This will be a fun anatomy lesson for all you kids out there. Your spine is made up of 24 movable segments, or vertebra. This does not include your hips and tailbone (ilium and sacrum are the correct anatomical terms). Each of these bones can become subluxated or...
I totally understand when I have new patients that are unsure or scared on their first visit. When you have never been adjusted (this is what chiropractors call “cracking” your back, although there is more to it than that, read on) it can be a little...
This is a little late in letting the general public know, but there are some significant changes on the insurance side of things starting August 1st, 2015. For the past 3 years chiropractors have been able to incorporate electric stimulation therapy, ultrasound...
A couple of times a year the Michigan Association of Chiropractors includes recent studies showing the efficacy of chiropractic care. This is an important part of our profession because up until about 10 years ago there were no studies being performed on chiropractic...
I was reading a great blog article from one of my peers this morning. He had a great quote that said, “Patients aren’t living to get adjusted, they get adjusted so they can live.” Sure, I’m friends with my chiropractor, but we have a lot more...
Let’s cut right to the chase on this topic. There is no such thing as “normal” back pain. Pain is a symptom, a warning light of sorts, that tells you something is wrong. Do you have normal eye pain, normal pain with urination, normal ringing in...
