Your primary care physician recommends that you take muscle relaxants for your acute lower back pain. You don’t like the idea of taking medication. So, what else can you do? Chiropractic treatment has been shown in multiple studies to be more successful in treating lower back pain than muscle relaxants. A recent study published in
You’re minding your own business, winding your way towards home after a long day just back to work after the pandemic shutdown and suddenly – crunch! Someone collides with your car. Be it a rear-ending, t-bone, or head-on accident, it just isn’t a pretty situation. It is always a lot to handle on top of
Chiropractic care does wonders for the spine, neck, and upper and lower back. But did you know that chiropractic is a great source of healing for many other ailments? • Jaw – Excessive stress, teeth grinding, and spinal problems can cause TMJ (temporomandibular joint) disorders. Skilled chiropractic care can directly rebalance the muscles of the
Did you know that your feet can be causing your back pain? Problems with your feet can also cause knee pain, hip pain, and even neck pain. Our feet are our foundation – everything else rests on top of our feet. If our foundation is off-center, or tilting, or not moving correctly, everything above it
Anyone who has suffered with sacroiliac pain knows that it is no laughing matter. Going up the stairs, getting out of the car, vacuuming, even walking can be so painful that a person can feel like never leaving their home because it hurts so much to move. Sacroiliac pain is felt on one side of
You have probably heard the expression ‘pinched nerve’ and you may have thought at some time that you had this problem. What exactly is a pinched nerve? What are the symptoms? How is it treated? A pinched nerve is a nerve that has pressure on it or pulling on it, causing irritation. The spine consists
October is National Chiropractic Health Month, the annual salute to the benefits of chiropractic care and its natural, whole-person, patient-centered and drug-free approach to health and wellness. Let’s begin by discussing why chiropractic care is the best treatment for low back pain. Low back pain is one of the most common problems plaguing adults today.
Disguised as a mild-mannered chiropractor, Dr. Charlene Thorburn has been battling pain, stress, muscle problems and illness for over 40 years! How did she get started? Well, here’s her story… When she was a child, Dr. T as she is called by many of her patients, wanted to be either an artist or a nurse
There are a number of back problems which can directly benefit from or even be resolved by the use of orthotics during daily activities. Orthotics are foot supports worn inside your shoes that balance your feet and back. They are not just cushioning — they help align your foot and ankle. Orthotics can help with
Please help us welcome the newest member of our wellness team, acupuncturist Dr. Yu-Hua Hsieh (pronounced “Shay”). Dr. Hsieh is an Acupuncturist and Herbalist. Through traditional forms of acupuncture, cupping, herbs and more, she not only helps relieve pain but strengthens one’s health. Her expertise includes acupuncture for pain relief including headaches, carpal tunnel syndrome,
Every year, millions of Americans from all walks of life suffer the effects of a low back injury. Eight out of ten American regularly experience low back pain. Most of this pain is due to mechanical defects in one or more of the segments of the spine. An injury only brings that defect to the
A recent article in Medical News Today shared the results of a study of almost 200,000 participants. It was found that individuals who have back pain are more than twice as likely to experience a range of emotional health conditions including anxiety, depression, psychosis, stress, and sleep deprivation. And yet another study published in the
