After each of the snow storms this winter it is inevitable that I get that call from a patient saying their low back or neck pain flared up again. This is often due to shoveling in addition to sore and tight muscles that are used to help keep you balanced on the snow and ice. [...]
Keeping Your Back Safe While Gardening If you love to garden, you’ve likely suffered a backache or two from maintaining your garden beds. It can be a multiple-season routine, depending on what you are planting or trying to grow, which means your back is regularly getting put under stress from bending over and over again. [...]
Although there are some flurries of snow in the sky, the calendar says that we have officially entered into spring. Since childhood this has always meant the time of year for planning and preparing for another year in the garden. The smell of peat moss can send me straight back to my basement growing up [...]
The Case Against Back Surgery Becoming More Evident Are you and your physician considering having you undergo back surgery? It’s a huge decision that you wouldn’t take lightly, but for many it may seem like the only solution. There are actually around 600,000 back surgeries performed every year in North America, but some are beginning [...]
How to Lessen Anxiety Naturally Do you struggle with relieving your anxiety? Between breathing techniques and trying a prescription from the doctor, it doesn’t seem like enough to treat the problem. It’s one of those problems that affects so many and can last a lifetime, but there are several great ways to treat it completely [...]
Its official... we have made it through January!!! I like to check in this time of year as many of you have set new years resolutions and I know crossing into February can be a difficult time. I think it is a wonderful practice to set goals, if we're honest we can all find [...]
Happy 2018! Sleeping can Take Your Breath Away...Literally – Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Chiropractic Many individuals experience breathing difficulties during sleep. Such difficulties may include snoring, choking, or a form of sleep apnea. Of particular interest in today’s article is a condition known as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) which causes abnormal pauses in breathing that are [...]
Can you Treat Fibromyalgia with Chiropractic Care? Have you ever wondered if there was another way to treat your fibromyalgia other than with pharmaceuticals? You may not have known that your chiropractor is actually a great treatment provider for this condition. This musculoskeletal disorder affects your whole body and it can be difficult to diagnose [...]
Health-E-News November 2017 empowering you to optimal health Addiction and Chiropractic Care When it comes to chiropractic, many believe that its focus is to relieve patients of symptoms that are largely associated with musculoskeletal conditions and/or everyday aches and pains. However, research suggests that chiropractic intervention can be beneficial for patients who suffer from substance [...]
I am so excited to announce our new referral program with Laurel Van Matre at Yoga Garden! Laurel is a phenomenal instructor who I've been working both personally and professionally with for nearly a year. Likely this is not the first time you have heard me sing her praises as her style and approach to [...]