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Athletes put their bodies on the line; we protect them Whether your sport is high-impact or low, every time you go out on your chosen playing field you are putting your body at risk for injury. While a good deal of our work as chiropractors is centered around preventing injury in the first place, chiropractic is also an effective tool for treating injuries after they happen. Let’s look at some of the most common injuries sustained by athletes and how we treat them at our office. Common injuries sustained by athletes…

You get regular tune-ups for your car but not your body? The logic appears to be faulty here. People protect the things they love and spend money to care for them, but will often wait until an injury or serious condition develops to seek help for their own body. At our office, we hope to give you some compelling reasons to start thinking differently about the maintenance of your own body!  Your spine is central to your overall health Thus, having regular checkups performed to determine its overall health is…

Sitting All Day Is Unnatural Humans weren’t made to just sit. We were made to stand, to walk, run, jump, twist, turn, bend, lay down, roll, crawl, climb, squat, and maybe, for a few minutes a day, to sit. But at a certain point in (very recent) history, our jobs became seated, our entertainment became seated, our meals, our commute, etc. The list goes on. Sitting has become as prevalent as standing and it is taking its toll on our bodies. If your typical day consists of commuting to work…

Allergies are a recent phenomenon I know lots of people who have allergies, you know lots of people who have allergies. A quick google says more than 50 million Americans experience seasonal allergies each year. Allergies are everywhere. And of course, there are countless remedies, pills, exercises, foods, and many experts telling us how to improve our health to reduce our allergy symptoms ad nauseam. But has it ever occurred to you that seasonal allergies are a recent phenomenon local to only a few places in the world?  This is…

Construction work is another of the professions most affected by back pain Lifting and bending over account for a large percentage of common back injuries, from muscle sprain to herniated discs. Almost every job in the construction industry requires some kind of lifting. And there is a triple-headed problem that exists here: Often the loads present no clear way to lift in a manner conducive to your back’s health  The loads are too heavy: no one worker should lift over 51 pounds at a time We have forgotten proper body…

Your spine is always under pressure  Our spines are constantly under pressure: from the force of gravity to the added compression we do to ourselves with things like poor posture, there is rarely a second when your spine gets a break. Unless you plan to live in space (which comes with its own set of problems), or become fully aquatic, there is little we can do to escape the pressures of gravity.  Instead of fleeing the problem, let’s face it head-on!  Symptoms of compression injuries range from mild to severe.…

Healthy fascia, healthy human Get to know your fascia, the layer of tissue that covers our muscles and extends from head to toe. But what is the purpose of this mysterious thin layer that literally covers the entirety of your body without interruption? Primarily made of collagen, the fascia’s main purpose is to attach and stabilize the muscles of your body while encasing and separating vital organs. Because it is thin and tensile, it is quite vulnerable to injury which causes it to tighten and contract and this can be…

Your spine is always under pressure Whether you like it or not, the most common positions we adopt during a given day are putting a disproportionate amount of pressure on our spines, and our lumbar vertebrae is where this pressure accumulates! Here are some statistics as measured by the pressure sustained by a lumbar intervertebral disc:  Low pressure: lying on your back: ~25kg of pressure  Medium pressure: standing upright: ~100kg of pressure High pressure: sitting: ~125kg of pressure Sitting and standing are made worse by leaning forward and bearing weight,…

LBP is among the most prolific and life-changing conditions of our time It can be broken down into two basic constituent categories: Mechanical pain refers to pain related to the dysfunction of the moving parts of the spine, i.e. facet joints, intervertebral discs, ligaments, and muscles. Compressive pain refers to pain that is caused when nerves exiting the spinal cord are put under pressure. Chiropractic is a conservative method of treatment that shows great efficacy in improving the symptoms of both conditions. Mechanical and Compressive   For mechanical pain, chiropractic…

As week three of self-quarantine and shelter in place regulations commence, it’s important to take a closer look at what’s going on so we can better understand what we’re all in for. If you’re feeling healthy and well right now, you have an advantage over tens of thousands of Americans who have been diagnoses with Coronavirus, so that’s an important thing to be thankful for right off the bat. If your job is easily translated to remote/at-home work, that’s another blessing that millions of Americans do not have at this…