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…
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…
+ …And I didn’t even have fun getting it! When we were young we had pain after doing something crazy, sports, something, something we could pin down as the source. Now we wake up in the morning and have pain “for no good reason”. You don’t know how many times I have heard “I didn’t…
I am a parent of three wonderful children. It has always been my job, as it is any parent, to protect my children from harm or injury. As parents we would never intentionally put our children is danger. Yet, every ride on the school bus, every time playing on the playground or playing sports there…
What Causes Neck Pain? At any one time a 10% of the world’s population is suffering with neck pain, you know, the “normal” neck pain. While neck pain is very “common” it is not normal. Whether it is due to an injury, our work, sports or too much phone/computer time, a similar process happens. Let’s…
Headaches-Chiropractic Treatment Over the last few weeks we have talked about different types of headaches, common causes and things that you can do at home to help. What I want to discuss today is what we do as chiropractors. During the physical exam some of the main things we are looking for are; posture, aberrant…
Headaches – A Multifaceted Approach If you have seen any of our recent Facebook posts you would know that we have been talking about headaches this month (if not here is a link to our page; https://www.facebook.com/BeverlyMAChiropractor/). The first step in any is a thorough history and a comprehensive exam. Regardless of the type of…
One of the many reasons patients call our office is because they suffer with headaches. Headaches are always a challenge as not only are there many types; Primary, tension, cluster, migraine, secondary, allergy/sinus, hormone, caffeine, exertion, hypertension, rebound, post-traumatic…(you get the point), there also are many causes. At In8 Wellness Center our main goal is to find…
Society’s current workplaces and lifestyles put a lot of stress on our neck. If you also add car accidents and falls to the equation, we end up with some big problems. Think about this: Based on physics, a 9.5-pound head shifted forward just 1.89″ now effectively weighs 27.4 lbs. instead of the original 9.5. That…
I often hear my patients offhandedly mention they just get the “normal” headaches in my practice. I actually hear this in reference to many of the conditions for which patients seek treatment. My response is always the same, “headaches are very common, but they are not normal”. And also that goes also for neck and…