What Can a Chiropractor Do for Plantar Fasciitis?

What Can a Chiropractor Do for Plantar Fasciitis?

Two types of footwear secretly make me cringe when I spot them.  They are cheap flip-flops and ballet flats.  These shoes and prolonged barefoot walking on concrete or tile can create the perfect storm for prompting plantar fasciitis. What is plantar fasciitis? The...
Mechanical low back pain, what exactly is it?

Mechanical low back pain, what exactly is it?

The other day, a new patient asked me why they were experiencing low back pain. They wanted to know how something so intense had shown up so quickly. What a loaded question! I happily launched into what is by far the most common cause and mechanism of lower back pain....
Tension Headaches

Tension Headaches

Tension headaches are the most common types of headaches and they can be effectively treated. In fact, tension headaches are one of the most common conditions that bring patients into our clinic looking for treatment and relief. Tension headaches can be very impactful...
Watching Your Posture With Technology

Watching Your Posture With Technology

Watch your Posture! As technologies have advanced, so has our ways of doing work, communicating with others, our habits and past times. However, our handheld devices can cause injury to our spines if not used with care. Did you know that bending your head to look at...
Backpack Safety

Backpack Safety

Back to school time can be an exciting time, but there are some things that you need to think about while getting ready for the new school year. Did you know that more than 50 percent of young people experience at least one episode of low back pain by their teenage...