Participation in sports or exercise is an important step in maintaining your health. Exercise strengthens your heart, bones, and joints and reduces stress, among many other benefits. Unfortunately, injuries during participation in sports are all too common and one of most common injuries we treat at my chiropractic in Springfield, VA. Often, these injuries occur [...]
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Headaches: Causes and Treatment
Few conditions leave their victims as miserable and agitated as headaches. There are many causes of headaches including stress, odors, bright lights, noise, fatigue, certain foods, hormonal shifts, allergies, as well as genetic predisposition. With all the possible causes of headaches, it’s not surprising many people seek help from many different approaches such as conventional [...]
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 [...]
A New Treatment Option For Spinal Stenosis
Our bodies go through changes as we age. In the spine, the vertebrae may develop arthritis, and the intervertebral discs may bulge. All of these changes, alone or in combination, may lead to spinal stenosis. Spinal stenosis is a medical condition in which the spinal canal narrows and compresses the spinal cord and nerves. This [...]