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Movement
Category: Health & Wellness, Life in Motion
Imagine waking up one morning with a frozen shoulder where you couldn't move your upper arm more than a few inches in any direction. How much would that impact your ability to do your job? How much would that affect your ability to drive your car or even to dress yourself? How much would that affect
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Muscle Relaxation
Category: Health & Wellness, Healthy Thinking, Relaxation Techniques
The goal of progressive muscle relaxation is to reduce the tension in your muscles. First, find a quiet place where you'll be free from interruption. Loosen tight clothing and remove your glasses or contacts if you'd like. Tense each muscle group for at least five seconds and then relax for at least
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Myofascial Release
Category: Therapies & Techniques, Therapies
Not all pain is caused by obvious injuries like broken bones or cuts. Some pain may stem from the myofascial tissues. These tough membranes are wrapped around your muscles to provide support and connect them to other parts of the body. When myofascial tissue becomes stiff, it may restrict movement in
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Natural Remedies for Sciatic Pain
Category: Newsletter Library
Do you experience sciatica pain? Both chiropractic care and at-home remedies can help alleviate that pain in a natural way.
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Neck Pain: Chiropractic Can Help
Category: Newsletter Library, Back, Body & Joint Pain
Who hasn't had neck pain at one time or another? What's more, many of us have experienced on-going neck troubles at some point during our lives. Looking at human anatomy, it's no wonder pain strikes us so often in this vulnerable area. While the neck structure gives us an amazing range of movement with
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New Year's Resolution - Find Out Whether Chiropractic Care Is Right for You
Category: Newsletter Library, Healthy Tips
It's early January - a New Year - and you've decided this is going to be the year you actually fulfill your list of New Year's resolutions. This is going to be the year you finally start taking good care of yourself. You're going to exercise regularly, you're going to lose weight, and you're going to
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November Newsletter: Dealing with back pain? A herniated disc could be the cause
Category: Newsletter Library
Got stubborn back pain? You may have a herniated disc.
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November Newsletter: How Chiropractic Care Can Help Runners
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Frustrated by running injuries or pain? Chiropractic care can help.
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November Newsletter: It's always a good idea to visit your chiropractor after an auto accident
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Feeling sore after a car accident? Give your chiropractor a call.
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November Newsletter: Tips for Chiropractic Adjustment Aftercare
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Do you know how to take care of your body after a chiropractic adjustment?
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October Newsletter: Can Chiropractic Care Help with Digestive Disorders?
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Could chiropractic care offer the solution to your digestive problems?
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October Newsletter: Chiropractic Care to Improve Workplace Ergonomics
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Could chiropractic care and ergonomics be the keys to easing your work-related aches and pains?
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One, Two, or Three Miles?
Category: Newsletter Library, Staying Motivated
Even experienced exercisers sometimes find it difficult to know how much to do. For the beginner this uncertainty represents a significant stumbling block. Fortunately well-established guidelines and protocols exist to provide assistance to all exercisers, regardless of your skill level. In general,
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Orthotics
Category: Common Conditions Treated, Improved Health
Whenever you run, walk or stand, your feet form the foundation of your body. Sometimes, though, the shape of your foot or an injury can affect the angle at which your foot strikes the ground. If severe enough, this can cause pain in the foot, as well as in the legs, low back and other areas of the body. Because
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Osteoarthritis
Category: Common Conditions Treated, Body Pain
Patients will find that chiropractic care for hip and knee osteoarthritis can help reduce inflammation, improve joint functioning, reduce pain, and strengthen the muscles around the affected joints. Osteoarthritis in the knee and hip areas can be a very painful injury, and one that is often a chronic
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Osteoporosis
Category: Common Conditions Treated, Chronic Condition Relief
Although most chiropractors don't directly treat Osteoporosis, chiropractic care directly addresses spinal misalignments, which in turn directly impact proper functioning of the nerve system.. Osteoporosis is a metabolic disease involving loss of bone tissue and the disorganization of bone structure.
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Osteoporosis: Not Just An Elderly Disease
Category: Newsletter Library, Chronic Conditions
It used to be that osteoporosis was considered a disease that affected only the elderly. We particularly associated osteoporosis with older women whose backs were slightly hunched over or those who could no longer stand up straight. Today, the truth is that an estimated 20 million American
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Owning Your Health
Category: Newsletter Library, Breaking Bad Habits
Recent discussions in the scientific literature are focusing on monitoring and possibly improving cardiovascular health in children. There's been a lot of conversation and a lot of controversy. An article in the Journal of the American Medical Association1 argued that universal screening of children
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PMS
Category: Common Conditions Treated, Chronic Condition Relief, Conditions Affecting Women
Several studies have shown that chiropractic care can help decrease many of the symptoms of PMS without the potential side effects of prescription drugs. Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is characterized by mood swings, swollen abdomen, headaches, back pain, food cravings, fatigue, irritability or depression
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Pain-Free Travel Tips for Your Back and Spine
Category: Newsletter Library
Want to avoid pain on long car or plane rides? Try chiropractic treatment!
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Peak Experiences
Category: Newsletter Library
Peak Experiences The American philosopher and naturalist Henry David Thoreau roamed far and wide over the hills and mountains of his native Massachusetts and neighboring New Hampshire. In his masterwork, "Walden," Thoreau famously stated that we must "reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical
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Pinched Nerve
Category: Common Conditions Treated, Body Pain
When nerves become 'pinched', injury, spasm, and inflammation of the surrounding muscles causes the nerve to become compressed, resulting in pain. The term "pinched nerve" is somewhat of a catch-all phrase that is commonly used to describe the pain associated with a variety of conditions from subluxations,
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Planning for Success
Category: Newsletter Library, Healthy Tips
Every successful athlete knows that a plan is necessary to reach the highest levels of performance. How many practice sessions are needed each week, what kinds of things to work on during each session, how much rest to get, how much and what kinds of food to eat, how much water to drink - these are some
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Plantar Fasciitis
Category: Common Conditions Treated, Body Pain
About 90 percent of people will recover from plantar fasciitis within a few months following conservative treatment. Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common explanations of heel pain. It is caused by inflammation to the thick band that connects the toes to the heel bone, called the plantar fascia,
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Positive Affirmations
Category: Health & Wellness, Healthy Thinking, Get Positive
We function a lot like computers: Garbage in produces garbage out, while great stuff in produces great stuff out. We talk to ourselves far more than we talk to others. In fact, most experts agree that about 80 percent of all conversations we have are with ourselves. All too often, we talk to ourselves
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Posture
Category: Health & Wellness, Life in Motion
The ancient Japanese art form of growing Bonsai trees is fascinating. Bonsai trees are essentially normal shrubs that have been consistently stressed in a particular way for a long time to create a posture which would never be found in nature. Depending on how the tree is stressed while it grows, it
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Posture and Spinal Health
Category: Newsletter Library
Is your office chair or yard work affecting your posture? Learn how your posture affects your overall spine health in this article.
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Pregnancy
Category: Common Conditions Treated, Chronic Condition Relief, Conditions Affecting Women
Chiropractic care can help the spine and pelvis cope with the effects of pregnancy by restoring a state of balance. During pregnancy, a woman's center of gravity shifts forward to the front of her pelvis. This additional weight in front, causes stress to the joints of the pelvis and low back. As the
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Pregnancy, Parenting, and Lower Back Pain
Category: Newsletter Library, Pregnancy & Parenting
You're pregnant! Congratulations! Your body's changing-wondrously, marvelously. One unexpected and unwelcome change may be lower back pain. Recent studies suggest that two-thirds of pregnant women experience lower back pain.1 These statistics seem reasonable. The weight of the growing baby, plus the
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Prepare for Winter Sports Activities
Category: Newsletter Library, Exercise & Fitness
When snow, ice and frigid weather blast into town, watch out, says the American Chiropractic Association (ACA). Winter recreational activities and chores can pose problems for the outdoor enthusiast whose body is not in condition. Winter sports like skating, skiing and sledding can
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Prevent Back Pain While Doing Yard Work
Category: Newsletter Library
Does your back hurt for hours after you work in your yard? These tips can help you avoid back pain.
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Preventative Care vs. Reactive Care
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Do you visit the chiropractor on a regular basis? Preventive visits offer a simple way to maintain your health.
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Principles of Posture
Category: Newsletter Library, Breaking Bad Habits
Long ago and far away, a fourth-grade teacher told a student to "stand up straight - you look like a pretzel". The unthinking adult only offered criticism. The child was left to try to unkink himself in the ways that probably caused more structural damage. Most of us think good posture involves thrusting
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Promoting Health and Wellness With Chiropractic
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Would you like to boost your health naturally? Chiropractic treatment offers a simple solution.
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Proper Overindulgence Over the Holidays
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Proper Overindulgence Over The Holidays The term "overindulgence" is probably best assessed as a red flag, especially with respect to consistent overconsumption of high-calorie comfort food and desserts during the holiday season. An overall healthier perspective could be described as "indulgence" regarding
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