Concussions and Neck Injury

Balance problems or dizziness Being bothered by light or noise Confusion Double or blurry vision Difficulty remembering or paying attention Feeling sluggish, hazy, foggy, or groggy Feeling irritable, more emotional, or “down” Headaches Nausea or vomiting Slowed...

Neck Pain in the Morning?

We are finally starting to enjoy the beautiful fall weather in our Kalamazoo and Portage areas. The days are nice and warm  and the nights are getting cooler, which means perfect sleeping weather.  Who doesn’t love to have the windows open and the ceiling fan on...

What is the Source of your Back Pain?

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...

Pregnancy and Chiropractic

There is no disputing the fact that pregnancy can be very uncomfortable.  Morning sickness, swollen feet, back aches, and hormonal swings can make nine months seem more like nine years.  Chiropractic care has been shown to be an effective treatment for some of the...

My Back Stopped Hurting. So I’m All Better

If you are a parent or ever had the joy of babysitting a small child you know the sound of them playing in the next room is a comforting feeling.  When it all of a sudden gets quiet is when you get that feeling that something is amiss, and the cat is getting a...

It’s Not Just a Muscle Spasm

I literally hear this everyday in my office.  “My back/neck hurts, but it’s just a muscle spasm, I must have pulled it somehow.”  Chiropractors see a lot of musculoskeletal issues, in fact this is what we specialize in for our entire careers.  So how...