Household chores can be a pain in the neck, sure, but they can literally be a pain in the back if you aren’t careful. We often see patients who’ve injured themselves after cleaning the floors or lifting objects, and so many household, routine activities can result in discomfort if you don’t protect your back. Next […]
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We’ve written before about how sitting is seriously bad for your health: Sitting for extended periods of time can put you at risk for obesity, weight gain, heart disease, diabetes and early death. It can also compress your spine and make back pain worse. The obvious solution to this problem is to sit less, and
Both yoga and chiropractic care have enjoyed a rise in popularity over the last decade due to the healthy ways they benefit both the mind and body. As a matter of fact, chiropractic and yoga have a lot in common, and when practiced together, you can gain added rewards in terms of your flexibility, balance,
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It’s allergy season, which means millions of Americans are stocking up on antihistamines and other remedies to help them deal with stuffy noses, itching, sneezing and watery eyes. As many as 40% of people suffer from some types of allergic condition, and the number is expected to rise. As air pollution increases and climate change
As we age, losing some of our natural flexibility is normal. As the years tick by, you may find yourself feeling a bit stiffer and finding it a bit tougher to move like you used to. Improving your flexibility can improve your quality of life and your overall health. Follow these tips to increase your
At some point, most of us suffer from a strained muscle, a bad headache or some back pain. When something hurts, we want to do whatever will make it feel better faster, but which is best – ice or heat? And does it sometimes make sense to use both? In this blog post, we break
Most people who suffer from chronic pain understand the relationship between poor sleep and discomfort. It’s a vicious cycle: poor sleep contributes to pain, and pain disrupts sleep. The two are so intertwined that two-thirds of people with chronic pain also experience some degree of sleeplessness. Fortunately, this cycle can be broken by following steps
Most of our first-time patients make appointments for back or neck problems, but did you know chiropractic care can help with many other conditions as well? Our experienced chiropractors can treat a range of health conditions from digestive ailments to improving immune functioning. Adjustments, also known as spinal manipulation, is the technique we use to
We can’t remember the last time we were so excited to change the calendar year as we were in December. Like many of you, we welcomed the New Year and resolved to change ourselves for the better. If you made a pledge on January first to start a healthy new practice or drop a bad
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Stress levels are high for everyone right now. Some of us are juggling working from home with online school, some people aren’t working at all, and everyone is trying to adjust to our new (and hopefully temporary!) norms. Our bodies are impacted by all this stress in many ways. Under stress, the body becomes weaker
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