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...

Low Back Pain and Efficacy of Chiropractic Care

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...

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...