I've been in practice for more than 10 years and the bulk of my care is definitely pain-based. I am regularly contacted by fellow cross-fitters, personal trainers, fitness enthusiasts and even other chiropractors about chronic pain and how to resolve it. In this article I'd like to offer a few strategies that you can consider [...]
Exercise Pain is a Message You Should Not Ignore! By now, everyone should understand the benefits and role of exercise in maintaining health. Most people also understand that working out, especially after a few off days, can cause physical discomfort in the form of soreness and stiffness. However, if you’re feeling a substantial amount of [...]
You're sick. You've got pain, ailments or some disease process that has finally spiraled out of control to the point where you're desperate to do anything to solve it. Maybe you're not a "prescription person". Maybe you're not someone who "takes medications". But you go to the doctor and what kind of solution will they [...]
Sleeping Position & Neck Pain Many of our patients experience neck pain right when they wake up. Optimizing your sleep position, pillow setup and mattress should all be considered if this is something you struggle with. As with so many things related to pain, an ounce of prevention may be worth a pound of cure. [...]
Neck Pain can be pretty scary. In fact, we fear spine pain more than we fear other kinds of pain. Our backs and necks are vulnerable and there's a lot of stuff that can go wrong - yet most cases are not serious; at least for the time being. This article will help to explain the [...]
How much time out of your day do you spend looking at a device? A recent study showed that almost 80% of the population between the ages 18 and 44 carry their cell phones for over 90% of their waking day. It's very easy to dismiss this position as an actual cause of our neck pain [...]
Do you suffer from headaches? Are you trying to get headache relief with over the counter medications such as Aspirin or NSAID's? If so, you might want checkout the information I'm sharing below. As I've discussed before, taking over the counter medications can be pretty dangerous for your body. A headache is really just a [...]
Cluster Headaches have been described as the "worst pain known to medical science". Of course it's hard to really quantify that statement. How the do you know if you're experiencing cluster headaches? Here's a few ways that it's been described by actual patients: "Like a really really strong pressure, and then there’s a kind of burning [...]
The "Everyday" Headache, also known as tension headaches occur when there is uncomfortable tightness or pressure around the entire head. It's estimated that up to 80 percent of the adult U.S. population suffers from at least occasional tension headaches, with around 3 percent experiencing chronic daily tension headaches. This should be no surprise given the [...]
Different Types of Headaches When it comes to headaches, there are two categories: Primary Headaches and Secondary Headaches. Primary headaches are any form of headache that is not caused by a serious medical condition. These types of headaches include: migraine, cluster, trigeminal and tension headaches. Secondary headaches are headaches caused by some other health disorder or [...]
