Exercise is the best thing you can do for your back pain For back pain sufferers, exercise is an indispensable tool in managing the symptoms. It‘s effect can be as powerful as pain medication with the crucial difference being that exercise and stretching are targeted to specifically ease the pressures on the root cause of…

Life is miserable with hurting hands So take note when your fingers start to ache after a day of office work. The intensive typing and clicking involved in computer work are taking a toll on your hands that could come back to bite you in the future! Office workers are at risk for the development…

Are your shoes causing strife for your back? If you are like millions of Americans, your shoe choice is made on the basis of style first and comfort second; often times, comfort is simply seen as a bonus! But we are here to tell you definitively that this is the wrong way to go about…

The importance of movement in an office setting Office work has a way of sucking the desire for movement out of us. It is not uncommon for an office worker to snap out of a hard working streak to find that their neck is stiff and set forward, and that they can’t remember the last…

So many sports injuries are preventable When a sports injury strikes, it is easy to lay blame in a number of directions that point away from your body- it could have been an aggressive tackle or faulty shoewear for example. But the most common sports injuries are simpler than that: sprains and strains are the…

Climbing is a healthy addiction To qualify that statement, it is as healthy as an addiction can get. Climbing is a sport that gets close to the meaning of being a human- an intense personal challenge that pushes you far outside of your comfort zone in search of the boundaries that make you feel alive.…

Decompression is a powerful modality for improving spinal health There is a misconception that decompression can only be achieved through surgery or on a traction table. And while we put great store by the nonsurgical decompression that we practice at Associates in Chiropractic, we also believe in daily decompression through stretching. Yoga, for example, contains…

Spinal misalignment makes for an uncomfortable pregnancy The pregnant body is a moving mosaic of misalignment. From the early stages of pregnancy through to your body’s attempt to return to normalcy post-partum, the joints in your spine are facing a constant struggle to support you and the weight of your new baby. It’s no wonder…

Neck pain is the preeminent byproduct of office work  What could be more characteristic than commuting home with a sore, stiff neck. Office lifestyles breed this kind of pain: to begin with, sitting is the position that puts the most pressure on the spine, up to 50% more than standing. And that is with good…

Sleep plays a central role in pain Sleep is supposed to be a pain deterrent. It is supposed to be a time of restoration: during REM sleep, blood flow to the brain slows and redirects toward the muscles of the body, allowing cells throughout to get the nutrients they need to rebuild. In this way,…