I see many patients who have been to numerous doctors and specialists to find answers for their aches and pains. They go to their primary doctor and get x-rays. Nothing shows up on x-rays, so they are prescribed muscle relaxers, painkillers, or a round of steroids—none of which work. When they go back to their primary doctor, they get a…
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What Does a Misaligned Rib Feel Like?
Misaligned ribs are very common and something to be aware of if you’re feeling any of the symptoms described in this video.
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Workplace Stress and Your Health
Stress is the cause of virtually all symptoms and diseases we as humans experience. Be it environmental stress, mental or emotional stress, or physical stress, too much of it and the body cannot adapt properly. Once that happens, bodily systems get overloaded by having to take up the slack for other malfunctioning systems. Kind of like robbing Peter to pay…
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Why a Misaligned Rib Can Steal Your Breath Away
I adjust a lot of ribs every single day. The symptoms that result from a misaligned rib can be shortness of breath, sharp muscle spasms, intense dull muscle aches, and overall misery. Many patients have described the feeling of having a heart attack when their rib(s) misalign on the left side of their chest. They each realize they don’t have…
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Why Your Head Is Spinning From Vertigo
Vertigo ranges from somewhat common to very common, with the National Institute of Health estimating 20% to 56% of the population experiencing vertigo each year. Vertigo is a sensation of spinning dizziness, the kind that feels as if the room and/or your surroundings are swirling around you. It is common in the elderly and in pregnant people. It is common…
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Why Sciatica is Such a Pain in the Butt
Sciatica is one of the most debilitating conditions anyone can experience. It can also be one of the more complicated conditions anyone can experience because of the extreme pain involved. What is sciatica? Sciatica most often arises from a pinched nerve in the lower lumbar spine, or the low back. This is significant because the sciatic nerve is formed by the…
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Spinal Misalignments & Bone Spurs
To learn how and why bone spurs may form in the spine, watch this short video.
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The Straw that Literally Broke the Camel’s Back
Ever wonder why someone will throw out their back reaching for a pencil, or their neck locks up when they sneeze? Because of something called “microtraumas.” Microtraumas are the little seemingly insignificant stressors our body goes through over the years that we don’t think about or pay attention to, but they wear down our body just a little tiny bit…
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5 Ways to Balance Your Mind, Body, & Soul During Social Distancing
If you’re like me, the buzz words coronavirus, pandemic, social distancing, quarantine, lockdown, and toilet paper have become very tiresome words indeed. So, I won’t go into any detail over them. I will, however, talk about some things we can all do to restore some balance to the mind, body, and soul during this unusual time period. 1.) Read. And…
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A Strong Suboccipital Triangle (SOT) = Less Tension Headaches
One of the primary causes of headaches is the constant stretching (weakening) of a network of muscles at the top of either side of your neck and occiput (base of your skull) called the suboccipital triangle, or SOT. These muscles contain the highest percentage of mechanoreceptors (receptors that sense mechanical sensation and pressure) of any region in your entire body.…