I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking that you have lived with back pain for as long as you can remember and all the talk about decompression as a means to eliminate your pain once and for all is too good to be true. But that’s just not the case.

Decompression is an FDA approved approach to both reduce and eliminate pain in the upper back, neck, lumbar region, and sciatica pain in a non-invasive, non-surgical method and in a relatively short amount of time. Stop thinking that...

There are several millions of Americans out there suffering everyday from back pain. This pain is affecting their daily lives and disallowing them to function normally. If this sounds anything like the life you lead, you should consider decompression therapy by a certified doctor or chiropractic.

Regardless of how long you have suffered with the nagging pain in your back, you should, at the very least, visit a chiropractor, get an evaluation, and weigh your options. Decompression can go a long way at...

There are many reasons for headaches. You may have slept in the wrong position, worked too many hours in the hot sun or in front of a hot computer. Or you may have slept in the wrong position in the bathtub after too many margaritas. All of these are valid reasons for some pain in the brain. However, whatever the cause, headaches should not be chronic.

If you are suffering from mild to moderate or severe skull pain on a daily basis, this is a sign something is not right in your world. If it’s because...

Not every headache is the same. Some headaches are the result of tension, others blood pressure changes in the skull, and still others from disease. Most headaches, about 90%, fall into the category of primary headaches and include tension, migraine, and cluster headaches. The other 10% are unusual cases resulting from things like tumors, sinus infections, and inappropriate pressure within the head; we won’t be addressing those here.

Tension headaches are the result of tight muscles...

While sports are recognized as an important step as part of the body’s physical activity, many do not take proper care of their bodies when engaging in such activity.  With the different kinds of sports injuries, chiropractic care is valuable as a method of preventing and treating sports injuries.

Tendinosis
There are a number of “overuse syndromes” where overuse of a particular joint or joints in the body results in one of these conditions.  Tendinosis is a common injury where the tendon becomes inflamed...

Migraine headaches are a very debilitating condition to endure.  The symptoms involved can ruin your daily activities and make life very difficult if migraines persist.  Treatment options are varied for migraine headaches.  Mainstream medicine will often combat migraine headaches with medications which are not always warranted.  If you suffer from migraine headaches you should consider chiropractic care to help with the symptoms and seek to attack the cause.

Migraine headaches are characterized by a wide variety of interfering symptoms. ...

Acute neck pain is defined as pain that comes on suddenly.  This is the kind of thing you experience when you wake up in the morning with a stiff neck or if you overexert yourself at the gym.

These kinds of neck injuries are rarely serious and just indicate one of several inconvenient situations.  For many people home care is sufficient to produce good results.  Pain management is simple and follows common procedures.

Overuse of Neck Injuries
If you help someone move or shovel the driveway, you may find yourself experiencing...

As anyone who has ever suffered from them can tell you, headaches are no fun.  They cost the country billions of dollars in lost productivity annually.  For those who suffer from headaches regularly, life can become very challenging.

In extreme cases, headache sufferers feel like they are going from episode to episode waiting for the next one to come.  Quality of life suffers tremendously and the condition affects not only the sufferer but also their family, friends, and colleagues.

There are a number of commonly used alternative...

For many women, along with the joys of pregnancy comes back pain. Most women consider this a simple side effect of pregnancy and take it like a trooper. Others seek chiropractic treatment. After all, why suffer with back pain if you do not have to?

The main concern for women is the baby. Women know that anything ingested can adversely affect the baby. However, chiropractics is a whole other story. Women do not know how chiropractic treatments will affect the baby, which makes the leery of going to see a chiropractor.

Currently,...

Every day I wake up and think about my weight and the words weight loss; the two most guilt imposing and confidence busting words I can think of.  I am obsessed with those two words and the implications of their meaning.  I have never been heavy, but in the last five years I have gained an astounding 36 pounds.  Being only 5′4, I am no longer petite and cute wearing the latest fashions; instead I’ve become a round person who dresses in black to hide her body. Where the heck did all my curves go? Where did I go?
Well, it doesn’t...