Chiropractic care is one of those medical practices that divides opinion. From the outside, chiropractic adjustments can certainly seem scary. You’re trusting someone to simply twist and contort your spine and joints and that’s supposed to ease your pain rather than increase it? In reality, chiropractic adjustments are so much more than twisting and cracking your back. Chiropractors are trained doctors who use specific manual manipulation techniques to address your particular skeletal misalignment and provide you with lasting relief. They also treat a lot more than back pain. Chiropractic car ..read more

When you’re pregnant, your body not only goes through a lot of change and discomfort, you can’t always turn to your typical forms of relief like you did before. A common source of pain during pregnancy is in your back and hip joints. In fact, about half of all women experience some level of back pain during their pregnancy. You also are advised not to take standard over the counter medications while pregnant without speaking with your doctor first. Because of this, many moms-to-be see aches and pains as a normal and expected part of carrying a child and they simply learn to push through the d ..read more

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a massage? You likely think of candles, ambient lighting and music, and an all around relaxing experience. What about when we say “medical massage”? Is it completely different or not really? Medical massage, or massage therapy, is similar to a traditional massage but with a medical component and the end goal of pain relief rather than just relaxation. Massage therapy is becoming an increasingly popular treatment for chronic pain and discomfort because it is non-invasive and can provide lasting relief by treating the cause of pain ra ..read more

No one enjoys feeling dizzy. Your head starts spinning, you lose your balance, and you feel like the ground beneath you is unsteady. Unfortunately, it’s a feeling many people, especially those over 65, share, and it’s not always easy to say why. Dizziness and loss of balance can be unique ailments, or they can be symptoms of vertigo which also includes the feeling that the world around you is spinning. Along with feeling dizzy, other vertigo symptoms include headaches, nausea, neck pain, and frequent swaying. The good news is that chiropractic manipulation can provide exactly the treatment y ..read more

Chiropractic care is more than just tending to a tight back or neck. Proper chiropractic treatment can help with all types of injuries and chronic health conditions, allowing you to have a more fulfilling and stable daily life. One of these conditions is fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain condition that prevents you from participating in many common activities that others take for granted. It’s important to find the right treatment that helps you get your life back. While there is no cure for fibromyalgia, chiropractic treatments are one option that can help get your life back to wh ..read more

There are many injuries you can sustain from a car accident. Whiplash, bruising, and muscle soreness are all common and well-known. A common car accident injury that is less known, however, is thoracic outlet syndrome. Thoracic outlet syndrome is when the nerves and blood vessels in your thoracic spine—the area between your neck and upper ribs—become compressed causing shoulder and neck pain as well as numbness in your extremities. TOS is usually a result of a blunt force trauma such as a car accident and—like many car accident injuries—it may not present itself right away. Once the symptoms ..read more

We use our shoulders much more than we realize in our daily life, and pain and stiffness in the area is a major disruption to the items on our to-do list. Pain and discomfort in your shoulder joint affect your ability to do almost everything, and when it becomes a chronic issue like a frozen shoulder, it takes more than just adjusting your sleeping style or stretching to find relief. A frozen shoulder is when your shoulder becomes stuck and has severely limited movement, and people with frozen shoulder often require medication to treat the pain and have trouble sleeping. While some shoulder p ..read more