I have literally spent everyday for the past 17 years focusing on back and neck pain and its related symptoms. Starting in chiropractic school with my studies and now in private practice for the past 13 years. Every year I take continuing education classes on low...
I use this analogy a lot. If you go to the gym once you are still weak and out of shape. But if you go consistently over time you see a change in your body. You become more fit, stronger and healthier. Chiropractic care is exactly the same. You can’t expect...
You’re not imagining it, you might really be more achy in this cold weather. Your muscles are tighter and less flexible, therefore, they are limiting the range of motion of your joints. Secondly, when you shiver your muscles are rapidly and repeatedly...
Every year I get usage results from insurance companies. The cost of patient care and how many people in our community are using chiropractic care versus other specialties. In 2014 14% of the Kalamazoo area saw chiropractors. This seems like an alarming number to...
This is the most common time to see injuries from falls, of course because of the ice and snow. Even if you don’t hurt yourself when you fall you can cause misalignments of your back and neck that will cause you problems down the road. It is always easier to...
I see a lot of this in my practice. Of course carrying a child for 9 months creates aches and pains in the back and neck also. Low back pain, sciatica and mid back pain tend to be the most common symptoms during pregnancy. Then after birth, holding your beautiful...
