Usually this time of year I am talking about spring sports or injuries from taking care of your yard, but winter is here, and with it comes the never-ending task of shoveling snow. While it may seem like a mundane and harmless chore, shoveling snow can actually put a lot of strain on your body…
Does any of this sound familiar? After waking up with a stiff neck, you notice every tiny movement you make for several days. Sudden, agonizing back pain consumes you after leaning over to pick up something. It’s almost impossible to find relief whether you’re standing, sitting or lying down. A constantly aching back or neck,…
Backpack Safety For Kids With school starting up for kids the next couple weeks we would like to offer some some helpful tips to help prevent your children from the needless pain of an over stuffed backpack. You may not realize it, but backpacks could cause the student in your household health risks and back pain…
Chiropractic Manipulation and Increased Kicking Speed in Soccer Players With the recent World Cup victory for the US Women’s team I thought this article was worth mentioning. A Study done in 2010 showed that Adjusting the SI joint and Lumbar spine improved kicking speed in soccer players. Read the article here for the details. The possibilities of…
The average person will be in 3-4 car accidents in their lifetime. I have already met my lifetime quota of accidents so let me pass some experience on to you. Here are some step by step instructions of what to do if you are unfortunate enough to be in an accident. 1) SAFETY FIRST Ideally,…
I wrote a post a couple weeks ago about how much strain is put on your neck by leaning down to look at your phone. Just this week I have seen two article in national news organizations talking about the same thing. While the information is basically the same between all articles I will admit…
5 Tips to Reduce Pain: As a Chiropractor I see people every day that are in pain. Part of their treatment always includes a discussion about what they can do to prevent the pain in the first place. Here are a few of the recommendations I give to people on a daily basis: 1.…
Kids are back in school and in full learning mode, which typically means increasing workloads and homework, and long hours studying for looming exams. Too often, rising academic pressures also mean heavier backpacks—and potential back pain—as children transport textbooks, binders and papers back and forth between school and home. A backpack that is too heavy…