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4 Reasons to See a Chiropractor Instead of Your Primary Care Doctor if You Have Back and Neck Pain
4 reasons to see a chiropractor instead of your primary care doctor if you have back and neck pain Nearly 35 million people a year visit their Chiropractors, according to the American Chiropractic Association. Doctors of Chiropractic specialize in musculoskeletal disorders and are the third-largest health profession behind only medical doctors and dentists. Here are…
What is the Popping and Cracking Sound Heard During a Chiropractic Adjustment?
What Is The Popping And Cracking Sound Heard During A Chiropractic Adjustment? Play Video As a Chiropractor, I’m often asked… What is the popping and cracking sound that I hear during a chiropractic adjustment? In between the vertebrae, we have the facet joints. These are the joints that bring the vertebrae together and allow the…
How Many Visits To The Chiropractor Before I Feel Better?
How Many Visits To The Chiropractor Before I Feel Better? I am often asked how many visits will it take to fix someone’s condition and make them feel better. This is a good question and an important question to address with your chiropractor when you begin treatment. The right answer to this question is that…
How Your Chiropractor Can Ease Pinched Nerves
How Your Chiropractor Can Ease Pinched Nerves One of the most common conditions treated by a chiropractor is pinched nerves in the neck and lower back. When a nerve is pinched in the mid-back, pain radiates out to the sides along the ribs and can even go into the chest. It is much less common…
Can Chiropractors Help with Sleep?
Can Chiropractors help with sleep? It’s recommended that we get between seven to nine hours of sleep a night. Sadly, for many, getting an adequate amount of sleep each night is a significant problem. Chronic sleep deprivation causes inflammation systemically in the entire body, raises insulin and cortisol levels, increases the risk of heart disease,…
Spinal Stenosis: Causes and Treatment
SPINAL STENOSIS: CAUSES AND TREATMENT What is spinal stenosis? Spinal stenosis is simply a narrowing of the canals in which the spinal cord runs through or in which the spinal nerve roots exit from the spinal cord. These canals can narrow from several different conditions or a combination of multiple conditions at once, leading to the…