Degenerative disc disease (DDD) refers to a specific type of medical condition that happens when the discs that support and cushion the spine’s vertebrae deteriorate and break down, losing water and their natural flexibility and causing pain and stiffness. The condition typically happens as a function
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December 2023 Chiropractic Newsletter Preventing and Treating Degenerative Disc Disease
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February 2020 Chiropractic Newsletter
Back Muscle Spasms Back muscle spasms are one of the most common causes of back pain and affect people of all levels of activity. Convulsions can happen anytime a person is tired, dehydrated, not getting the right nutrition, or when there’s something out of place compressing a nerve or inflaming soft
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February 2022 Chiropractic Newsletter
Treating Your Back Pain We have years of experience helping people with back pain. Our chiropractic experience extends towards identifying the source of your back troubles and finding a way to manage said back troubles. Here's what you need to know about a few treatment options that we provide, how
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February 2022 Chiropractic Newsletter
Treating Your Back Pain We have years of experience helping people with back pain. Our chiropractic experience extends towards identifying the source of your back troubles and finding a way to manage said back troubles. Here's what you need to know about a few treatment options that we provide, how
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February 2024 Chiropractic Newsletter Better Back Health During Pregnancy
Pregnancy is an exciting and trying time for families. While many mothers are overjoyed about bringing new life into the world, there are a host of difficulties that come with the process. A mother's body goes through many changes, and many are painful. Back pain, for example, is a very common side effect
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February Chiropractic Newsletter
Chiropractic Care and Heart Health February is American Heart Month. While chiropractors are typically associated with back and neck pain, chiropractic care also plays a significant role in heart health. Regular visits to the chiropractor have been shown to decrease chest pain, lower blood pressure,
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January 2020 Chiropractic Newsletter
New Year, New Spine The New Year is here! Have you thought about your New Year’s resolution yet? Most people like to cut back on chocolate or get to the gym more, but here’s a different idea: why not focus on taking better care of your spine? If you think about it, your spine is the structural groundwork
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January 2021 Chiropractic Newsletter
Avoiding Neck Pain in the New Year Perhaps you slept on the wrong kind of pillow, experienced an auto accident, or simply turned your head in a strange position. Neck pain happens and it happens to people more often than you’d think. But that doesn’t mean you have to live out the rest of your life
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January 2022 Chiropractic Newsletter
Exercise for Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia is characterized by widespread muscle pain and tenderness. It is often followed by fatigue and poor sleep, memory, and mood. When you have fibromyalgia, the last thing you probably want to do is exercise your pain-riddled body. However, exercise might be exactly
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January 2024 Chiropractic Newsletter What Chiropractors Want You to Know About Whiplash
The term "whiplash" describes a specific type of motion in which your cervical spine (that is, your neck) is quickly, intensely, repeatedly, and forcefully jolted back and forth. This abrupt and unexpected motion can lead to a spinal misalignment/subluxation or cause damage to nerves and other soft tissue
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July 2020 Chiropractic Newsletter
Hiking and Chiropractic With summer finally here, hikers will be taking on their favorite rocky trails. Even the most experienced hiker knows the unexpected can happen out there on the trails, so it’s best to be prepared for anything. That means anything from having the right gear and knowing how to
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July 2021 Chiropractic Newsletter
Stingers and Neck Injuries If you play contact sports, you’re probably familiar with the concept of a stinger. Also known as a burner, a stinger is the shock a person feels along their arm when they incur nerve damage. Usually, stingers only last a few seconds and the athlete quickly resumes play.
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July 2022 Chiropractic Newsletter
Good Habits for Your Spine at Work Chiropractors tend to see a lot of workplace injuries. Many jobs put people at risk for acute musculoskeletal injuries, and we’re dedicated to providing workers with minimally invasive care that allows their bodies to make the most efficient use of their native healing
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July Newsletter: Treatments for Lower Back Pain
Lower back pain is a common occurrence. According to a 2022 Harris Poll, Chronic lower back pain affects nearly three adults out of ten. And of those experiencing some chronic low back pain – about one-third describe the pain as severe to extremely severe. The CDC, in a study in 2019, revealed statistics
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June 2020 Chiropractic Newsletter
Back Comfort at Home As stay-at-home restrictions are loosened, chiropractic patients are getting long-delayed treatments for pain in their backs, necks, and limbs. But for the many who are still observing some degree of physical distancing, incurring musculoskeletal problems at home remains a significant
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June 2021 Chiropractic Newsletter
Frozen Shoulder We treat numerous musculoskeletal problems including “frozen shoulder.” Also known as adhesive capsulitis, frozen shoulder is a condition that involves stiffness in the shoulder joint. This happens when the tissue around the shoulder joint loses its synovial fluid, causing discomfort
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