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Our Hands, Your Health: Spinal Adjustment After the Holiday Season
After the holidays, hit the reset button with spinal adjustment As 2018 approaches, many of us are distracted by the myriad engagements of a busy holiday schedule. As a consequence, many of our normal routines are chucked out the window. The health our spines can be easy to lose sight of amidst the holidays, as…
This Holiday Season, Keep Pain Relief Natural
The holidays offer myriad ways to not focus on our health Between christmas parties, family engagements, and shopping til you drop, it can be hard to keep your health in perspective. Many of us will reach the end of the holiday season at the end of our rope, both physically and mentally. Along the way,…
Keeping your Spine Happy this Holiday Season
When it comes to holiday health objectives, focus on your spine Spinal health is the gift that keeps on giving. Ask anyone with chronic back pain- if they could get back to a vantage point of having no pain, they would trade all the christmas gifts in the world for it. But Christmas offers a…
Preserving the Spinal Health of Young Athletes in Alameda
Our spines were all young once upon a time… When it comes to spinal health, our youth don’t know how good they have it! Because the structures and muscles of our spines are naturally resilient at a young age, we rarely put thought into taking extra-special care of this pinnacle of health. One further advantage…
Remaining Active to Defeat Sarcopenia
Sarcopenia is age-related muscle loss It is going to happen to all of us; at some point in our 30s we begin to slowly, but steadily lose muscle mass. As we approach seniority between the ages of 65-75, this muscle loss accelerates. Losing muscle mass is a leading contributor to frailty and loss of independence…
Sciatic Nerve Pain in Alameda
Sciatica in the Bay Area Sciatica is a commonly-experienced condition that affects people in a variety ways. The pain can be mild to severe and frequency ranges from intermittent to chronic and constant. But there are several hallmarks of sciatica that leave a mark on your quality of life, including: Feelings of burning, tingling numbness…
Your Back Pain Treatment Should Be as Unique as Your Spine
Your spine is completely unique- every motion and action in your life has made it that way But many of our most common motions and actions lead our spines down the road toward nonspecific back pain. It is part of the reality of growing old- our bodies become less maleable and more stiff; our muscle…
Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression with the DRX9000
Spinal decompression is pressure relief for your spine Our spines are always under pressure- you simply can’t escape the downward force of gravity. But as we grow older, our spines become less resistant to the omnipresence of compression and we start to feel its effects more acutely- generalized back pain, sciatica, herniated discs and degnerative…
Knowledge is Spinal Health: Getting to Know the Spinal Motion Segment
Good spinal health begins with having all the facts in hand: have you heard of spinal motion segments? Spinal motion segments have two main functions: facilitating movement of the upper body and stabilizing the spine in order to prevent injury from excessive movement. They consist of: 2 vertebrae, 2 facet joints, 1 intervertebral disc and a…
Is your Workplace Putting Your Spine at Risk?
Don’t let ergonomic injuries become your workplace reality Bad ergonomics are a chiropractor’s worst nightmare. And unfortunately, they are for more common than good ergonomics in most workplace settings. The fact is, few employers care enough, or can invest enough, in the ergonomics of the office to truly benefit their employees. That means it is…