A pet peeve of mine is when patients tell me they saw their family doctor, or orthopedist, or whichever type of doctor they got done seeing, and they were told that they “can never exercise again”… or that they “have to give up the violin”… or that they “have to give up golf”… or that they can’t do whatever it…
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3 Ways to Prevent Chronic Pain from Shrinking Your Brain
In 2004, researchers from Northwestern University conducted a study in which they discovered that chronic back pain diminishes 5-11% of the gray matter in your brain per year—the equivalent of 10-20 years of normal aging. Last year, the CDC revealed that over 50 million Americans have chronic pain at any given time. As a whole, chronic pain costs $635 billion…
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Plugging Up a Leak with Duct Tape
If you tie a string around your finger and the tip becomes purple from a lack of circulation, would you cut off the purple part of your finger? Or would you simply untie the string? When you have pain and/or symptoms, your body is telling you that there is problem—aaaaannnd that it has been there for a while. Sciatica, migraines,…
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Meditation: Pressing the Pause Button in Real Life
Meditation has been a huge benefit to me and my mental health. I have had racing thoughts most of my life and meditation helps to slow them down to a manageable, normal pace. I liken meditation to the “start” button on the old Nintendo controllers of the 1980s. The power is on, the video game is clearly on the TV…
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Read “3 Ways to Prevent Chronic Pain from Shrinking Your Brain” at the Maricopa Monitor!
I wrote an article for this week’s edition of the Maricopa Monitor, entitled “3 ways to prevent chronic pain from shrinking your brain.” Enjoy!
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Old “The Atlas of Life” Videos aka The Lamest Chiropractic Videos You’ll Ever See
Once upon a time, I had a popular chiropractic blog called The Atlas of Life. When it came time to open up my own practice, I named my first office The Atlas of Life Chiropractic. I made videos for The Atlas of Life Chiropractic, like this one on backpack safety… And this gem with a baby-faced me… And these two…
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Regarding Meditation
Adding in a few minutes of meditation a day is one of the most profound changes you can make in your life. There is much to discuss in regards to meditation, and this brief overview is a great place to start!
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Accidents, Scorpions, & Whiplash, Oh My!
Some of these fails hurt just watching them, but they’re also hard to look away from! Hope they each have a good chiropractor!
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The Mastermind Behind the Masterpiece: What is Innate Intelligence?
Everything in life requires organization in order to exist. From the smallest atom to the tiniest amoeba to the sprouting plant bud to the enormous blue whale, everything has a certain structure and function necessary to survive. Lets use a picnic to illustrate this concept. Say you decided to go to the park to have a picnic. You get in…
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Chiropractic & Fibromyalgia
“Muscle fiber pain,” as translated into English from the Latin word fibromyalgia, is a common diagnosis in today’s world. People often diagnosed as fibromyalgia sufferers experience the effects of chronic fatigue as well. These two conditions tend to create a vicious cycle whereas fibromyalgia could lead to chronic fatigue which can lead to fibromyalgia, etc. Similar to what came first:…
