As a chiropractor in Springfield, VA, my passion is to help my patients live as fulfilling a lifestyle as possible. When back pain happens, many people are shocked and depending on the severity of their pain, they may feel overwhelmed and helpless. Very few people take the initiative to research ways of preventing recurring back [...]
Monthly Archives: January 2010
Chiropractic Care For Headaches
Headaches are unpleasant whether frequent, infrequent or life-stopping like migraines. Nobody wants them. Most people suffering from headache turn toward pain relief medications. Though medications are effective in suppressing the symptoms, the headache keeps running its marathon in your head. I would recommend you to take a look at what could be causing your headache [...]
Proper Lifting Techniques to Avoid Lower Back Pain
Many times patients arrive at my chiropractic office in Springfield, VA with lower back pain that presented itself after lifting a heavy object. Using incorrect lifting techniques can cause injury resulting in sudden and severe pain. Without a doubt, this type of injury can almost always be prevented if proper lifting techniques had been used.
Unless [...]
Weekly Health Update
Mental Attitude: US children are depressed: According to an alarming study, in 2007 8% of children in the US, ages 12-17, had a Major Depressive Episode! National Health Interview Survey, 2008
Health Alert: Children are still smoking: A shocking survey showed 50% of high school students tried smoking in 2008, and 25% of children ages 12 [...]
Know someone with forward head posture?
Neck pain, fatigue, carpel tunnel syndrome, TMJ syndrome, fibromyalgia, headaches and many more conditions can be caused by how you hold your head. An estimated 90% of the population do have a forward head posture. In my chiropractic office in Springfield, VA, 9 out of 10 patients will have a forward head posture. But how [...]