According to the American Chiropractic Association, 31 million people are experiencing back pain at any given time in the U.S. with over half of all working Americans suffering from back pain each year. It’s often an injury that causes back pain but it can also be caused by something as simple as the wrong shoes, …
Monthly Archives: November 2019
Fight Colds and Flu This Winter with Chiropractic Care
When the cold weather arrives, people stay inside more and homes, classrooms, and offices become petri dishes of bacteria and viruses. For the immune system, winter, a.k.a Cold and Flu Season, is go time. It’s the battle that it’s been training for―the invasion of germs in your body. Your immune system can’t fight the attack …
The Right Way to Shovel Snow and Other Winter Tips to Save Your Back
Winter is here, that time when Mother Nature likes to have her fun dropping the white stuff over much of the U.S., testing our will, our ability to deal with the unexpected, and our backs. Whether you get a little snow or a lot, snow is heavy and shoveling it the wrong way can cause …
Winter Sports Injuries
For some people, winter is the time to bundle up by a cozy fire with a mug of hot chocolate and watch the cold weather from the inside. Other people can’t wait for winter to arrive so they can hit the slopes or get out on the ice and have fun. Winter sports mean winter …
Winter Driving Means More Auto Accidents
It’ll soon be a winter wonderland out there, and you know what that means: more automobile accidents. Whether an icy road causes a fender bender with the car in front of you, or you slide off the highway in a snowstorm, even a minor winter accident injuries can lead to chronic pain. Common Injuries Trauma …
‘Tis the Season for Slip and Fall Injuries
Winter is the season of seasons. It’s the holiday season, cold and flu season, ski season, hockey season, and if you’re a chiropractor, slip and fall season. As soon as freezing temperatures begin to creep in and we have to maneuver through an obstacle course of ice, snow, and water just to get to the …