Why you should seek care following a motor vehicle accident Say you’re stopped at a traffic light and the driver behind you doesn’t slow down in time. They end up running into you at a low speed, say 10mph. You’re startled and annoyed, but when you exit your car and look at your bumper you see just a small scratch and you’re relieved. You exchange information with the other driver and carry on with your day. However, later that day you strangely start to feel tightness and pain in your neck … [Read more...] about What to do if you are in an auto accident
Chiropractic
The 3 Best Stretches for Back Pain
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
Stress Reduction and Chiropractic
There have been plenty of studies showing the efficacy of chiropractic for recovery from injury and reduction of pain. It has been well accepted as recommended medical treatment for musculoskeletal pain, especially back pain, of course. Any time I am treating a patient I document what pain or lack of function we are addressing with treatment that day. There is nothing controversial about treatment for these purposes. This is what I address on a day-to-day basis and do so with specific … [Read more...] about Stress Reduction and Chiropractic
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