Does your stomach still hurt? In last week’s blog, we discussed digestive distress, mainly focusing on upper GI conditions. In this week’s blog, we are going to finish last week’s topic on digestive distress and talk about lower GI conditions that lead to bowel changes. Lastly, we will discuss how chiropractors can help.  Anatomy and…

Have you ever experienced unexplained stomach pain? You haven’t eaten anything unusual. Your next step is to go to the doctor to find more answers. There are several different conditions that cause digestive distress. Most are manageable with lifestyle changes and others may require deeper intervention. What if you saw a specialist and all tests…

Have you ever experienced chest pain? The first inclination is to believe it’s something involving the heart, right? As reasonable as that sounds, there are numerous conditions that cause chest pain that are not heart related, including those of the lungs, ribs or thoracic spine. In last week’s blog, we focused on the Autonomic Nervous…

Early last year, we talked a lot about neuropathy, nerve degeneration and the three different divisions of the nervous system. Neuropathy primarily affects the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) and the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS). Last year, we talked a lot about the PNS and little about the ANS. This week, we will focus on the…

Over the past few weeks, we had a few blogs about weight and physical exercise. We mentioned different types of exercise, indicating we would discuss each in due time. The first of these exercises is yoga. We want to discuss the benefits of yoga and its physical and mental benefits for the human body. What…

We are nine weeks into the 2024 calendar year. Was one of your New Year’s Resolutions eating healthier and going to the gym? If so, here is a quick motivator to keep achieving your goals. More than 50% of people who make their New Year’s Resolution a change in lifestyle quit within 3 months into…

When you see some someone who is overweight or morbidly obese, what is your first instinct? Sadly, many judge the individual or even fat shame them, and that includes healthcare professionals. It is never right to judge anyone in any situation. You don’t know individuals backstory unless they choose to share that information. Many individuals…

One of the most common questions patients ask us is if massage therapy is beneficial or not. In this week’s blog, we will discuss the benefits of massage therapy and identify how co-management with a chiropractor and massage therapist can be achieved.  What is Massage Therapy? Massage therapy is a holistic form of treatment used…

What do you do when you’re sick? Do you take medicine, or do you use natural remedies? How is your diet? Do you eat healthy foods, or do you prefer processed foods, snacks, and foods high in sugar? Why are we talking about medicine and food in the same blog? In this week’s blog, we…

When we hear the word trauma, we think life-threatening situations, but in a chiropractic setting, it can be as small as prolonged sitting at a desk. In this week’s blog, we will continue our series on the 3 T’s of chiropractic by discussing traumas. We will identify the difference between micro-traumas and macro-traumas and explain…