Back pain can be the result of many factors, but tight muscles and joints around the low back and hips are among the most common. I want to give you what I consider to be the three best stretches that will help you relieve pain and reduce tightness around these areas. The Hip Hinge The Hip Hinge stretch is great because you can do it almost anywhere. Start by standing up straight, making sure your pelvis is not tilted forward or backward (in other words make sure you have a neutral … [Read more...] about The 3 Best Stretches for Back Pain
What is a Chiropractic Adjustment?
Eliminating Myths about this Widely Used Treatment Too much mystery and misunderstanding surrounds the nature of chiropractic adjustments. Both chiropractors and the rest of those in American medicine alike have stated claims about what a chiropractic adjustment is and what it does, some of which are correct and some of which are misleading. To be clear, in this blog I want to answer the question “what is a chiropractic adjustment” rather than “what is chiropractic”. All I will say here … [Read more...] about What is a Chiropractic Adjustment?
3 Ways to Avoid those Holiday Pounds and Stay Healthy
Good choices can be easy and keep you healthy! For some of you reading this, holiday weight-gain has become a way of life. You have simply accepted that between Thanksgiving Day and New Year’s Eve the scale is going to increase by 5-10lbs. Well, if you so desire, this does not have to be the regular course of life around the holidays. You can avoid those holiday pounds and stay healthy! You actually do have choice in the matter of either putting on undesired adipose tissue or maintaining … [Read more...] about 3 Ways to Avoid those Holiday Pounds and Stay Healthy
Graston Technique
Eliminate restriction, tightness, and scar tissue. You don't need to live with nagging pain! One of the most efficient ways to reduce tightness and eliminate scar tissue is Graston Technique. If you have areas of your body that are chronically tight or irritating, Graston can be the answer to finding long lasting relief. This technique involves using hand-held tools made of a special metal alloy and a skin friendly treatment salve or lotion. The tools are brushed or rubbed on the skin over … [Read more...] about Graston Technique
Relief from Headaches
You don't have to live with headaches. How you can get relief quickly by treating the cause Headaches affect so many of us and can be hard to escape. Whether the pain is subtle or severe, it's that throbbing on the sides of your head that just won’t go away. It’s that pain behind your eyes that drives you mad as you try to concentrate at your desk. They can sometimes be constant, mild, and subtle-enough that we can half-ignore them as they put a haze over everything we do. Or … [Read more...] about Relief from Headaches
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