By the end of summer, many Americans are experiencing back pain. We typically spend more time outdoors during summer and do more activities that can strain our backs. What causes this back pain is often avoidable. Here are some simple tips to remember while you close out your summer. Take it Easy While Gardening …
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Should I See a Chiropractor After a Personal Injury?
What is personal injury? A personal injury can mean a number of things. Personal injuries can stem anywhere from car accidents to repetitive movements and result in minor to severe pain. With something as wide-ranging and variable as a personal injury, it’s important to get checked out as soon as possible to see how …
Healthy Foods to Feed Your Spine
Everyone knows the importance of eating healthy, whole foods to improve your overall physical and mental health. But did you know there are specific foods you can eat than can target your spine, giving it the foods it needs to be healthy and strong? Salmon Salmon has a lot of Omega-3 that helps fight …
When Do Most Auto Fatal Accidents Occur?
During the winter, much of the country’s drivers are forced to contend with winter storms, snow, fog, and ice. Add to that the fact that days get shorter and visibility gets poorer and it’s probably safe to assume that most fatal accidents occur during the winter months. Think again. Time of Day Matters Not …
Causes of Back Pain in Women
As anyone who’s experienced back pain knows, the pain can be severe, it can be chronic, and can greatly reduce your quality of life. Back pain can vary in its severity and can have lots of causes like injury, degeneration, and muscle strain. For women, back pain is not only caused by the same …
Using Cryotherapy to Treat Muscle Spasms
When you hear the word “cryotherapy”, you may have an image of a Dr. Frankenstein-type laboratory with a mad scientist performing questionable medical tests on unsuspecting patients. Cryotherapy is not that. Quite simply, cryotherapy is the use of ice or freezing temperatures to relieve pain. When Cryotherapy Is Used When we get an injury, the …
You’ve Got Some Nerve
People talk about their nerves all the time. “That guy really gets on my nerves.” “She has nerves of steel!” “I wanted to say something but I lost my nerve.” But what exactly is a nerve? How important are they to our overall health? According to Encyclopaedia Britannica, a nerve is “a glistening white cordlike …
10 Stress Relievers for Difficult Times
Stress and anxiety can come out of nowhere. You can be minding your own business, having a perfectly normal day, and then BAM! You are struck by near-paralyzing anxiety. The truth is, for some people stress and anxiety is a crippling and constant problem but everyone deals with a certain amount of stress, particularly …
Back Pain Care for Seniors
George Burns said, “You know you’re getting old when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do while you’re down there.” Each passing year brings us lessons from our successes and our mistakes that carry us to the wisdom of a life long lived. And if you’re like George Burns, …
Why We Feel Pain
Pain is a good thing. Quite simply, it’s a message from your brain telling you that something is wrong. If your brain wasn’t warning you that you’d been injured, you wouldn’t know it and the injury could get worse. Pain tells you to stop what you’re doing immediately because it’s harming you. It’s also about …
