What causes a subluxation?

A subluxation can be caused by quite a few mechanisms.  We classify them all into three basic categories.  Thoughts, Traumas and Toxins. Thoughts:  A fun way to say stress.  The old saying of a day of worry is more tiring than a week of work is very true.  That stress...

Pain Control vs Correction

Have you ever had a crack in your wall?  Patched it and painted over it and it looked great.  Then to find out a year later it came back again.  Apparently there was some underlying problem with the structure to the wall or foundation making that crack come back...

Are you listening to your body?

Every Monday morning I have a blog article that I follow from Bill Esteb.  Although he is not a chiropractor, he has a great grasp on the chiropractic profession. This week had an interesting article.  It was about Body Awareness. Body Awareness is listening to your...

How to Train for Low Back Core Strength

Core training is a mainstay of rehabilitative training for low back pain.  I have discovered a lot of patients don’t know what core training exercises they should be doing, and which ones are potentially dangerous and damaging to the lumbar spine.  Let’s...

Chiropractic Treatment Plan

A treatment plan will vary for each patient.  I will try to lay out some typical parameters and guidelines here to explain how long some common injuries and symptoms I see in my office take to see/feel results.  Of course all of these are just general guidelines and...