Chiropractic is Better than Pain Meds for Low Back Pain

Chiropractic care should be your first treatment for low back pain, even before over the counter medications like Tylenol and Advil.  The study below is from the British Medical Journal and discusses some fun tidbits about chiropractic care and low back pain. 1....

Chiropractic Decreases Back Pain due to Disc Herniation

Patients are often confused about how chiropractic works and what conditions it can help.  People often think if they have a herniated disc (often called a slipped disc) they have to have surgery, physical therapy or pain injections.  In reality chiropractic care is...

10 Times Rule and Lifting

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...

Is Chiropractic Right for You?

How do you know if going to see a chiropractor will help your back or neck pain? On your first visit your Doctor of Chiropractic will take a detailed history and perform an examination.  They may request x-ray imaging of your spine in a standing position to see how...

Misconceptions about Chiropractors

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...