Athletes are often admired for their great physical abilities and respected for their tenacity, dedication and self-discipline. While you usually watch top-performing athletes excel in various sports like team games, gymnastics or cross country running, you don’t often get to see the behind-the-curtain reality of what it takes to master a sport. Typically, sports professionals spend long hours at the gym or outdoors training for their next game or competition. Rigorous workouts can put great strain on an athlete’s body. It’s not uncommon for athletes to suffer from physical injuries as a side effect of intense physical activity. A certified…
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The term sciatica is primarily used to denote pain caused by some type of sciatic nerve irritation. The pain is usually sudden and can radiate down the back into the hip, leg and even the foot. Sciatica is not a traditional condition. It’s the symptom of whatever condition or injury is causing your sciatic nerve irritation. Sciatic pain can be severe causing numbness, muscle spams and limited mobility. At its peak, sciatica may cause laughing and sneezing to be painful. On average, sciatica lasts between four and six weeks, but for some people it may last longer and even become…
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Chiropractic is a treatment where a trained practitioner called a chiropractor uses their hands to relieve issues with the bones, muscles, and joints. The concept behind chiropractic care is to restore spinal mobility through manual adjustment and/or manipulation of the spine. Spinal manipulation is a generic term used to indicate any kind of therapeutic movement of the spine. However, chiropractic care is not only limited to the spine and the back and can be used to treat many disorders. The mainstay of chiropractic care is spinal manipulation. However, it can be combined with other treatments, including manipulation, postural and exercise…
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Whether suffering from acute or chronic pain, we can all agree that it can be MISERABLE! Often times we find ourselves on a much larger regimen of pain relievers than we’d like to take. We may take a small dose, realize that dose isn’t working, and continue to take more. Our goal is to help you get to the root of the problem get some pain relief and remove the ‘band-aid’ approach! While some medications may be the best temporary option, long-term consumption can cause chronic issues and lead to more serious health problems. Common conditions seen may include leaky…
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It is estimated that approximately 70 percent of people are affected with some form of neck pain at some time in their lives; five to ten percent suffer a pain in the neck that is debilitating. Relating to those with “nonspecific” discomfort – pain not associated with injury, disorder, or tissue degeneration – a recent study in the journal Spine, researchers examined 40 adults with no prior neck injuries or treatment, to study the structural composition of the neck and its relation to pain. Volunteers were tested for neck-muscle endurance, range of motion, and extension, and questioned about their history…
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Fashion is a big part of our culture and we all enjoy following the latest trends and fashions. However, designers generally don’t take into consideration comfort and function, but favor style. We often see women wearing high heels to round out their outfit, but serious discomfort and problems can follow. High heels alter your balanced position which, not only, can affect your feet, ankles, and knees, but can affect your low back! You see, our musculo-skeletal system is like a linked sling of muscles. When one is affected, the next is affected as you may visualize a row of dominoes falling. We can eventually feel the effects of foot problems in our neck! Women are not the only ones sacrificing comfort for style. Clothing can often be restrictive tight pants or skirts and can throw off simple tasks such as sitting, bending, and walking. This restricts you from moving comfortably and can result in poor misalignment of your spine. Another unhealthy, yet very common, fashion statement are handbags, backpacks, and computer bags. We carry too much with us and don’t…
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We all see our places of employment as pleasant and perfectly safe and healthy. There are certain office dangers or hazards of the kind that are commonplace on construction sites or in factories, and many office workers enjoy the benefits of rigid working days, rather than having their body clocks thrown by changing shift patterns. That is why it is important to improve your fitness at work. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), around 21,638,470 people are employed in jobs defined as office and administrative support. However, this figure does not include other occupations, such as management,…
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Natural Treatment of Headaches We have all experienced a headache at some point in our lives. Headaches affect about 46% of the adult population globally. They range from mildly annoying to severely disabling. The good news is that less than 1% of them are life threatening. However, even though your headache is not life threatening, it can still threaten your daily lifestyle. If you suffer headaches, you likely have tension headaches or migraines, or possibly both. There are many different types of headaches, though the two most common, tension headaches and migraines, will be discussed and how integrative care can vastly improve…
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