If you are having pain in your upper back and feel that your muscles are all tied up in knots, I have some good news and some not so good news. Many people who have desk or computer jobs are plagued with this complaint. Sitting is a main contributor for this problem. First the bad news […]
Category - Back Pain
Best and most effective technique for low back pain relief
This has helped hundreds of my patients get out of pain very quickly. It will work for you too.
Tired Feet or the Source of Your Back Pain?
Don’t discount your feet as potentially being the reason why you have back pain. An imbalance here will be magnified as the distortion builds from your legs to your knees, hips, pelvis and low back. This can be a real effective technique to use. It may be slightly painful so take it slowly at first […]
Stretching out your back because it hurts? Don’t make it worse, do it right!
Doing a forward bend is a position that puts undo tension and pressure on the discs in the lower back. If you have a sitting occupation you are already loading your discs so putting more tension in this area, such as when doing a hamstring stretch the conventional way, can make this problem worse. Here […]
4 Lifestyle Changes to Relieve Back Pain
Back pain reduces a person’s ability to have normal physical activity. This can lead to obesity, heart diseases, and general health decline. Through spinal manipulation and a specific program for strength and flexibility you can retrain your body to work more efficiently and with less pain… Chiropractic Treatments Reduce Back Pain Recent research has shown […]
Well It’s Happened in My Lifetime Too
It’s hard enough when medical doctors go outside their specialty and recommend or don’t, a treatment or therapy they know little about. I won’t say it’s from greed or self-interest but merely because they haven’t explored that area of treatment. For years even before I became a chiropractor getting the approval for seeing ’one of […]
The Modified Squat
When I get a new patient in with complaints of lower back pain or hip, knee pain I always assess their ability to stand up from a sitting position without using their hands. If they can’t do it without pushing up with their hands I know that the prime reason they are having problems is […]
Proper Sitting Technique
Most of us spend more than half of our waking hours in a sitting position. If you are fortunate enough to have the time to exercise at a gym, then you should be spending even more time sitting if you use a stationary bicycle in your workout. Pain caused from sitting is only one aspect […]
Take Home Chiropractic Exercise For The Lower Back
If you’re one of my many patients who came to me seeking relief for lower back pain, then you no doubt were given treatment to correct the problem. But in addition to this, I always prescribe several exercises. I tend to be a minimalist with exercises and only give what is needed to help with […]