Back pain requires a coordinated treatment plan If you live a life that is defined by chronic, or regularly-occuring, back pain, it is time to put your foot down and seek treatment. Yes, the human body is resilient enough to suffer for years with back pain symptoms, but what is it doing to your quality…

Breastfeeding puts your body at an odd angle Even though you stop thinking about it after a while, you are craning your neck and hunching your back over; this is a flexion-based position that increases compression on your spine and leaves many mothers stiff and sore. There is already enough to contend with as a…

Don’t let osteoporosis become a part of your life This condition has no outward symptoms- osteoporosis doesn’t hurt. But the broken bones it causes do hurt, and they can have far-reaching impacts on your life. Osteoporosis is a condition perennially associated with old age, but this dated narrative leaves out the fact that it can…

Nothing ruins a vacation quicker than back pain Traveling takes us out of our comfort zone and this means something more significant when you already live with back pain. A long trip comes with a fine line between excitement and trepidation at the thought of hours spent in transit. At Associates in Chiropractic, our goal…

This could be the most important move you make all day Many of us feel stiff and sore in the morning time. While sleep is restorative, the lack of movement can cause a certain amount of discomfort upon waking. The difference is what you do at this crucial point: do you simply ignore the stiffness,…

Pregnancy: the perfect recipe for sciatica Let’s find out why sciatica is so prevalent in pregnancy. The spine of a heavily pregnant woman is quite precarious- there is already the added weight of the fetus which simultaneously causes a forward shift in her center of gravity, the first step to destabilizing the spine. While her…

Stress could be the source of your chronic pain Often chronic pain emerges in the absence of any definable condition. While most people are familiar with chronic pain stemming from an acute injury, a degenerative condition or something like an autoimmune disorder, pain can exist as a standalone condition all to itself. When people come…

A common misconception: chiropractic is too aggressive for older bodies The fact is, every single person we see in our office gets their own, completely unique, treatment plan based on factors like age, physical condition, spinal condition and mobility. That’s why we have great levels of success treating patients at all ages of life, from…

Staying active during pregnancy is important It helps to ease the discomfort associated with a changing body, while reducing mental anxiety. Keeping yourself moving and gently exercising is the best way to keep yourself in a sound, balanced state both physically and emotionally, as you approach what will be a defining moment in your life.…

What are your unhealthiest habits? Humans are great procrastinators; we go out of our way to put off today what will come back to hurt us tomorrow. Case in point: your spinal health. I’m sure you are aware, somewhere in your head, of your poor spinal habits. Maybe it is lazy posture, maybe it is…