Category: Chiropractic and your health

Why is it so difficult to exercise? And what to do about it!   For even the most dedicated, the word “exercise” causes us to echo very familiar words:   “I know I should but….   Top three answers…and the survey says:   “I don’t have time.” “I don’t feel like it.” “I’m lazy.”   […]

New Year’s 2017   Happy New Year! Maybe because I’m getting older (notice I said “older” no “old!”) but Life seems to pass by more quickly each year. Each year we become so busy with the mechanics of life that we forget how to live. Each year we sit down and try to make goals, […]

Labor Day 2016   Back to school/back to work/back to routine (do we have to?)   I hope that everyone had a good summer. It went too fast, didn’t it? (It usually does!)   What does good health mean to you?   Do you want: To take care of that nagging pain that doesn’t seem […]

INFLAMMATION IS NOT JUST ABOUT PAIN! AND NEITHER IS CHIROPRACTIC!   Science is now focusing on the effects of inflammation on the function of organs in the body, not just on pain. They call it SIRS – systemic inflammatory response syndrome.   More dangerous than inflammation caused by an injury is what is known as […]

Sleep…the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, and what to do about it   The Good: muscle repair/tissue repair brain health – “gets rid of cellular garbage,” improves memory, concentration replenishes hormones improves mood, decreases anxiety The Bad: decreases immune system/sickness/colds increased stress and panic (increased cortisol) decreased concentration/coordination/memory weight gain increase blood pressure The […]

“I didn’t know chiropractic could help…”   People know that chiropractic helps headaches, neck pain, back pain, sciatica.   However, patients will frequently ask about other conditions and are surprised when they hear that chiropractic can help.   Here’s today’s edition:   “I didn’t know chiropractic could help TMJ.”   TMJ, or temperomandibular joint, is […]

http://www.cdc.gov/headsup/youthsports/training/ My son, Brandon, a high school biology teacher and lacrosse coach, recommended that I take this video course. I pass it on to you because I think that it is quite valuable to everyone, not just parents and coaches of youth athletes. Concussions have been brought to the forefront of the news by their […]

True story: a patient came in complaining of light-headedness and headaches. I asked her when the last time she had her blood pressure checked. When I offered to take it for her, she replied, “You know how to do that?” Yes, I know how to take someone’s blood pressure! 🙂 On a serious note, high […]

Happy Groundhog Day!   Ok, how many of you are saying right now, “I love that movie!”   How many of you are also saying that Life feels like “Groundhog Day,” where every day is the same, especially the same aches and pains that you wake up to, except that Cher is not singing “I […]

Here is a quick video that explains this. In fact, it DOES NOT cause arthritis but frees up “stuck” joints, especially in the spine, that, like a hinge on a door that is never lubricated, allows rust (calcium deposits in the spine) to accumulate and may make the joint inflexible and painful to move.