Ever wake up in the morning and notice one or both of your hands/arms are numb? This is usually due to a disorder called Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome is a group of disorders that occur when blood vessels or nerves in the space between your collarbone and your first rib (thoracic outlet) are compressed. [...]
Stress is a reality of modern living. Especially in Western Society, where longer hours are being worked and the media is constantly overloading our senses with the latest tragedy. With complicated daily routines it’s easy to see why many people experience anxiety levels ranging from mild to severe. The good news is that chiropractic care [...]
Gardening Gardening is a great outdoor activity that the whole family can enjoy. It is something my sons, wife and I took interest in a few years ago and it has been a great addition to the summer routine. However, like any activity injury can occur if not done properly. Here are a few helpful [...]
Chiropractic care has continued to grow in popularity over recent years, as more and more individuals embrace the idea of whole body health and the benefits it offers. Once considered a form of alternative medicine, chiropractic treatments are more and more becoming a mainstream treatment practice by both health insurance companies, as well as the [...]
I’ve decided to designate a handful of future posts to discuss injuries or medical terms that are often used but may have people wondering what they really are/mean. I figured I would start with bursitis as I had two patients come in today with bursitis and were under the impression that it was a [...]
I can’t tell you the number of times I hear patients say “I thought it would get better on its own”. Unfortunately, the reality is it rarely does. It’s not that the human body isn’t capable of healing itself, it just sometimes needs a little bit of help. Here are a few things you [...]
Our New Office A look into our new Clayton Heights Chiropractic office!
As I previously discussed in another post, there are a variety of arthridities and each have various effects on different joints of the body. Arguably, the most common arthritis seen in medical clinics is osteoarthritis. In non-medical jargon, osteoarthritis is best described as wear-and-tear damage to the joints and is sometimes known as degenerative joint disease. [...]
It is better to grow healthy kids than to fix injured adults. I’ve had a few questions recently if kids can receive chiropractic care and if it is necessary. The answer is of course! Like adults, kids have joints that can slip out of proper alignment and need to be restored with chiropractic. When the [...]
One third of Americans and Canadians suffer from headaches. Tension headaches are the most common, these headaches can be felt on both sides of the head as a dull, steady pain that often becomes intense at the end of the day. Unfortunately, traditional medicine has little to offer chronic headache sufferers. Pain medicine [...]
