Chiropractic is like working out

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...

Aching Back and the Cold Weather

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...

Slips and Falls-Chiropractic Care

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...

New Moms and Back Pain-Chiropractic can Help

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...

Chiropractors Brush Your Spine

Of course this sounds ridiculous, but let me make a comparison here.  It is really easy to tell when somebody hasn’t been taking care of their teeth for 10 years.  But how about their spine?  Can you tell if there is some degeneration (cavities), some curvature...