Why I don’t prescribe stretches

Why I don’t prescribe stretches

While many many others in chiropractic and physical therapy continue to prescribe stretches as a primary treatment for neck and back pain, I have recently stopped using stretches to treat neck and back pain. You may be wondering why I don’t like using stretches...
New Spinal Hygiene Things

New Spinal Hygiene Things

You can’t teach new tricks to an old Chiropractor. Or can you? Over the last year, I’ve been feeling uninspired with limiting my chiropractic care to only adjustments, because I’ve encountered so many people coming into my practice with long term chronic...
The First Time I Failed

The First Time I Failed

I’ve been in chiropractic for 35 years now. Actually, longer if you consider my time as a patient and student before starting practice.  That means I’ve been around the block a few times. My initial motivation was to get better myself. I’ve continued to seek out...
Why PT and Spinal Manipulation Doesn’t Work

Why PT and Spinal Manipulation Doesn’t Work

For decades now, we’ve been hearing that manual therapy by PTs and manipulation by chiropractors are the best, maybe even the ONLY way to treat acute and chronic neck pain, back pain and headaches. I just saw another YouTube alert with the same message, selling the...
Why I stopped Traditional Chiropractic

Why I stopped Traditional Chiropractic

I’ve been a chiropractor for more than 35 years now. That means I’ve seen just about every approach come and go. Every one of them promised amazing changes but many are nowhere to be found now. However, this has given me the ability to understand the strengths...