Your shoulder is both the most mobile and least stable joint in your body. Its wide range of motion occurs due to four primary muscles and their tendons, called the rotator cuff. If your shoulder becomes inflamed or an impingement happens, you may try to avoid using your arm to help it heal. It may surprise you that not moving can contribute to more pain or even lead to a frozen shoulder. Controlled movement is one of the best ways to heal. The tendons are the most common source of … [Read more...] about How to find relief from shoulder pain
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Try These 5 Simple Steps for Setting Health Goals
There’s some real wisdom in the saying that goes “a goal without a plan is just a wish.” Have you ever felt like you were working hard and took all the right steps for setting health goals but, at the end of the day, you just weren’t making any progress towards them? That might as well be a rhetorical question, right? Of course you have. We all have. And being the go-to wellness chiropractor in [your town / city / neighborhood] for everyone … [Read more...] about Try These 5 Simple Steps for Setting Health Goals
Low Back Pain: It’s Time to Stop the Insanity
Top Healthcare Organizations Recommend This For Low Back Pain According to The Lancet, low back pain is the number one source of disability globally. And, if you've dealt with low back pain in the past, you understand how much it can alter your daily life. Even simply standing up straight can feel like an incredibly impossible task. Because of how debilitating it can be, many top healthcare organizations have begun to publish recommendations for the best ways to manage low back pain. Their … [Read more...] about Low Back Pain: It’s Time to Stop the Insanity
Headache Types: The Facts You Need to Know
Death, taxes, and…headaches? Almost everyone will experience a headache at some point in their life, and over 50% of people will deal with the effects of a headache in a given year. Fortunately, headaches are rarely life threatening. But for people dealing with chronic headaches, they can dramatically impact your quality of life. The International Headache Society has classified over 150 different types of headaches. The most common are migraines, tension, and cluster headaches. Knowing what … [Read more...] about Headache Types: The Facts You Need to Know
How to Prevent Sciatica Pain
It's easy to understand how lifting a heavy object at work could injure your back, pinch a nerve, and cause sciatica. But, surprisingly, research has shown that too much sitting may be the worst thing you could do for your back. When you spend hours per day sitting down, the muscles that support your low back can start to deteriorate or atrophy. Without strong, stabilizing muscles to support your discs and nerves, it's no surprise that you are more likely to injure your back, even when lifting … [Read more...] about How to Prevent Sciatica Pain
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