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Quarantine giving you a (literal) Pain in your Butt?
Staying at home during the coronavirus pandemic doesn’t have to mean staying stationary. If you already have occasional or chronic back pain, it’s so important to take extra care of your spine during this time! Even people who rarely experience back pain may see...
HOW to Tell Good Pain from Bad Pain
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been in-undated with people asking for help. And we’re so thankful for everyone who is reaching out! Since being quarantined at home and off their routines – people are noticing more knee pain and back pain (these are the two biggies)...
Steroid Injections May Do More Harm than Good, Research Shows
Have you been told you need to get a cortisone injection? Have you already tried them more than once? Research is now showing that cortisone injections may hurt more than help in the long run! The results of a recent study from Radiology has raised concerns in the...
One of the Best Ways to Keep Fit Without Going to the Gym
Since it’s going to be a ‘springtime’ soon, something we hear a lot of people who visit our clinic talk about is wanting to be healthier. But one thing that is holding them back is that they’re either: Not sure where to start or what activity to do Or They think...
Research Shows MRI’s Not Reliable For Back Pain
One of the most popular questions and concerns I get from clients is whether or not they need an MRI for their back or neck problem. When you have persistent pain that won’t go away, or shooting pain or numbness down your arm or leg, it’s scary. It makes sense to...
Dread the Scales? There’s a Better Way to Measure Your Health
In January, we’re often overloaded with so many weight loss messages, that even the most confident of us can feel under pressure to lose weight… And those of us who may not even need to shed a few pounds, begin to question if they should try to or not. So a lot of...
New Year New You… right?
If you’re thinking that knee, back, shoulder or neck surgery is the way to kick off your new year so that you can finally tackle that chronic pain or “arthritis” you’ve been dealing with…. THINK AGAIN… Please… I urge you!! Only a very small number of people will...
Why Everyday Activities Like Sleeping Can Cause Neck Pain, And What You Can Do To Change That
Have you ever had a slight pain in the neck but didn’t really think it was a big deal, especially if you knew it was because you slept awkwardly? Yes? I thought so. I hear this quite often from my clients when they first come in to see us – they’ll mention the...
Sitting in the Bleachers with Back Pain
Last week I got a call from a mom who was was sitting in Little League Baseball –she called me saying, “Oh my gosh, my back is killing me sitting in these bleachers.” She was told to call me by a former patient of ours who suffered from similar back pain when...
5 Most Common Myths about Good Posture
Myth # 1: Using a Standing Desk will solve all Postural problems Fact: It all depends. Ideally a change of positions is betterHow many of you are thinking that your supervisor or boss owes you a standing desk in good faith to contribute to your health &...