What is a functional movement? Functional movement refers to the coordinated use of multiple muscle groups to perform everyday activities and tasks. These movements typically include many joint and muscle actions that mimic the natural patterns of human movement. Functional movements are fundamental to daily life and are often categorized into different patterns such as…
Joints. Why Chiropractors love them, and you should too! Joint health is of utmost importance when considering overall spinal health and should be considered an essential daily hygiene. In a healthy joint, the bones are aligned and positioned in a way that allows them to move smoothly and efficiently. The joint surfaces, which are covered…
Do you look in the mirror and notice that one shoulder is higher than the other? When looking at yourself from the side do you notice a hump in your mid back or at the base of your neck? Do you feel or see a twist in your spine or notice you tend to “pop”…
5 Ways to Gain a Limitless Brain Have you noticed increased brain fog or trouble focusing throughout the day? Do you have chronic or unexplainable pain? Do you ever feel “off” or do you notice increased fatigue? All of these symptoms are common amongst people who have poor brain health. Here are 5 guidelines to…
Eye Movements: A Window to Assessing Nervous System Function The eyes and how they move are very important indicators of how well our brains are working. Many health professionals use eye movement assessments to test their patients’ nervous systems. The eyes are key contributors to how we understand where our bodies are in space as…
Low Back Pain and Exercises When we address low back pain in our office a major component, along with the chiropractic adjustment, is rehabilitation exercises. Based on how acute the patient is when they present into the office we will put together a specific program based on our exam findings. I come from the philosophy…
Mid back pain is not one of the most common reasons why people come into our office, but it is none less important. Our mid back or thoracic spine tends to be more stable because we have the attachments of the ribs. But, having decreased thoracic mobility can certainly end up leading to neck and…
NECK PAIN One of the most common reasons people seek chiropractic care is neck pain. And this is something that we have had tremendous results in helping people with. As stated in one of my prior blog posts at any one time 10% of the world’s population is suffering with neck pain. I think over…
My Favorite Things As we are heading into the winter, these shorter cooler days, I wanted to go over a few things that I have incorporated into my life. Some of these things I have gotten from patients and some just with my experience over time. Heated Mattress Pad One thing to make this hibernation…
In our last Blog, we talked about some releases for our lats to help with any kind of restriction that might lead to the dreaded chicken wing swing fault, so what I want to talk about now is the squat test that we do in the TPI screening. So in the squat test, we’re looking…