Pull Your Weeds, Not Your Back, When Gardening

As autumn approaches, many people will spend more time outside enjoying cooler weather and preparing for the fall. Gardening can provide a great workout, but with all the bending, twisting, reaching and pulling, your body may not be ready for exercise of the garden variety. “A warm-up and cool-down period is as important in gardening [...]

Stretch vs. Strengthen

Muscles can get “tight” for a many different reasons: —> 1. Lack of movement. Do you ever notice that you’ve been sitting at the computer for hours (or days) and suddenly your shoulder muscles and neck muscles feel tight? First, consider how long you’ve been sitting there! One healthy tip is every 15-20 minutes get up and [...]

What a pain in the neck… and the arm??

Have you ever wondered why a chiropractor checks the sensation, reflexes and strength of your arms? If the pain is in your neck, why does the doctor look further down the arm? And if there’s pain in your arm, why does the doctor look at your neck? One very simple yet complicated looking, answer:  The [...]

Relief if you’re an office worker

Relief from the comfort of your chair… The Brugger Relief Position Sit at the edge of your chair. Put your knees and feet apart wider than your pelvis and rotated slightly outward Maintain a chin tuck, raise chest up allowing the spine to relax into a gentle arch Rotate arms and hands so that thumbs [...]

What is Sciatica?

What is Sciatica? Ask anyone, who is complaining about back pain and leg pain together, “What is the matter? What is bothering you?” Young or old the response is often “My Sciatica is acting up!” Everyone says it, doctors drop the term like it’s the next new craze… but what is it really? Just like [...]

Got Headaches?

78% of Americans suffer from tension-type headaches 13% of Americans suffer from migraines. There are 4 primary types of headaches as seen in the picture.  Tension headaches and migraines top the charts with prevalence. There are other smaller categories; however, we will discuss the following: Sinus headaches are a result of irritation and inflammation of [...]

Sitting Posture

Some pointers for hours spent in the office chair: Sit up straight (seat back 10-15 degrees to seat pan) Sit back in chair Seat pan must be wide and long enough, with front drop-off to prevent compressing the back of the thigh Adjust chair for comfortable firm support (especially for the low back- best support [...]