TAKE THE PLUNGE

It is May in Indianapolis and it is already hot.  Our thermometer here at Meridian Chiropractic is registering in the upper 80′s and we all know it will only get hotter. With the sun shining and temperatures warming up, many of us turn our thoughts to getting outside, gardening and firing up the BBQ.  But let’s [...]

The Science of Chiropractic

This document was written to explain the science of chiropractic.  Most of the physiology discussed was prepared by Dr. James L. Chestnut B.Ed.,  M.Sc., D.C., C.C.W.P. You have 24 movable bones in your spine called vertebrae.  Whenever two of these vertebrae bones come together at an articulation or joint, there can be movement.  There can be [...]

IT ISN’T JUST FOR ADULTS ANYMORE

When you first walk into the Meridian Chiropractic Clinic, you can see a poster of a little boy about 18 months old with the caption “What about me?” Many patients who are also parents are often surprised when asked if they would like their son or daughter to be seen by the chiropractor.  However, chiropractic [...]

HEAT OR ICE….THAT IS THE QUESTION

We’ve all been there.  We slept “funny” and woke up with a stiff neck.  We overdid it with yard work or shoveling snow and now our back is sore.  We just returned from spring break that meant a long car ride or flight and now our neck and back are aggravated with pain and stiffness. [...]

SO MANY VITAMINS. SO LITTLE TIME

If you are like most Americans, you take at least one vitamin supplement to boost your health.  But are you taking the right ones?  Do you need to take vitamins al all?  How do you know which are the right ones?  Is it possible to take too many or too little of any particular vitamin?  It can [...]

Dr. Phil’s chiropractor

Hello all.  Just wanted to let everyone know that Dr. Phil’s chiropractor will be a guest on the Dr. Phil Show Wednesday, March 14.  Check your local listings for time and station. Dr. Fabrizio Mancini is currently the president of Parker Chiropractic College in Texas.  He is a pillar in my profession.  You will enjoy what [...]

A PAIN IN THE BACK

Do you suffer from frequent back pain?  Your Indianapolis chiropractor may tell you that it isn’t because you slept “funny” or you lifted that snow shovel the wrong way.  Continual back pain is not generally caused by one specific event but by a series of events combined. However, back pain complaints are 2nd only to [...]

Live to be 100?

Did you ever think you wanted to live to be 100 years old? Your Indianapolis chiropractor will tell you that there are a few lifestyle changes that you could make today that will help you live a linger and fuller life. Experts used to say that your life span was largely genetic.  How long you [...]

A PAIN IN THE NECK

As an Indianapolis Chiropractor, I get specific articles sent to me from time to time.  A recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that spinal manipulations and exercise are more effective at relieving neck pain than taking pain medication. In a study, participants were divided into three groups.  One group received manipulations from [...]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

It’s that time of year again where we all look back on the past year and think “shoulda, coulda, woulda.” So, we wipe the slate clean for the new year and make a New Year’s resolution. We all have them…..lose weight, exercise more, stop smoking, pay off debt or simply be a better freiend or [...]