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Glaucoma is a condition that causes damage to the optic nerve, the most important nerve for proper eye function and vision. The optic nerve is what connects the brain to the eye,...

To no one’s surprise, chronic pain can put a huge damper on the quality of every aspect of your life. With constant pain, it can be difficult to focus on anything else other than...

Are you searching for some help with your sleep? Are you curious if chiropractic can help with your sleep? If you struggle with the quality of your sleep you are not alone. About...

Do you suffer from high blood pressure? By suffer I mean is your blood pressure high and are you taking medications to lower it? Have you wondered if chiropractic can help with...

Have you ever used something because you wanted a specific outcome and found out that it offered benefits much greater than the outcome you initially wanted? Maybe a skin or hair...

Are you passionate about your health? Discover why you may actually be insane when it comes to your health. How do you view our healthcare system? Where does it fit into helping...

Perhaps you have arthritis, whether it’s been labeled DJD (Degenerative Joint Disease) or Osteoarthritis. And, maybe you are taking anti-inflammatories and are considering the...

Whiplash is a potentially incredibly devastating type of injury that can change your life. Far too often it is taken for granted. People assume “no damage = no injury” meaning...

Whiplash injuries always carry with them long term implications. How can I make such a blanket statement? First, there are no absolutes but the vast, vast majority of whiplash...

Long term whiplash symptoms are much more common than you think. A 2005 study found that 71% of people who sustained a whiplash injury still have at least one significant...

More so than most injuries, how you treat Whiplash Injuries and when you start Whiplash Treatment is of utmost importance to your long term recovery and how significant the...

If you’ve been involved in a Whiplash Injury it is essential that you receive care as soon as possible after the injury and that the treatment you receive is the best to support...

You probably don’t associate anxiety relief with chiropractic care. That’s understandable given the public perception of chiropractic and how a large percentage of chiropractors...

If you have low back pain you’re not alone. If you haven’t experienced low back pain odds are you will at some point. Research shows that the vast majority of adults will...

Maybe you don’t associate anxiety relief with chiropractic and I understand that. But, by the end of this article I think that will change. My goal is to help you understand the...

What do you think of when you think about chiropractic? Most people equate chiropractic with the back since chiropractors work on the spine. That’s understandable. But, there’s...

Maybe a good place to start would be to define what the SI Joint is and why it is so important before delving into how to figure out if it is misaligned. So, let’s explore a bit....

There is a tendency to label any headache that is severe as a migraine. Migraines are typically characterized by a throbbing pain on one side of the head. There are a number of...

Have you searched for information about stress relief and chiropractic? Or, how chiropractic can help with stress by influencing the Vagus Nerve? Or, are you curious about the...

There’s nothing more painful, uncomfortable and limiting than to experience sciatica. The first step is to identify whether or not what you are experiencing is sciatica. It might...

It’s one thing to be called “a pain in the neck” and it's quite another to suffer from neck pain. Maybe you’ve wondered about seeking a chiropractor for neck pain. Let’s explore...

The neck is an incredibly delicate structure and our modern life literally abuses the neck, so it's no wonder so many people experience chronic neck pain. Like most chronic pain,...

Often “Whiplash” injuries seem insignificant at the time. Many patients I’ve cared for have related that they didn’t get hurt or didn’t need care or since they walked away from...

If you’ve read any of my other articles or seen my posts you should know by now how critical it is to aggressively treat whiplash injuries from the beginning. Symptoms from...

A little research about whiplash will leave you dazed and confused. You will find information claiming you will recover in 3 to 5 days and other information talking about chronic...

Far too many people involved in a car accident take their whiplash injury symptoms seriously. Even more dangerous are those people who do not experience immediate pain and assume...

It seems like an inflammatory headline about the drugs prescribed for arthritis making the condition worse. But, unfortunately while it is sad it is also true.  Why would doctors...

Arthritis perhaps more than most conditions only worsens with time. To keep this simple we are talking here about the most common arthritis called Degenerative Joint Disease...

While there are more than 100 different forms of arthritis including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, gout, fibromyalgia, and lupus; the focus of this...

Arthritis can be a confusing topic with all the different types of arthritis. What is good for it, what could hurt it, what is not worth doing? All great questions to answer. The...

Is chiropractic treatment good for arthritis? That’s an excellent question that most people really don’t understand. So, let’s explore the topic. In this article we’re primarily...

In my more than 35 years of chiropractic practice I’m continually taken aback by people’s combination of a lack of understanding of chiropractic along with their inability to...

We’re talking about health here but the principle applies everywhere in life. If you have a problem or challenge the only effective solution is to correct whatever is causing the...

Let’s jump in with the $1 Million question! Are chiropractic neck adjustments safe?  Maybe you’ve been wondering. Perhaps it's an issue that has caused hesitation in you or...

Don’t you love surprises when they’re good? Something you didn’t expect but is as good or better than what you were looking for or expecting. For some people chiropractic is like...

When I started practice many years ago the medical profession was hardly accepting of chiropractic. It was a strange time. Medical doctors didn’t believe in chiropractic. What’s...

Are you experiencing a challenge with chronic or recurrent neck or back pain? And, have you primarily resorted to pain medication, anti-inflammatories, ice or heat? That’s one...

The most common type of arthritis is called osteoarthritis or degenerative arthritis. It’s caused by wear and tear over time. What most people don’t appreciate or understand is...

Right up front I want to let you know my intention is to be bold and get your attention. I have nothing but respect for the majority of medical doctors who have committed their...

First, let’s get the obvious out of the way! Can chiropractic help solve the intense debilitating pain of Occipital Neuralgia? The answer is resounding… YES! But, before we get...

While full blown Occipital Neuralgia might be uncommon, there are different degrees of this and different levels of pain. Occipital Neuralgia happens when the occipital nerves...

Whether or not you think stress is impacting you, it is! And, if you firmly believe that stress is affecting you the impact is likely much greater than you imagine. As you will...

Are you experiencing stress and tension? One really fascinating aspect of stress or tension or anxiety or worry is that it creeps up on you. In the beginning of the buildup of...

Have you ever heard the saying “Stress kills” and thought it was a bit overblown? Well, it really isn’t. Chronic stress is linked to six leading causes of death including heart...

If you are looking for sciatica pain relief you are not alone. According to the Mayo Clinic there are more than 3 million cases a year in the US. They also describe it as...

Not all pain down the leg is created equal! Much of the leg pain that people show up with in my office isn’t actually sciatica. And, that’s a good thing. It ends up being much...

For starters the SI Joint refers to your Sacroiliac Joint. It’s the joint between your Sacrum or tailbone, and your Ilium or Pelvic bone. Hence the name SacroIliac. When I...

The estimates are that 84% of adults experience low back pain at some point. They describe many of these occurrences as “self-limiting”, meaning that the pain goes away on its...

You might be wondering what the *&%# does the neck have to do with low back pain. And, I completely understand if that was your first reaction. But, give me a little time and...

Lower back pain is a nightmare. No matter how mild or severe it intrudes in your life, limits your participation and performance, and drains you.  And, lower back pain is both a...