Heat or Ice?

January 10, 2012 Chiropractic Care

One of the most common questions that I get from patients is should they use ice or heat.  You want to use ice to decrease pain and inflammation.  Heat is good to decrease muscle tightness.  You can never go wrong with ice, but if you have some inflammation going on, heat can make the pain [...]

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The Link Between Chiropractic Care and Your Eyes

September 12, 2011 Chiropractic Care

I can’t tell you how many times I get asked why we have an eye chart in our examination room at the office.  One reason is patients with certain headache symptoms may actually have a vision problem that they need corrective lenses for to correct the headache.  Another reason is a problem with your spine [...]

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Dietary Supplements to Help Bone Health and Retard Osteoporosis

September 11, 2011 Vitamins and Supplements

Even though osteoporosis is a largely preventable disease through diet and exercise, osteoporosis and its complications are now considered by the World Health Organization to be the second-leading health care problem, behind only cardiovascular disease.  Osteoporosis is a condition that breaks down the skeleton, making bones more fragile and more likely to spontaneously fracture, especially [...]

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How to Improve Your Balance

September 10, 2011 Chiropractic Care

Balance is important to protect yourself from injury from falls or just twisting your ankle or knee.  We have 3 senses in our body that help us with balance:  the inner ear, our sight, and a less-commonly known sense that’s called proprioception (our ability to perceive where our body is in space – it’s how [...]

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Trigger Fingers: How to Treat Them

September 9, 2011 Chiropractic Care

A trigger finger, officially known as stenosing tenosynovitis, is when one of your fingers or thumb catches in a bent position.  The bent finger can straighten with a snap, like a trigger being released, hence the name trigger finger.  A severe trigger finger can become painfully locked in the bent position without being able to [...]

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Is Sea Salt Actually Healthier Than Table Salt?

June 21, 2010 Nutrition

Sea salt has become widely believed to be healthier than regular table salt, but is that really the case?  They both have the same basic components, sodium and chloride.  The main difference between the two are their taste, texture, and processing.  Sea salt is produced through the evaporation of seawater which leaves behind trace minerals and [...]

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Papaya Promotes Healing and Aids in Digestion

June 18, 2010 Vitamins and Supplements

Papaya is a colorful, pear-shaped fruit. Its skin is yellow, and its flesh varies from pink to bright orange.  Its center is composed of small black seeds.  Ripe, it is sweet and juicy.  Some say its flavor is similar to that of a cantaloupe.  Papaya is rich in many vitamins, minerals, nutrients and antioxidants including vitamin C, [...]

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Blueberries Protect Against Heart Disease, Diabetes, and Belly Fat

June 14, 2010 Nutrition

It is hard to hate a blueberry.  That small, sweet bead of a fruit is sweet and delicious, and now new research shows it is good for you as well. Blueberries have been known to be good for your heart and brain function, but emerging research is also showing them to help prevent diabetes, arthritis, [...]

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Body Mass Index (BMI) Determines Future Health Problems

June 11, 2010 Health

Body Mass Index (BMI) is a number calculated from a person’s weight and height.  Although it doesn’t directly measure body fat, it is a fairly reliable indicator of how much body fat an individual has.  Additionally, it is an inexpensive and easy-to-perform method of screening for weight categories that may lead to health problems.  However, to [...]

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SUCCESS!! Daily Headaches for 16 Years Helped

June 9, 2010 Success Stories

I was sharing with one of my patients how I was writing a blog post on how chiropractic care can help treat migraine headaches.  He told me that he wanted to share his story with all of you to show that it actually does work.  So here is how Scott has been helped with his [...]

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