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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...

 Chronic Fatigue is like the quicksand of chronic health issues. The more you struggle to escape its grip the tighter that grip can feel. The combination of chronic fatigue and...

I work hard to help all my clients get out of pain as quickly as possible and return to all the activities they love. But, if eliminating back pain is the goal, there is a really...

 Fibromyalgia is devastating. And, it is even more challenging when you see that famed institutions like the Mayo Clinic state that “treatment can help but this condition can’t...

How could I say it doesn’t matter if what you have is Fibromyalgia or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? One reason is that these are labels for constellations of symptoms for which there...

The first thing to realize is that stress is much different and much more than you realize. When most of us think of stress we think of just the emotional stress we experience...

That sounds like a bit of overkill, an outright exaggeration doesn’t it? The National Institute of Health has stated that “research shows that almost every system in the body can...

The top three causes of death in the US are Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, and Neurodegenerative Disease. If you can avoid or delay the onset of these diseases the result is...

Stress is the single common denominator in almost all health challenges. Even the National Institute of Health acknowledges that stress has a major influence upon our mood, sense...

Sciatica is a challenging and puzzling condition. Most commonly it is felt that sciatica is an injury or irritation to the sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve comes from nerves in...

Nobody wants to experience neck pain any more than they want to be a pain in the neck. Even the Mayo Clinic says that neck pain is common and that osteoarthritis is a common...

Pain is an interesting condition. Did you know there is no way to measure pain? It’s entirely subjective, meaning we each have our own unique experience of pain. Some people have...

There are headaches commonly accepted as originating from the neck and they are called Cervicogenic Headaches. They come from bony structures and soft tissues of the neck. At...

First, don’t get me wrong. I’m all in favor of you eliminating your low back pain. A lot of people present to my office seeking just that, relief of pain. It can be a strong...

Are you one of the more than 3 million US cases per year of low back pain? You don’t have to be one of those statistics. Not only does low back pain interfere with your ability...

Not only can Sacroiliac problems be extremely painful they can be challenging to diagnose and really limiting to our ability to do almost anything. And, they’re often very...

Right from the start I want to clear up the headline of this article. Chiropractic doesn’t have curative powers because the curative powers lie within the body. The great gift of...

I’m always a bit amazed when people looking for a chiropractor in Grass Valley will ask questions that have nothing to do with the care they might receive. The first question...