Halloween….Thanksgiving….Christmas..Tis the season for more stress. Lots of party planning, mammoth shopping expeditions, disrupted schedules and emotions that run high all have the potential to threaten the health of your spine. Even if you are not prone to back pain or neck pain, how you do you keep it all […]
Back pain
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Stand up straight! Don’t slouch! You probably heard that a thousand times from your parents when you were growing up. And it was great advice. Our own self-image and the way others view us is directly related to our posture. People who stand up straight and carry themselves in a […]
Twenty years ago, going to your Indianapolis chiropractor was a little like having a bowl of Rice Krispies. The most you could expect was a little “snap, crackle or pop.” Today, the chiropractic profession is seen as a more viable option in the treatment of the spine and it’s dysfunctions. […]
Congratulations! You have been seeing your Indianapolis chiropractor for weeks now and you are feeling much better. Your back pain and discomfort are gone and you feel like you are able to go about your day enjoying your normal activities. But now you have an important decision to make. Will […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Healing hands are the best. In a recent article of Consumer Reports, 34,000 readers took part in a survey to determine what worked best in the treatment of back pain and headaches. Treatments were ranked as to what helped a lot, helped some, helped a little, or were no help […]
Did you know that the average person spends over 1/3 of his life in bed? And are you one of the 40-60% of the population that have had some trouble sleeping? Many factors can lead to difficulty in sleeping such as daily stress from jobs and family. Back pain and […]