October marks one of our favorite in the chiropractic world...it’s National Chiropractic Health Month! Woohoo! This year the American Chiropractic Association is stressing the importance of chiropractic care in a time where people greatly depend on opioids. They even came up with [...]
Chiropractic care vs pain medication Do you suffer from mild to severe to unbearable pain? Regardless of its cause, you may turn to pain relievers. (It happens to the best of us.) These are available over-the-counter (OTC) and by prescription. But did you [...]
Do golfers need chiropractic care? Rory McIlroy does. Watch him get adjusted in this Nike commercial. Watch for the 0:42 second mark. Golf Chiropractic I bet it wouldn't surprise you that most golfers and pro athletes receive chiropractic care. They need to [...]
Shoulder pain affects 10% of the population at sometime during our lives. In my chiropractic office, in Portland, OR, I see patients with a wide variety of shoulder pain. Impingment, rotator cuff tears, labral tears, AC joint separation. The list goes [...]
Here are 31 ideas for stress relief in your life. You can do these at home, on the job, or even during leisure activities 1. Take a walk. Alone, with a friend, or with the dog(s). Breathe the fresh air. 2. [...]
Many people still don't know what chiropractic is or what it can do. I've written other posts to help understand about chiropractic. In the meantime, enjoy the list. 10. “I like my left shoulder higher than my right.” You’re not alone. Take [...]
So many people are suffering from chronic neck and shoulder pain. Chronic pain is frustrating! You may have even tried multiple health care providers to find relief. Sometimes it may feel as if a massage helps only for temporary relaxation. You might be surprised to [...]
Over the last 20 years, hundreds of studies have been done on the problem of whiplash. Most of these studies focus on the neck pain that shows up a few days to a couple of weeks after a car accident. Understanding Whiplash [...]
You may suffer from constant or severe headaches. If so, you may do what most Americans do. That is simply just reach for the medicine cabinet. You probably are not having headaches because of a lack of ibuprofen in your diet. Instead [...]
CRACK! POP! CAVITATION! Holy cavitation Batman! No, this is not an old Batman episode (POW!) but most often this is what chiropractors are known for. So what exactly is this all holy popping noise we think of when chiropractic is mentioned? Why does it happen? What [...]
