby joints. This excessive motion leads to degeneration of the joint. Therefore, restoring movement and function in all joints is a preventative procedure for future degeneration and dysfunction as well as golf injuries.
For those patients that prefer a lighter manipulation, we also provide mobilization to the joints to help restore movement and function. This is a low-velocity manual technique that does not provide the audible release (cracking or popping sound).
Dr. Burr uses manipulation and mobilizations as taught by the Motion Palpation Institute, a bio-mechanically sound and evidence-based chiropractic manipulation technique.
McKenzie Method (MDT)
Without a full range of motion and proper use of joints, our backs, necks and joints become stiff and less mobile, leading to pain, greater loss of movement and dysfunction. The McKenzie method is a standardized assessment tool, defining and classifying movement problems and recommending appropriate treatment.
MDT helps to treat conditions such as low back pain, neck pain, herniated discs, radiating leg pain, arm pain and numbness, and sciatica. MDT is also effective at classifying and treating joints of the extremities such as elbows, wrists, knees, ankles, and even the TMJ (jaw).
One of the key components of this method is patient education. This method utilizes education to train the patient on proper posture and ergonomics and provides the patient with exercises to treat their own pain. It is directed toward patient self-treatment methods, therefore making the patient less reliant on the doctor for relief of their symptoms.
More on the McKenzie Method → · McKenzie Method for back pain →
Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS)
Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS) is derived from a technique pioneered by Drs. Vaclav Vojta, a Czechoslovakian neurologist, and Pavel Kolar, PhD, PT. Dr. Vojta developed a unique therapy that was originally intended to treat children with cerebral palsy. Since its inception in the 1960s, it has grown and expanded and is now indicated for a variety of conditions in both the child and the adult.
Prof. Pavel Kolar further evolved and expanded this technique to make it more dynamic and to yield faster results. The purpose of the technique is to promote proper activation and coordination of the neuromuscular system. This has yielded amazing success in treating pain syndromes as well as various neurological conditions such as cerebral palsy, scoliosis, and stroke cases. While DNS is routinely used in Europe, it has only recently started to gain popularity in the United States.
Active Release Techniques (ART®)
Soft tissue techniques are used when a muscle, tendon, or ligament is overly tight, painful, or does not function properly.
ART is a movement-based manual therapy technique that addresses muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia and nerves. It involves breaking up adhesions in the soft tissues by having the patient go through various motions while the doctor applies a very specific pressure to the area being treated. It has been proven to be highly effective in treating many repetitive overuse injuries such as IT band syndrome, carpal tunnel syndrome, low back pain, golfer's elbow, tennis elbow, shin splints and even headaches.
Functional Performance Rehab
Functional Performance Rehab consists of a variety of corrective and performance exercises with the goal of improving your physical movement, function, and performance. Exercises are custom-tailored based upon the findings of your functional assessment and movement screen.
Once movement dysfunctions have been identified from our thorough evaluation and movement assessment, a custom-tailored corrective and performance exercise program will be implemented with the goal of returning the patient to their regular activities of daily living while maintaining a pain-free state.
When a particular muscle is not doing its job correctly (inhibition), other structures have to pick up the slack causing them to become over-stressed. This is called altered motor control and can be due to many factors including frequent sitting, sedentary lifestyle, poor postural habits and previous injury. This causes undue tension in the over-stressed muscles, ultimately leading to pain and injury. Corrective exercises are designed to curb altered motor control by stimulating the inhibited muscles in functional patterns which translates to more efficient movement in sport and everyday activities, increasing performance while decreasing the risk for injury.
Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization ("Graston")
Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) is an advanced manual technique where the therapist is able to effectively address myofascial or soft tissue dysfunctions (tight, stringy muscles) with the assistance of a contoured instrument.
The instruments give clinicians a mechanical advantage by reducing stress on the hands, magnifying abnormalities such as restrictions, scars and adhesions, and focusing forces through a small area with less friction than using the thumb or fingers.
The goal of treatment is to stimulate an inflammatory healing response. Increasing blood flow and stimulating collagen production promotes adequate remodeling and healing of soft tissue structures, ultimately reducing overall treatment time and allowing faster recovery.
Massage Therapy
There's no question massage therapy has profound benefits. Less stress, decreased pain, easier movement. What's not to love? However, not all massage therapy is the same.
Our skills range from relaxation to rehabilitation and pain management. We customize each session to meet your unique needs, where every session is specific and intentional. With advanced training in pain science, body awareness, joint biomechanics, and relaxation techniques, we utilize a science-based approach to ensure the best outcomes to achieve your goals.
Rock Tape Kinesiology Taping
RockTape is a special kind of kinesiology tape that is used by practitioners to treat injuries, reinforce posture corrections, and improve sports performance. The stretch is used to promote healing as well as reinforce posture correction and proper muscle activation.
Rolfing® Structural Integration
Rolfing Structural Integration is a hands-on bodywork approach designed to release fascial restrictions and support lasting changes in posture, movement, and pain. This service was previously offered at REACH by a dedicated Rolfer.
While Rolfing is not currently available at our clinic, our clinical massage and soft tissue work with Kasie Lampson addresses many of the same goals through deep tissue, myofascial release, and trigger point therapy.
Massage and soft tissue options → · Book a massage consultation →
Titleist Golf Assessment
Titleist Performance based golf specific injury assessment is designed to alleviate pain and increase player performance through a deep understanding of how the body functions during the golf swing.
Integrative Neuro Dry Needling (IDN)
Dry Needling is a technique used by practitioners to treat muscular pain and movement dysfunction. The technique uses a "dry" needle, a very thin filament without medication or injection, inserted through the skin and into the targeted muscles. Typically, the needle is inserted into an area of soft tissue dysfunction called a "trigger point." Thus, dry needling is often referred to as trigger point dry needling and intramuscular manual therapy.
A trigger point is a taut band of skeletal muscle tissue within a muscle. Trigger points are often identified by touch, sensitive to the touch, and cause pain in other parts of the body, meaning pain referral.
IDN, specifically, uses a neurology-based model to identify and treat musculoskeletal and neuroanatomical relationships that exist between regions of the entire body. In simple terms, the approach is about the assessment and treatment of the body as a whole as opposed to one local area such as a trigger point. Our body functions as a system, not as individual pieces. Plain and simple, you get better results by treating the system, not parts.
Dry needling is not acupuncture. Acupuncture, like dry needling, is a practice associated with inserting needles into the body. However, it's based on Chinese medicine. Dry needling is based on modern Western medicine principles and administered primarily as a musculoskeletal therapy supported by research.
Dry needling is used most effectively as an adjunct therapy to a treatment and rehabilitation plan, not a standalone therapy.
Dr. Burr utilizes the Integrative Dry Needling (IDN) approach based on a thorough assessment and Physician supervision.
Also available at REACH: Cox Flexion-Distraction, Shockwave Therapy, and Normatec Compression Boots. See them in action in our treatment video library.
How REACH Rehab + Chiropractic Helps Patients
Three steps, every time. Find what is actually driving the pain, treat it directly, then hand you the tools so it does not come back.
Understand The Problem
At REACH Rehab + Chiropractic Performance Center, we understand that all of our patients have different conditions, and a generic treatment plan simply isn't good enough. We take the extra time to assess each patient's injuries, pain levels, and limitations before developing a treatment plan.
Take Action
From our assessments, we develop a personalized treatment plan for you and put it into action. Using a combination of various chiropractic techniques and massage therapy, we're able to relieve you of pain or discomfort and get you on a path toward recovery.
Get Your Lifestyle Back
Our overall goal is to help our patients get their lifestyles back. We do so by training you on various stretching and exercise techniques that will help you manage your pain and get you back to your expected level of activity.
Conditions Treated
With our chiropractic services, we help patients seeking relief for a variety of medical diagnoses and pain presentations including:
Not sure which one fits? See everything we treat → or get a second opinion →
Meet Our Plymouth Michigan Chiropractic Team
Two chiropractic physicians, one licensed massage therapist, and a shared standard: assess first, treat the driver, teach you to keep it that way.
Dr. RJ Burr
Founder · Chiropractic PhysicianFounder of the REACH Rehab + Chiropractic Performance Center, Dr. RJ Burr was born and raised in West Bloomfield, MI. Now a resident of Plymouth, he strives to provide nearby Southeast Michigan communities with unparalleled chiropractic services, attention, and results.
Dr. Burr was inspired to become a chiropractor after his own experience with receiving chiropractic adjustments failed to treat his debilitating back, neck, and shoulder pain. In chiropractic school, it struck him that his treatment plan was likely failing because it wasn't specific to his lifestyle. Instead of opting for more chiropractic adjustments, he began to change his daily behaviors, and from there he developed the approach he uses to this day.
- 2,000+ hours of post-graduate coursework
- Credentialed in Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy (McKenzie Method)
- Independent Medical Examiner & Expert Witness
Dr. Sheridan Kent
Chiropractic PhysicianA Berkley, MI native and Oakland University alumnus with a Bachelor of Science in Wellness and Health Promotion, Dr. Kent found chiropractic as a young softball pitcher who had hit a plateau in her performance. Treatment changed her strength, mobility and precision, and it changed her career path.
She attended Logan University in St Louis, MO. While she loves helping student athletes unlock new potential, she has also developed a deep appreciation for women's health, because too many women accept dysfunctions as normal simply because they are common.
- 500+ hours of post-graduate coursework
- 140 hours of post-graduate coursework in pregnancy + pediatric care
- Webster Technique Certified
Meet the whole team, including massage therapist Kasie Lampson →
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between REACH and a traditional chiropractor?
Traditional chiropractic focuses primarily on spinal adjustments. You come in, get adjusted, and come back next week. At REACH, the adjustment is one tool in a much larger kit. We combine chiropractic care with manual therapy, rehab, and movement coaching, and we start with a real assessment to figure out what's actually driving your pain before any treatment begins. The goal is to resolve the problem, teach you to manage it yourself, and discharge you when you've met your goals. Not keep you coming in forever. Our average is six visits. Most traditional practices build their model around the opposite.
How many visits will I need?
Our average is six visits, across simple and complicated cases. Some people need three or four, some need ten. We don't pre-sell packages or tell you that you need to come three times a week for months. After your first visit you'll have a clear picture of what we found, what the plan is, and roughly how many visits to expect. No surprises.
Do I need a referral to see a chiropractor?
No referral needed. You can book directly online, which is the fastest way in. If you're using insurance, we run a complimentary benefits check once you're scheduled so you know what to expect before your first visit.
What should I bring to my first appointment?
Your confirmation email covers everything, so read it before you come in. Complete your electronic health history intake form before your visit (it's linked in the email), wear comfortable clothing you can move in, and bring any relevant imaging reports if you have them. Your first visit is 60 minutes, 1-on-1 with the doctor the entire time.
Do you treat athletes?
Yes, and a solid portion of our patients are athletes or active adults. Dr. Burr holds TPI Medical Level 3 certification, and both doctors are trained in Active Release Techniques (ART), which is widely used in professional sports medicine. We treat overuse injuries in runners and cyclists, disc-related problems in weightlifters, and shoulder and elbow issues in racquet and pickleball players. Whatever the sport, the process is the same: find the driver, address it, and build enough capacity to get back stronger.
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Schedule An Appointment at REACH Rehab + Chiropractic in Plymouth, Michigan
If you're in need of chiropractic services in Plymouth, MI, or the surrounding communities, allow our team at REACH Rehab + Chiropractic Performance Center to assess your injuries and create a personalized treatment plan for you.
Whether it hurts to move certain muscles or you have lost complete mobilization, we offer therapy methods that can help. We'll work with you to reduce your pain and discomfort, with the goal of eliminating it entirely.
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