5616 Cheviot Road Cincinnati, OH 45247

Dr. Todd Elwert

About Dr. Todd Elwert Cincinnati Chiropractor

As a trusted Cincinnati Chiropractor, Dr. Todd Elwert has been serving the needs of thousands of patients and athletes, many of them from area high schools and universities, for more than 25 years. He provides the highest level of chiropractic care, specializing in helping patients with back pain and sports-related injuries. A dedicated and highly respected professional, Dr. Elwert will help you be the best athlete you can be.

As your personal health-care provider, Dr. Elwert will work with you and teach you how to care for your back, how to minimize the risk of injury and how to prevent future back problems. By combining core-muscle strengthening with the right physical activity for your individual circumstances, Dr. Elwert creates customized rehabilitation and therapy to achieve optimum results.

Dr. Elwert is the preferred chiropractic physician for many athletic organizations including;

Miami University Athletic Department, Oxford

Colerain High School Athletic Department, Cincinnati

Northwest High School Athletic Department, Cincinnati

Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Professional Hockey Team

Cincinnati Riverhawks Professional Soccer Team

Cincinnati Ladyhawks Professional Soccer Team

For your convenience, we accept most insurance carriers, including auto accident responsible party insurance, workers’ compensation claims and Medicare.

513-741-4700

Dr. Elwert specializes in Cincinnati athletes suffering from repeated injuries in their respective sports. He is trained and certified in the use of FMS, or Functional Movement Screenings, to diagnose and correct the problems causing those injuries. Visit Dr. Elwert today for a personal consultation. It’s the first step on the road to better health, better quality of life, and to being the best you can be.

Chiropractic Basics

Chiropractic is a drug-free, non-surgical approach to health care that treats people as integrated human beings. Chiropractic care takes into account structural, spinal, musculoskeletal, neurological, vascular, nutritional, emotional and environmental relationships.

Doctors of chiropractic are trained in current and therapeutic procedures that include the adjustment and manipulation of the joints and adjacent tissues of the human body, particularly of the spinal column. Although doctors of chiropractic treat more than just back pain, many patients visit chiropractors looking for relief from this condition.

According to the American Chiropractic Association, 31 million Americans have low back pain at any given time. Half of all working Americans experience back symptoms each year. One-third of all Americans over the age of 18 had a back problem in the past five years – painful enough for them to seek professional help. It’s estimated that 80% of us will experience a back problem at some time in our lives.

Because back problems are common, it’s important to find out about healthy back care, whether you have an injury or are interested in preventing one. Back problems can occur for many reasons, including cumulative stress, abnormal movement patterns, poor posture and muscle weakness. The risk of re-injury once you’ve had a back problem is very high unless you, and your chiropractor, address the underlying causes of lower back problems.

Some common sources of lower back pain include:

Small fractures to the spine from osteoporosis

Muscle spasms

Ruptured or herniated disk

Degeneration of the disks

Poor alignment of the vertebrae

Spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal)

Strain or tears to the muscles or ligaments supporting the back

Spinal curvatures (scoliosis or kyphosis) which may be inherited and are often seen in children or teens

Other medical conditions like fibromyalgia

You’re at risk for low back pain if you:

Work in construction or a job requiring heavy lifting, bending and twisting, or whole body vibration

Have bad posture

Are pregnant

Are age 30+

Smoke

Don’t exercise

Are overweight

Have arthritis or osteoporosis

Have a low pain threshold

Feel stressed or depressed

Our Staff

Dr. Todd Elwert

Dr. Elwert received his chiropractic training at, and graduated from, the National College of Chiropractic in Lombard, Illinois in 1985. Since then, he has served the health care needs of Cincinnatians with the utmost dedication, professionalism and excellence.

Dr. Elwert also belongs to various professional and community organizations, including:

Ohio State Chiropractic Association

American Chiropractic Association

American Chiropractic Association Sports Council

Peggy – Office Manager

I am here to make you comfortable the minute you step into the office. You made the right choice

Associate Business Degree from Cincinnati State, Real Estate License 1997

3 children, resident of White Oak

Chiropractic FAQs

Aligning Your Health, One Adjustment at a Time.

Question 1: What can I expect on my first visit?

On your initial office visit, you can expect a thorough examination that will include orthopedic, neurological and chiropractic elements. X-rays may or may not be required, depending on medical necessity. Your initial examination may also include chiropractic and soft tissue manipulation. These will be followed by rehabilitative exercises to promote healing and reduce your symptoms.The goal of your first visit is to reduce your overall pain level. Not all patients receive chiropractic manipulations. We have a variety of choices and modalities to treat your needs and will discuss them with you prior to your treatment.

Question 2: Can too much texting be bad for my back?

It’s the newest syndrome. Today’s generation spends a large amount of time bent over their phones, keeping the cervical spine in a constant state of flex. Any prolonged positioning like this will certainly result in pain.It’s becoming such an problem, there is even an application you can purchase for your phone that will beep to indicate that you are holding your phone in the correct position to ensure proper posture in your cervical spine. I think, however, that awareness of the issue and knowledge of the proper positioning is all that is needed to prevent this type of back pain.

Question 3: What is an adjustment??

Sometimes called a manipulation, an adjustment is a precise procedure in which a chiropractor applies a specific corrective pressure to a specific place on your spine or extremity to restore normal function. It can also relieve associated muscle and nerve tension, improved balance and assist in healing.

Question 4: What causes the noise of the adjustment?

Some techniques produce a popping sound which is simply nitrogen gases rushing in to fill the partial vacuum created when joint surfaces are slightly separated. Not all adjusting techniques performed at this office will produce this popping noise, often associated with the cracking of knuckles. Some chiropractic adjustments will make no sound at all.

Question 5: Is Chiropractic care safe?

Chiropractic care is remarkably safe. In fact, it is a conservative approach to your health that avoids invasive procedures or addictive drugs. Simply put, if it was not safe, my malpractice insurance would reflect that substantially.

Question 6: Does Dr. Elwert treat slipped or herniated discs?

This is probably the number one reason patients consult our office, either via referral from other physicians, or seeking alternative treatment to relieve symptoms. Relief of symptoms is our first goal. The second goal is to place the patient on a rehabilitative exercise program to prevent the symptoms from re-occurring.

Question 7: What is a sports hernia?

The sports hernia is a tear in the lower abdominal wall in the inguinal area. Unlike a classic inguinal hernia, there is rarely a significant tear that results in a bulge. Rather there is a gradual onset of pain in the lower abdominal area, usually beginning in the groin. Sports hernias are not traumatic in nature. There is no singular incident but rather a gradual progression, a growing pain progressing into abdominal pain.