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Do you know what dry needling is? Have you ever had it done? Here are the top 5 most commonly asked questions we get about dry needling in the office: 1) What is dry needling? Dry needling is a skilled intervention performed by a healthcare professional. It involves the insertion of a fine filiform needle into the body to stimulate a healing response in the presence of neuromusculoskeletal issues and movement dysfunction. 2️) How is dry needling different from acupuncture? T

I think we have all noticed that when we spend too much time on our phones, computers, and tablets, which is a lot more these days, that our forearms and wrist seem to ache a bit or at the very least feel really tight. Add in our recreational activities such as golf, weightlifting, CrossFit, tennis, cycling, rock climbing, etc. it becomes apparent that we need focus on our arm health! Take a second and run your thumb up your forearm muscles. Did you find some tight and tender

This is a question we usually get asked at least once a month so let’s talk about the importance of a quality exam. In most cases low back pain, rib pain, neck pain, and headaches are what they seem to be. However, it is those few times when they are due to other issues, sometimes serious issues, that the exam is the only way we would have found the cause and gotten our patient the treatment they needed. Last year I had an elderly patient come in with low back and neck pain.

More and more people are discovering chiropractors are not taking insurance plans.  This obviously leads to the question . . . why? The decision is not the same for all doctors so we cannot answer this for everyone, but we can give you a little insight on what led us to move towards a cash-based practice. The leading factor for this decision was time.  Our practice is focused on getting people moving pain free as quickly as possible.  This means we want to limit the number of

Recently a colleague mentioned that he wrote down every question he received from his patients during visits because he knows they are not the only one with those same questions. So, following in his footsteps here is one that we hear a lot in our office. Why electrolytes? Hydration is key in helping us stay healthy and active, but it is just one tool and as we know we can’t fix everything with just a hammer. Let’s take a quick look at the 7 different types of electrolytes an

Allergy season is here and now is a great time to start thinking about what you can do so that allergy season doesn’t turn into sinus infection season. First, we all need to look around and maybe admit that we might have partaken in a few more sugary treats and a few more comfort foods than we would like to think. Remember, what we put in our bodies directly affects our body’s immune system and seasonal allergies are an immune response to the environment. Do you find yourself

What do you picture when you think about laser therapy? Do you picture the lasers from movies like Star Wars or do you picture a mad scientist threatening to torture his or her nemesis? Truth is laser therapy is not that dangerous or maybe not as cool as lasers in the movies, but it does provide some pretty cool results and it is painless! How does it work? I will try to keep this short, sweet and not too nerdy. Our cells are sensitive to light and different types of light ha

In hopes that we will soon find some normalcy in life lets talk about our most complicated joint in our body. This joint, mind you there are two of them that allows for double the complications, allows us to do the most mundane task, such as reaching for a paperclip, and allows us to perform skilled movements like throwing, swimming, climbing, pulling, and lifting. Our shoulders are incredible tools that we typically take for granted. That is until we have pain trying to do s

What is so important about Vitamin D? With our current environment it is crucial that we are focusing on our overall health. We must accept that our overall health is directly in our control through diet and exercise. Washing our hands will only take us so far but our lifestyle choices will place our bodies in the best possible position to handle any exposures that will test our immune system. Why Vitamin D? Vitamin D is a hormone that is synthesized in our skin when we are

The flu season is quickly approaching and one hot topic that always comes up is “should I get the flu shot?” Ultimately, this decision needs to be made by you. However, there are some things you can do to prepare yourself for the upcoming flu season…or should we think of it as the upcoming “Sugar Season”? Let’s think about what our exposure to sugar will be like from the end of October to the first part of April. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine’s and Easter e

Back pain affects 80% of the population at some point in their life. Chiropractic care has been proven to be a highly effective treatment.