Happy Easter! This weekend the traditional meal is ham to celebrate the holiday. One huge side effect I see in my practice is inflammation caused by all the sodium intake after Easter. Ham, as I’m sure you know, has a lot of salt and this causes your body to...
Last week I was adjusting a patient and he was telling me how much better he felt now that he gets adjusted on a regular basis. He comes every two weeks for a “tune up.” It was fun to hear him explain how he has less pain and is able to do more...
There are a lot of people that still don’t know what we do. Looking at the statistics, only about 14% of the population uses chiropractic care. But 75-80% of the population has back pain at some point in their life. At least twice a month I have somebody tell...
This hot topic comes up about every five years. There are two links below showing the statistics of this occurring. So let’s start with the basics. A chiropractic adjustment is a medical procedure. Ever watched the drug commercials with all the side effects?...
There are about 80 chiropractors in the Kalamazoo area. So how do you decide which one is right for you? Is there a difference between all of us? Let’s start with technique. This is how we adjust your spine when you come in for treatment. There are manual...
It has long been a hot topic in the world of chiropractic. This thing we call maintenance care. It is often viewed as a way to “make” patients keep coming back. As chiropractic is becoming more mainstream we are starting to finally see some research...