Back pain and muscle strain is almost inevitable this time of year with all the yard work. From raking and lifting to riding the lawn mower your back and neck are under stress and strain. If you have been sedentary all winter long you are even more susceptible to...
Chiropractors help golfers with back pain on a regular basis. From the weekend duffer to the professional tour, golfers develop low back pain. It is a direct result of the mechanics of the swing. I wrote an article many years ago for a magazine about the...
Chiropractic care can help patients that have spinal degeneration. I’m sure at some point you have heard people say they have degenerative disc disease, arthritis in their spine or even a “slipped disc.” All of these conditions can be helped with...
Chiropractic patients often present with sciatica, a pain in the back of the leg. This pain can be caused by several conditions, but the most common cause is compression of the nerve roots as they exit the spine. I included two pictures for this post today. The...
Bad lifting and reaching is one of the most common ways patients hurt themselves. We all know you should bend at the knees to lift heavy objects off the floor. The small things like twisting in your chair and reaching for your lap top, shoes or kids toys for example...
It’s that time of year again when we start to get out in the yard and clean up the mess from winter. Lots of raking, picking up sticks, pushing or riding lawn mowers, lifting heavy bags of grass clippings and aching backs from all the work. A few good tips to...
