Anyone who has experienced a painful injury is all too familiar with its consequences, especially the accompanying unpleasant sensation and loss of mobility. Pain is the most frequent reason for physician consultations in the United States and results in half of all Americans to seek medical care annually. Chronic pain is the third most common…

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If you are not getting a good night’s sleep and you wake up with pain in your neck, it might help if you change your pillow. Using a good pillow can help to prevent headaches, stiffness and pain in the neck. Using the right pillow will help to support the curve in your neck and…

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Consider giving reflective therapy a try with yoga for pain relief if you want to deal with pain and discomfort. Stress and anxiety is an extremely usual reason of discomfort and pain which often leads to other physical and mindful or emotional frustrations in life, like dermatitis, joint inflammation, back discomforts, even relationship struggles, along…

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Many of my clients come to me with back and neck injuries. As a result they have real fear that they will hurt or reinjure their back. Let me tell you, back and neck pain is not any fun. That pain affects every position and every social event in your life. People with back challenges,…

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As a successful chiropractor I want to help you make correct decisions when choosing treatment for back pain. There are several mistakes people make when they have back pain and the main mistakes are – using heat on their backs and exercising in pain. Current research and a our experience in back and neck pain…

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Screens: They’re everywhere. Whether a laptop, desktop computer, GPS, video game, I-Pad, I-Pod, Tablet, or any other variation, technology has changed our lifestyles immensely. Along with this increasing trend comes many consequences, including neck pain, back pain, carpel tunnel syndrome, headaches, eye strain, and other symptoms with continued use. Changes to your existing computer station…

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Do you know someone with low back pain? At any given time there are 31 million Americans that experience low back pain. That is just the lower back not including the neck and mid-back. Just think of how many Americans that experience neck and mid-back pain as well. The ACA (American Chiropractic Association) website states,…

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The first thing that many of us would say when we hear the words side effects are, how bad is it. How would you feel if when I mention side effects in this case they are actually the positives that occur with the use of computer glasses or a computer lens aid. Those of us…

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In a previous article, You May Be A Morning Person But Your Back Is Not, I mentioned that the lower back is vulnerable in the morning after arising. Having been a chiropractor for over 35 years I suggested starting slowly the first hour of the day and letting the back warm-up before engaging in rigorous…

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Most people have heard of whiplash and think of it as something that is caused in a car accident. And while that is true, there are also other causes of whiplash including a previous neck injury, sport related falls, being pushed or a bad fall. Even an intense sneeze can result in whiplash! That’s why…

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