Blogs
How Does Biofreeze Work?
If you have ever experienced a sprain, you know how inconvenient it can be to locate some ice and a bag to put it in so that you can apply it to your injury. After all, not everyone is “lucky”...
Sprains and Strains: What Are They and What’s the Difference?
Most people are understandably confused about what constitutes a sprain and what constitutes a strain. Both injuries cause pain and can interfere with your ability to move. The difference is really...
Want Your Kids to Eat Well? Teach Them to Cook!
While chatting with patients recently about their families’ meal schedules and eating habits, I noticed a disturbing pattern that’s worth writing about. It has to do with kids and the way we’re...
Research Briefing: Activator Adjusting Instrument Is As Effective As Manual Therapy in Chiropractic Treatment
If you’ve ever visited a chiropractor’s office, the chances are good that you’ve seen a device that looks like the ones pictured here. And you may have been curious about what it is and why it’s...
Do Glucosamine Supplements Really Help Reduce Joint Pain? What Does the Science Say?
Glucosamine is currently one of the most commonly used dietary supplements in the US. With major increases in the rate of obesity and the osteoarthritis that often stems from it, many people are...
What is a Compression Injury?
While there are several different types of compression injury, all involve the compression of nerve tissue. For our nervous system to work properly, the nerves throughout the body must be free of...
How to Practice Yoga Safely
Many people see yoga as being a calm, peaceful form of exercise (which it is) that does not put any stress on the body (which it definitely can). The truth is that yoga is very good exercise, and...
Applied Kinesiology Found To Benefit Chiropractic Patients with Urinary Incontinence
Two American chiropractors have used applied kinesiology (AK) to aid the treatment of 21 patients experiencing urinary incontinence (UI), with considerable success. Applied Kinesiology is a...
The Latest on Treating Degenerative Disc Disease
Degenerative disc disease (DDD) is a very common medical condition that affects a large and growing portion of the population. In fact, the low back pain that often accompanies DDD is the leading...
Does it Matter Where I Get My Probiotics? Aren’t They All the Same?
Our intestines contain over 400 species of microorganism that help with the digestive process and prevent the growth of harmful pathogens in the bowel. Keeping our internal ecology in order is...
Should You Have a Bone Density Test?
Osteoporosis is one of the most prevalent conditions among older people. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, one in two women and one in four men over age 50 will have an...
Can Mobile Phone Use Lead to Brain Tumors?
There are currently close to 6 billion mobile phone subscriptions worldwide, and increased usage of cell phones has understandably led to a greater level of interest in how safe they are. The main...