Do you suffer from seasonal allergies? Chances are, if you’re reading this – you’re a fellow Austinite and personally suffer from allergies or know many people who do! Over the last 50 years, allergic diseases and disorders have continued to rise in the industrialized world. Allergic rhinitis, the medical term for hay fever and what’s [...]
Why do so many people get off our chiropractic tables feeling invigorated? Is it because of the pop? Or is something greater happening within? Across the United States, many individuals can attest to experiencing a reduction of seemingly unrelated health issues after receiving a chiropractic adjustment. At the very least, those who partake in routine [...]
Whether it’s the Super Bowl or a scrimmage, the Masters or a practice round, a professional athlete’s health care team is always nearby. For a majority of them, that team includes a chiropractor. Athletes such as Aaron Rodgers, Vernon Davis, Phil Mickelson and Jordan Spieth view chiropractic as an essential part of their overall health [...]
Most of us have had to do things we did not want to do as children. We were told to get out of bed to get ready for school, to eat vegetables we didn’t want to eat and do homework on subjects we didn’t like. We were told to take showers, brush our teeth, clean our room and throw [...]
I can teach you all about rehab and mobility techniques, exercises that can improve endurance or strength, but the reality is, if you want to improve performance- you need to learn how to rest. There are two sides of fitness and performance – working OUT (exercise) and working IN (rest and recovery). And just like any piece of [...]
Increasingly, parents ask me why children should see a chiropractor or get chiropractic adjustments. It’s a great question and the answer is simple: the Brain. If you are a parent interested in optimizing the development of your child’s brain, bodily function and health, then you should know that the majority of brain research now demonstrates [...]
A study published in Experimental Brain Research in January of 2015 demonstrated that Chiropracic care can increase strength, decrease fatigue and improve the brain’s ability to drive muscles to enhance performance. This particular study is groundbreaking because it demonstrates how chiropractic is more about THE BRAIN and NOT YOUR PAIN! Once again, only getting Chiropractic [...]
This week I want you to try to incorporate these 5 mental floss techniques that will help you to feel great, both physically and mentally. Some of you will read these 5 tips and think they’re way too simple to make a big difference for your health, movement, injury rate, or experience of pain. So [...]
Proper alignment and spinal motion allow required information to flow freely between the brain and the body. The nervous system regulates bodily health and the concept of optimal function within the system drives home the importance of every man, woman, and child caring for their spine and posture from birth until death. Chiropractic provides immense [...]
There are 5 fundamental posture exercises that I like discussing in detail with patients. However, having a busy practice I know it's hard for you to remember all the cues and tidbits of information I may discuss, so here is the low down on how to say upright and repair faulty posture! The five exercises we [...]
