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All the Reasons to See a Chiropractor After an Accident
Many people see their chiropractor regularly to maintain optimal muscular and joint health. However, in addition to keeping their patients healthy, chiropractors also offer recovery services after an accident. Whether they’ve suffered a slip, been in a car crash, or performed improper lifting, injured people should seek professional help to get back on track much quicker.
A Chiropractor vs. a Physical Therapist: What's the Difference?
Chiropractors and physical therapists are licensed professionals who treat and manage chronic body pains, stiffness, and discomforts through various treatment methods across lifespans. The pain may or may not always be a result of injuries.
Top Reasons to See A Chiropractor During Pregnancy
A woman goes through tremendous physical and emotional changes during the various stages of pregnancy. Several pregnant women suffer lower back, hip, and other body aches and pains due to increased stress on muscles and nerves, making the whole process discomforting and challenging.
Overcoming Common Work-Related Injuries with Chiropractic Care
Work-related injuries are common and sometimes inevitable. It involves physical injuries, repetitive stress injuries, or occupational illnesses that an employee may suffer during their job. Many such injuries are physically debilitating and keep people away from work for days. It affects the quality of life and productivity of a person and means significant time and revenue loss for both the employee and employer.
Do Chiropractic Adjustments Release Toxins?
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.
Spinal Decompression for Treating Back Pain
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.
All You Need to Know About Chiropractic Massage
You might have heard about chiropractors and massage therapy, but might not know about chiropractic massage. In this article, we'll explain everything about this incredibly effective massage therapy.
The Value of Stretching for Optimal Health
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.
Are Your Habits Causing Your Back Pain?
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?
Back Pain Mistakes to Avoid
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
Causes and Treatment of Headache Pain
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.
How to Improve Your Walking Technique
Walking has many benefits beyond being a mood booster, being excellent for mental health, and the physical improvements it provides. Useful walking technique aids with better breathing, less stress put on the body, and limited aches and pains post-exercise. The key to excellent walking techniques relies on some simple adjustments to form and active motion. In the following paragraphs, we’ll explain ways to improve your walking technique and have fewer injuries from doing so.
Diet Tips To Introduce Today For A Healthy Spine Part 2
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.
Diet Tips To Introduce Today For A Healthy Spine Part 1
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.
Four Simple Steps to Ultimate Back Health
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.
Why Massage Is Super Effective for Whiplash
Whiplash, also known as Cervical acceleration-deceleration (CAD) syndrome, occurs when a person's head is yanked backward and then forward as the result of a sudden impact, usually when their vehicle is rear-ended. This type of motion results in trauma to the spine, and if the spine has experienced trauma, you'll be looking for effective techniques to ease that pain and get you back to full range of motion.
Four Reasons You May Be Visiting Your Chiropractor This Holiday Season
Did 2019 fly, or what? The last thing we remember, we were celebrating an egg getting more likes than Kylie Jenner. Well, we’re happy to announce, you officially made it to the back half of December, and though 2019 packed some punches, we’re all still standing strong. Let’s take a moment to cover some reasons why the last few weeks of December and the upcoming New Year may have you heading our way this holiday season.
Chiropractic Care Can Ease Arthritis Symptoms
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
Waking Up Painlessly
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:
Free Google Home Minis for Paralysis Patients and Caregivers from the Reeve Foundation
Google Nest has teamed up with the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation to celebrate the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. To celebrate, they’re giving away 100,000 Google Home Mini’s free to paralysis patients and their caregivers.