4 Reasons Why Your Muscles Feel Tight
4 reasons your muscles might be tight & what to do about it Do you have that one muscle, that no matter what you do, always feels tight? While stretching, massaging, & rolling “tight” muscles may give you temporary relief, it’s not often a permanent solution. Here are 4 potential causes why your muscles […]
What is your spine?
A big focus for us when working with you is your spine. We want to ensure it’s healthy & moves without restriction. It’s the central support structure that the rest of our structures rely on. The structure that when combined with the pelvis becomes the primary driver of human movement as the spine & pelvis must […]
A Different Perspective on Pain
Pain is always real no matter what’s causing it. It’s a distressing experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage that involves sensory, emotional, cognitive, and social aspects Your pain relies on context & cues as pain is a best-guess scenario produced by the brain. Anything in your environment that tells the brain you might […]
Should I Worry About Text Neck?
The term text neck was introduced by a chiropractor a few years ago & it’s caught on like wildfire, being labeled by some as a “global epidemic.” There is this thought out there that neck pain is related to abnormal spine curvature and/or poor posture. Yet research has proved that abnormal curvature of the cervical […]
What is Posture?
If you want to know if you should worry about posture, probably not. Generally, it matters very little Many habitual postures are the result of long-term adaptations, and it’s difficult and even unwise to try to change them. Most so-called “poor posture” is actually just an adaptation to being in the same position hour after […]
Sitting Is Healthy
Sitting is healthy. It’s considered a movement milestone for babies. It allows them to see the world in a whole new way. It means they have proper muscle control needed to transition into things such as starting solids, crawling, standing, & eventually walking. Means their body is getting stronger to better explore their world. Yet […]
The History of Posture
Some of you at one point may have Googled… The perfect posture? How can I improve my posture? Exercises for better posture? This idea of a perfect posture always made me wonder, how did we get here today? Our capability for movement is infinite yet we are caught up on a single […]
Try These 3 Chiropractor-Approved Tips for Reducing Holiday Stress
Bottom Line: We all know someone who gets sick around the holidays every year. Are they just unlucky? Well, while it probably would have helped if someone had shared some tips for reducing holiday stress like those we’re about to share with you (insert *fake cough*)… Thankfully, luck doesn’t have anything […]
3 Unique Ways Chiropractors Can Help Relieve Holiday Stress
Bottom Line: Did you know… chronic stress – especially chronic holiday stress – can contribute to health challenges like anxiety and even back pain. Why? When your body is in a constant state of stress, it produces hormones that can disrupt almost all of your body’s natural processes. That’s one of the big reasons […]
How Holiday Stress Affects the Body (and How Chiropractic Can Help)
Bottom Line: Your stress level and spinal health are linked through your nervous system. Just think about what happens to you physically when you get stressed out. More specifically, think about how holiday stress affects the body. Your muscles tense, your breathing patterns change, and often, so does the way you move. As the […]
