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Whether you get your screen time in with your smartphone, tablet, TV, laptop, or personal computer (or, more likely, some combination of all of these things), chances are you’re putting strain on your body just as much as your eyes. We generally hold our phones low in our hands and crane our neck downwards to read texts and articles, which puts a tremendous amount of strain on your neck and…

At Community Chiropractic & Acupuncture of Park Slope we would like to remind our patients and readership that, as we start to head into the tail end of September, it’s actually a great time to assess how this year’s wellness goals are going. How are you stacking up to the original goals you set out for yourself? How Do You Feel? If you’ve been staying up on exercise, nutrition, as well…

Maybe you’ve never heard the expression “You’re only as healthy as your spine” but just because you’ve never heard the expression doesn’t make it any less true. As a matter of fact, your spine is incredibly important when it comes to motion and movement, not to mention communication between your brain and the rest of your body. If your spine is out of whack, that means that all sorts of…

Millions of Americans are in various types of pain, pain which is often treated with prescription medicines that simply mask symptoms instead of treating underlying problems effectively. If you’ve recently experienced an injury or are living with pain of some sort, it’s understandable that you might be interested in drug-free pain relief, especially in the face of today’s opioid crisis. Below are a few ways to treat pain without resorting…

Keeping a healthy diet is one of the foundational practices of living a healthy life. If you combine a healthy diet with chiropractic treatments, you’ll unlock untold health benefits, including drug-free pain relief, improved cognitive function, increased flexibility and range of motion, not to mention improved immune system. Below are a few ways to quickly improve your diet. 1.) Eat Good Food or Don’t Eat If it comes down to…

Those who practice martial arts, whether it be Muay Thai, boxing, MMA, wrestling, and other forms for combat sports stand to gain a tremendous amount of benefits from chiropractic treatments. Read on for a few ways that chiropractic benefits martial artists. Drug-Free Pain Relief Martial arts hurt when it comes right down to it. Whether you’re taking shots directly, blocking, or even throwing effective shots, you’re putting a tremendous amount…

Does your child or do your children seem a little more tuckered out and lethargic than they normally should? Is your child getting anything less than their requisite 8 hours of sleep on a nightly basis? Whether your child is suffering in the classroom and outside of the classroom or not, chiropractic care remains a viable treatment option that will help your child with strength, mobility, cognition, and more. Below…

Community Chiropractic & Acupuncture of Park Slope provides chiropractic treatments which help patients living with a variety of illnesses and conditions, including vertigo.  What is Vertigo? Vertigo is characterized by extreme dizziness that usually occurs during a sudden head movement. There are many theories as to why vertigo occurs, which include inner ear problems, problems with the sensory nerve pathway,  and more. Vertigo Causes Vertigo can be brought on due…

When it comes to fitness or even athletics, skill games, or anything that we might practice with an aim to get better at, there are often times when we hit a plateau, which can seem like we’re at a stalemate of sorts. Working through these plateaus is paramount to getting past them. The worst thing you can do is quit. Below are a few ways to break past your plateau.…

Meditation is a great idea, but for many of us it’s easier said than done. When it comes down to it, it’s pretty daunting to try to sit and turn your mind off for any extended amount of time. Sure, monks might do it for hours each day, but you don’t have that kind of time. Below are a few tips to get your meditation time in each day a…