Today’s post is a short video that discusses my personal background with chiropractic care, what makes my office unique and the types of conditions that we treat at our office.
Category Archives: Chiropractic
What makes you different from other chiropractors?
A Chiropractor’s Education
These days, the education that a chiropractor receives is quite similar to what medical practitioners receive.
In fact, a recent study says that chiropractic and medical curricula are “more similar than dissimilar.” Most chiropractic colleges require a Bachelor’s degree before enrollment. A doctor of chiropractic’s training generally requires a minimum of five years of college study.
Obviously, medical [...]
Is Your Kids Backpack Causing Back Pain
Back pain is pervasive among American adults, but a new and disturbing trend is emerging. Young children are suffering from back pain much earlier than previous generations, and the use of overweight backpacks is a contributing factor. In fact, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that backpack-related injuries sent more than 7,000 people to [...]
The Above Down Inside Out Idea
One question I often get asked as a chiropractor; What is Chiropractic? There is a enormous lack of understanding on what chiropractic is? BJ Palmer, the founder of Chiropractic developed the term Above-Down-Inside-Out. This one term helps to explain what chiropractic is.
Chiropractors believe that the body can heal itself from the inside-out, if there is [...]
What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? How To Treat It
Carpal tunnel syndrome is the result of a repetitive use injury caused when the median nerve, which originates in the neck, travels down the arm and crosses the wrist, gets compressed from repeated use of the hands. Often people who work on a computer get carpal tunnel syndrome, but it can also be caused by [...]