Bottom Line: In the last few years, alarming news about opioids has come to light, and it hasn’t been pretty. In 2016, over 500,000 people were hospitalized - and 33,000 died - due to these dangerous drugs. Many of these individuals were taking medications for spine-related...
Bottom Line: Thomas Edison famously once said, “The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and the cause and prevention of disease.” With medical journals now supporting the use of Chiropractic...
Bottom Line: For years, opioid medications were commonly prescribed for people with back injuries. As a matter of fact, doctors have written enough opioid prescriptions for every adult in the US to have a bottle. This practice has led to the devastation of millions of lives....
Bottom Line: Up to one-third of Americans live with chronic pain on a daily basis, and many have become reliant upon opioids to treat it. It seems as though a day doesn’t pass without seeing a tragic story linked to opioids in the news. And while...
Bottom Line: Crossfitters are focused on strength and conditioning, with a healthy dose of competition mixed in. And if you are looking to improve your WOD (that’s workout a day for the uninitiated), then you need a plan to achieve your best performance, while making sure...
Bottom Line: The business of sports is a multi-billion dollar industry worldwide. Athletes are given access to a variety of the best healthcare options to help them play at the highest level possible. Over the past few years, you may have noticed some familiar faces on...
Bottom Line: Pinched nerves are not exactly what most people would call a good time. A pinched or compressed nerve can cause pain, numbness, tingling, or weakness in your arm or leg. It can be debilitating! When the nerves are leaving your spinal column they...
Bottom Line: You turn your head or bend down to lift something and “CRACK”! What is it? Did you injure something? The first time that happens can be terrifying. Well, you don’t need to worry. That cracking sound is most likely not a broken bone....
Bottom Line: Sciatica is leg pain, numbness, or tingling, that originates in your low back. And wow can it hurt! The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in your body. It is made up of individual branches (or nerve roots) in your lower back that...
Low back pain (LBP) can arise from a number of structures like the intervertebral discs; the facet joints; the muscles and their attachments; the ligaments that hold bones together; the hip and the sacroiliac (SI) joints. Pain can even arise from a number of structures...