After a visit to the chiropractor for a holistic chiropractic alignment, one may experience flu-like symptoms. It is not due to the clinic being unhygienic or a sign of a viral infection; the discomfort is caused by a phenomenon called toxic release or toxic relief.

Back pain is not uncommon, and we all must have felt it at some point or the other. While mild pains can be dealt with, a persistent backache can be disruptive. It makes doing the simplest of household tasks seem impossible and affects work and personal life.

Stretching is a type of physical exertion in which a muscle or a tendon is elongated, making it more flexible. In addition to exercise, everyone stretches spontaneously when feeling tired or after they wake up. Even cats and dogs need to stretch occasionally.

Back pain, both major and minor, will affect eight in ten Americans during their lifetime. There’s a good chance that you will eventually suffer some form of it, but what are the underlying reasons behind it anyway? Are your habits causing your back pain? If so, can anything be done to avoid it?

An aching back is a good reason to miss out on lots of fun summer activities, like swimming, grilling, or playing with the kids outside

One of the things we deal with quite a lot are headaches. Whether headaches are an isolated incident or recurring, they aren’t normal and offer a signal that something has gone askew. While a brain is without nerve fibers, and therefore doesn’t feel pain, the tissue and /structure surrounding the brain can become inflamed. Even the facial area can be affected. A patient who seeks treatment for tension headaches needs a diagnosis and help to find the cause of the headaches and forms of relief.

When staying healthy, we all know that diet plays a crucial role in your overall immunity. Last month we talked about key vitamins and minerals for ultimate back health in Diet Tips To Introduce Today For A Healthy Spine Part 1. This month we’d like to talk about additional nutrients that help keep your back happy and healthy when introduced into your daily nutrition for several months and as a part of a well-balanced diet.

Healthy food options aren't just for keeping weight under control and looking our best. The food we put into our body can also impact back and spine health. Knowing that everyone has their food preferences and dietary restrictions, we found the top vitamins and minerals essential to a healthy spine.

Properly executed chiropractic care promotes your body's ability to self-heal. Treatments aren't designed to mask symptoms; they help fight off an imbalance between antioxidants and free radicals in your body (also known as oxidative stress) and promote repaired DNA on a cellular level deep inside your body.

Cold, wet weather can make us all a bit creaky, but for people living with arthritis, especially, the cold weather can make them stiff and achy. Arthritis is an umbrella term for many types of arthritic conditions, which cause the trademark pain and stiffness. But, In many cases, chiropractic care can ease arthritis symptoms of the back and neck. Your chiropractor will want a full medical history and possibly X-rays. A consultation and examination will help define the range of options

There are many causes for waking up in the morning with back or shoulder pain. Our last blog identified a soft mattress as one of the culprits. But, if the bed isn’t the problem, there could be other causes. Here we explore some of them:

As people age, they can find themselves grappling to maintain their flexibility. However, even younger people are not immune to struggles with flexibility, particularly if they coincide with specific jobs and behaviors. Today, we're going to examine some of the reasons people lose their flexibility, range of motion, and mobility.

When a healthy person develops shoulder pain, it can be somewhat surprising. But, after digging into some of their habits, they can usually find the cause.

Has our recent bout of cold, wet weather left your joints aching? You aren’t alone! Today we’re going to talk about the impact weather has on body pain and steps a person can take which will help.

While some less-than-favorable health care options continue to rise, a certain segment of our population is looking to wellness care as the long term answer to living the healthiest possible life. Why? Simply put, the best cure for many health ailments is prevention.

Some time ago, a comedian created a whole act around the holidays, and how we were expected to not only work, go to school, and provide for out other responsibilities, but also were obligated to decorate, shop, wrap, and party. Even though we all laughed at his skit, his underlying message was compelling: the holidays can be hard on a person.

“I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up!”

We all chuckled at the melodramatic wail of Edith Fore, a retired nurse who played ‘Mrs. Fletcher’ in the 1987 Life Alert commercial. She pulled herself out of obscurity with the line, which she says she created for the scene in which she speaks but doesn’t fall. Her voice was dubbed in after a stunt person enacted the aftermath of a fall. Fore said she’d fallen enough times in her life and didn’t want even to pretend to play the victim.

As chiropractic and physiotherapy experts the one thing we can tell you of which we are confident is that experts have very little understanding of how pain actually works in the human body. Studies are ongoing to try to understand this horrific and debilitating sensation which may or may not be associated with injury. The best we can do for now is to take the knowledge that we already have about pain and apply it to the care of our patients.

One of the most significant problems with an auto accident is that afterward, it can leave your body hurting and the pain can interfere with your work, home life, and joy. But injuries aren't always noticed or recognized right away.

If you’ve ever heard cracking or popping in your neck, the first thing you realize is what a loud sound it makes. Why is it so loud? What is happening?