Whiplash is one of the most common injuries in car accidents and also one of the most commonly overlooked. That’s because the symptoms of whiplash don’t become obvious days or weeks after the accident. Car accident victims might not feel any pain for a while and think that they’re perfectly alright. However,
This time of year can be full of sick days, nagging coughs, tired eyes, and sleepless nights, but it doesn’t have to be. What if you could get better faster, avoid antibiotics, avoid doctors visits, and get sick less often? Too often we assume we are at the mercy of whatever sickness may be coming our way,
Sports medicine and rehab medicine are their own specialties with powerful and effective care for athletes. Chiropractic care is, by many, considered a part of sports medicine because of the benefits it can offer any level of athlete. Chiropractic adjustments enhance the effectiveness of all other types of sports medicine.
Neck pain is one of the top contributors to the epic levels of musculoskeletal pain issues costing up to $18 billion in lost wages per year. While your actual neck is relatively small, neck pain is a big deal and causes big pain. LifeWorks Integrative Health is your neck pain specialist for both acute and chronic.
During the time of year when sickness is more common and easily spread, special attention must be paid to the immune system. There are many ways in which one can strengthen, support and build up the immune system. Decreasing sugar intake, regular exercise, immune supporting herbs, vitamins, and minerals, and regularly scheduled chiropractic adjustments are foundational to supporting the immune system.
Chiropractic medicine at the core is the use of vertebral subluxation to align and balance the body. While the scope of health and wellness tools that a chiropractor may use and even specialize may be broad, the core, fundamental foundation of chiropractic care is in the proper alignment of the spine. This is called vertebral subluxation or as some call it,
Pregnancy can be one of the most exciting times in the life of your family and can also come with so many questions. Many of those questions surrounding what you can and can’t do and use for the variety of discomforts that inevitable come with pregnancy. The toll that pregnancy takes on the body is high and will cause pain and discomfort at some point.
For most people, driving a car is part of everyday living. Whether it is commuting to work, going to the grocery store, or dropping your kids off at school, there is no doubt that the America we live in is largely car based. According to the American Time Survey,
Trigger points are a common cause of musculoskeletal pain including headache, neck pain, and low back pain. Trigger points are “knots” of hard, tight muscle tissue. They often occur in number around injuries. These small patches of tight muscle fibers can cause pain, complicate pain, and mimic other pain problems. Therefore releasing them through trigger point therapy injections can be a very useful addition to exercise and chiropractic care routines.
The gut-brain connection is the system within your body that facilitates a two way communication between the GI tract and the brain. The gut or GI tract has its own nervous system called the enteric nervous system (ENS) which means there is a complex signaling system from the gut to the other parts of the body.