Americans have an obesity problem— and seniors are not exempt. While we lack a proper definition of obesity in this age group, almost 30% of adults aged 65 and over were reported as obese in 2020. Sarcopenia— the progressive loss of muscle and increase in fat that come with aging, makes keeping obesity in seniors
Chronic pain can be a real setback, especially if it is due to your work and impacts your lifestyle. The agony can be not only painful and stressful, but it can also take away your focus from what you are trying to accomplish in your everyday life. If your chronic pain is flaring up when
If you are one of the 1 in 3 Americans currently living with chronic pain, you already know there are good days and bad days. A diagnosis of chronic pain can interrupt your favorite activities and make you wonder if you’ll ever get back to enjoying the life you loved before. Luckily, there are some lifestyle
If you feel run-down and tired and have difficulty focusing on tasks, you may not be taking care of yourself well enough to do your best each day. With a few lifestyle changes, you can feel better able to do the things you want to do. 1. Take the Time to Wind Down If you’re
Heel pain is one of the most common problems podiatrists treat, but many believe their treatment options end there. Chiropractic care offers an alternative to medications or shoe supports that only lessen pain by treating the source of the pain. The most common source of heel pain is a condition known as Plantar Fasciitis. This
There is definitely a cause and effect relationship between the neck and the upper extremity. Meaning, at the base of your neck, is a network of nerves called the brachial plexus. These nerves innervate the upper extremity the shoulder, upper arm, the elbow, and all the way down into the wrist, hand, and fingers. A
Chiropractic care gets excellent results with fibromyalgia. Why? Because when there is a pain in the neck, the back or the upper and lower extremities, nine times out of ten it involves a pinched nerve. Chiropractic is the first line of defense for a pinched nerve as it takes pressure off the nervous system with
Acid Reflux/GERD Acid Reflux Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a condition in which the stomach contents (food or liquid) leak backward from the stomach into the esophagus (the tube from the mouth to the stomach). This action can irritate the esophagus, causing heartburn and other symptoms. Of course, heartburn has nothing to do with the
Headache Relief A headache or cephalgia is a pain anywhere in the region of the head and neck. It can be a symptom of a number of different conditions of the head and neck. In our office, most headaches are not coming from the head, but are instead coming from the neck. Particularly the upper
There is a definite relationship between the hips, pelvis, sacrum the low back and the knees. When a patient gets a specific chiropractic adjustment or alignment to his lower back and/or pelvis/hips, there is a beneficial effect to the knees. Why? I’m glad you asked. This is based on the concept of the ‘kinetic chain”