If you're reading this, you've likely experienced pain at a joint or muscle. Experts estimate that 80% of the population will experience back pain at some time in their lives. Back pain can affect people of all ages - young and old - and is the 3rd most common reason for [...]
What to Know About Tight Hamstrings Almost every patient that we evaluate for back pain in our chiropractic office has tight hamstrings. This is because tight hamstrings cause stiffness and limit mobility. The hamstrings are a group of muscles that can be viewed as the unsung heroes of the upper legs. [...]
Good and Bad Posture At some point - whether as a child or adult we were told by our own parents, teachers, or some other human interested in your health that our posture is bad. “Stand up straight!” “Stop hunching!” “No slouching!” or "Stop looking down at your phone!" Of course, [...]
Understanding Arthritis of the Neck Arthritis of the neck, also known as Cervical spondylosis is a form of osteoarthritis or abnormal wear and tear of the joints that make up your neck. In other words, neck arthritis is a condition involving changes to the bones, discs, and joints of the neck. [...]
Strength Training to Overcome Pain For many people who suffer from pain - chiropractic, massage, physical therapy, acupuncture and pain medication - are all possible avenues to help live a better life. However, looking into the scientific literature, weight lifting or strength training has more clinical evidence supporting its use to [...]
Fix Your Fragility COVID-19 officially became a pandemic on March 11, 2020 and absolutely nothing in our lives has been the same ever since. The World Health Organization (WHO) has been monitoring the novel coronavirus since early January, when a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China was reported. [...]
Spine Dysfunctions In our previous article, we discussed the basic spine anatomy and function of the spine. If you're having back pain - or any spine related issue - then it's important to have an understanding of the anatomy and function of the spine, so you can narrow down what might [...]
Spine Anatomy & Function 101 If you're reading this, you either have a history of back and neck pain, or you're interested in learning more about how your spine works to hopefully prevent future episodes of back pain. It never fails, every time I conduct a new patient examination and review [...]
Oh, The Struggle... From back pain and migraines, to asthma, shingles, sharts and depression: the physical toll that coronavirus-related stress takes on your body is real. Fortunately, Chiropractic can help! Back in January I wrote about how the world was going to become infected with fear and how I worried more [...]
It's Never to Late to Lift Research shows that weight lifting is one of the best forms of medicine older adults can take to optimize their health. [1, 2, 3] Aging is all too often associated with frailty, weakness and a number of physiologic and functional declines that can contribute to [...]
