At North County Pain Relief, we believe in whole health. Taking care of your body and mind is the key to having good overall health and happiness. During the holiday season, it’s all too easy to put our health on the back burner while we overindulge and let holiday stresses get the better of us. …
Category: chiropractic facts
How Yoga and Chiropractic Care Work Together
Chiropractic care and yoga have a lot in common. They both help improve range of motion and balance, improve joint function, and even reduce stress. You could say that chiropractic care and yoga are two peas in a pod. A pair of matching bookends. Two nuts off the same tree. The point is, chiropractic treatments …
Finding the Right Mattress for Your Back
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, …
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 …
‘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 …
Your Child and Sports Injuries
Playing sports is something many children do and while fewer go on to continue the sport in high school or college, playing sports as a child is how most children learn how to work as a team and build confidence and sportsmanship. You may think that children don’t have to worry about sports injuries aside …
Repetitive Motion Injuries
Although repetitive motion injuries account for 50% of athletic-related injuries, they can happen to anyone. They can happen to factory workers, carpenters, or office workers who spend hours typing on their computer keyboard, or even to you when you rake the leaves from your lawn or work in your garden. Anytime you perform a task …
Shouldering the Pain
The shoulder is a complex part of the body. It is also the most flexible joint that gives your arm the ability to rotate in almost any direction. Its complexity makes it vulnerable to various kinds of injuries. Anatomy The shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint where the humerus fits into the scapula. The shoulder’s wide …
