What Conditions Does Chiropractic Help?
Trust the back pain experts-Chiropractors
I have literally spent everyday for the past 17 years focusing on back and neck pain and its related symptoms. Starting in chiropractic school with my studies and now in private practice for the past 13 years. Every year I take continuing education classes on low...
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 to...
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 contracting to...
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...
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 fix a...
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...
What Does a Chiropractor Really Do to Make you Feel Better?
I am always amazed when I meet people that really don't know what I do when I tell them I'm a chiropractor. I of course get the "oh you're a bone cracker or hey can you fix this spot in my neck"… But really a lot of people realize if you hurt your back chiropractic...
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...
Chiropractic and Athletes
If you watch closely during games you will see chiropractors on the sidelines of every NFL team. Of course other sports all have chiropractors too, NHL, NBA, MLB but they are not as visible. These elite athletes require constant upkeep of their bodies to perform at...
Chiropractic and Orthotics
Why would a chiropractor care about your feet? A lot of pelvic instability comes from the feet. If you have a falling arch or you roll in or out with one foot (pronation/supination), this can affect your knees, hips and spine all the way up. So creating a balanced...
Why do you have to keep going back to the chiropractor?
Well obviously it is so we can make more money…right? Well let's look into this a little further. Yes it is true we get paid every time you come in for a visit. However, ethically and legally we can not provide medical care when not needed. The real reason is...
Chiropractic Neck Manipulation
Often the "scariest" part for patients is having their neck manually adjusted. I will cover a few topics here to put your mind at ease. For starters you should NEVER have anybody except a licensed practicing chiropractor adjust your neck. The same goes for the rest...
Warm Fuzzy Feeling at the Chiropractor
I had a patient describe the atmosphere of my office and treatment, as a "warm fuzzy feeling." I was so glad to hear somebody say that about my office. I work hard to make sure everybody realizes I care about their health and medical conditions. I like to educate...
Snow Shoveling Technique
On a nice snowy day like this in Michigan it is always a good time to remind you of some spine safe shoveling techniques. 1. You should always push the snow rather than lift. 2. Warm up and stretch before you start shoveling. Toe touch stretch, side bend stretches...
Negative View on Chiropractic
I hear about every week that somebody has a relative or friend that needs to come see me, but refuses because they would "never go see a chiropractor." After 13 years of practice this still amazes me that a portion of the general population have no idea what I do and...
Chronic Neck Pain and Chiropractic
The study below shows that chiropractic care is effective in decreasing chronic neck pain over a 5 week course of treatment. One of the big complaints about my profession is there are no good studies to back up (no pun intended) the efficacy and medical need for...
New Year’s Resolution Time
This is the time of year that most people vow to eat healthier, exercise more, save more money, spend more time with family…. I agree that all of these are wonderful ideas and resolutions. One thing that is often over looked as the key to good health is wellness...
Side Effects and Chiropractic Care
I am often amazed at the side effects of prescription medications. As I was watching tv last night I saw an ad for a flu medication that had the side effects of nausea and vomiting. That's the flu symptoms! That would be like me saying, now I'm going to adjust you,...
Nauseous with a migraine?
This is an interesting phenomenon in the world of physiology. We will start with the pain sensors in your body. The pain can come from anywhere in your body, but migraines are a common trigger for nausea. The majority of fibers in your nervous system are sensory...
What is Chiropractic Wellness Care?
Why would you go to the doctor if you're not sick or don't have pain? The old adage of "if it ain't broke don't fix it" must be true, right? Well not so when it comes to your body. How often do you brush your teeth? Take a shower? Exercise? Trim your nails?...
Troubling Sleeping? Chiropractic Can Help.
Did you know that chiropractic adjustments can help you sleep better. Two reasons for this wonderful "side effect" to chiropractic care. The first reason, has you decrease pain you will be more comfortable and will not wake up in the night due to your pain. The...