Should Your Chiropractor Be Treating Headaches? A Gonstead chiropractor can treat various conditions, including chronic headaches, migraines, fibromyalgia, and other chronic pain syndromes. When treating headaches, a Gonstead chiropractic care provider can pinpoint areas in your spine likely contributing to or causing the problem. They’re a tremendous asset to your headache...
Should You Get A Standing Desk for Back Pain? We do it all the time. We do it while driving, working, eating, watching TV, waiting for appointments, and even while going to the bathroom. We sit constantly, and because of too much sitting, symptoms of neck and back pain worsen. Back pain...
6 Ways to Treat and Prevent Hormonal Migraines Today we are talking hormonal migraines. How to Prevent Hormonal Migraines Women get more migraines than men, and hormonal (or menstrual) migraines affect more than 50 percent of women who suffer from migraines. Many women have found success with starting a menstrual diary, recording when...
Every chiropractic case that comes into my office presents with a unique combination of challenges. The Gonstead technique helps trained chiropractors identify all the core structural issues in the spine and design a plan to restore them for excellent results. The Basic Concepts of a Gonstead Adjustment Think of your...
7 Uncomfortable Questions For and From Your Chiropractor When you’re looking for a new chiropractor, you’ll have to be ready to face some uncomfortable questions. Sometimes, you’ll have to discuss your sexual health. It’s usually awkward for a few moments, but the information is valuable in helping your chiropractor develop...
Lower Back and Gut Pain: Are They Related? You have a second brain. If that's not the coolest thing you've read today, you should take a nap and wake up to reread it. Not many people realize they can see a chiropractor for back and gut pain. They are related systems, and...
Had an Accident? What Type of Doctor do you Need? For accident injuries, the type of doctor you see will depend on the extent of your injuries. One of three things will happen after an accident: You walk away without any injuries, You sustain mild-to-moderate injuries that require a visit to urgent care or a trip to your primary care doctor’s office,...
How the Brain Changes in Whiplash Injuries Imagine what it would be like to have a fall or accident in your teens, only to suffer from those whiplash symptoms decades later. That’s what happened to my patient, Bob. Bob is a 57-year-old-man who came to me in my Norwalk clinic because he’d been...
Youth Sports Injuries: Are Girls More Fragile Than Boys? Youth sports injuries are common in a chiropractor’s office. We treat kids’ athletic injuries regularly, especially in high school and summer camp favorites like volleyball, football, soccer, swimming, and tennis. Common injuries usually have to do with the elbows, neck, shoulders, and back. I...
How to Protect Your Back When Gardening You can smell it in the air—it’s gardening time! I love my garden. I can’t wait to get my hands in the earth and start planting. Gardening is an excellent way to get physical activity and is rewarding in so many ways. Still, strenuous activities...