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Chiropractic for Plantar Fasciitis
Plantar fasciitis (pronounced “plan-tar fash-ee-EYE-tis), also sometimes known as a heel spur, can be a debilitating condition that makes walking even a short distance a painful prospect. The pain,...
What Causes Muscle Knots and How to Get Rid of Them
Most people are intimately familiar with muscle knots, which are more formally known as myofascial trigger points. Muscle knots happen when a muscle contracts around a hyper-irritable spot and will...
Is Dark Chocolate Good For You?
Author's Note: No chocolate bars were harmed during the writing of this article. Recent reports in prestigious scientific journals have been viewed by chocophiles (lovers of chocolate) as the best...
The Importance of Hand Washing
In previous centuries, the importance of hand washing was not understood, and led to the needless deaths of many millions of people. When performed properly, hand washing is by far the most...
Recognizing Signs of Depression
Just about everyone will experience depression at some point in their life. Depression affects about 10 percent of the US population each year, which amounts to 18.8 million people. The World Health...
Chiropractic Care: Do I Need to Keep Seeing After Pain is Gone?
It is good news that your pain is gone. Chiropractic practitioners are experts at detecting, correcting, and preventing spinal misalignments, which can quickly provide pain relief. However, there...
Chiropractic for Scoliosis
Scoliosis is a disorder that affects some 5 to 7 million Americans. A normal spine, as observed from behind the body, is aligned straight up and down. A spine with scoliosis is seen to have...
Chiropractic for Hip Pain
Your hips and legs support your entire body. They provide stability, strength, mobility, and flexibility. Misalignment or subluxation of the spine can cause both hip and leg pain by irritating the...
What is Chiropractic Cold Laser Therapy?
Cold laser therapy (also called Low Level Laser Therapy or LLLT) involves the use of light (a specific wavelength and frequency of coherent light, generated from a low-wattage therapeutic laser) to...
Do You Have SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder)?
As autumn turns to winter and the days become shorter, do you find yourself suffering from symptoms of depression that mysteriously seem to disappear once the days have become longer? Do you feel...
Do all Chiropractors Provide the Same Type of Care?
No. While all certified Doctors of Chiropractic have undergone the same basic training, how and what they practice is as varied as the number of individual chiropractors care. Different chiropractic...
Chiropractic for Tennis Players
Approximately 65% of the 15 million tennis players in the United States sustain at least one injury per year. Tennis is a sport that involves repetitive motions and ballistic movements. As such, the...