Archive for May, 2012


Sports Injuries to the Cervical Spine

By on Wednesday, May 30th, 2012 | No Comments

Sports provide the perfect “arena” for injuries to the cervical spine or neck. Contact sports such as football, hockey, wrestling and rugby head the list of offenders, but non-contact sports such as skiing, skating, diving and track and field may also result in neck injuries. The most common types of cervical spine injuries in sports [...]

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5 Minutes To Relief Video Series With Dr. David Warwick

By on Monday, May 28th, 2012 | No Comments

5 Minutes to Relief Part 1: Where Neck Pain Is Coming From 5 Minutes to Relief Part 2: Where Lower Back Pain is Coming From 5 Minutes to Relief Part 3: Things Do Not Get Better Without Help!

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Pregnancy

By on Thursday, May 24th, 2012 | No Comments

At first glance, most people don’t see the connection between chiropractic and pregnancy. However, there are four stages in which having an optimally working nervous system can help both mother and child. Pre-Conception Chiropractic care prepares the body to be as strong, supple and balanced as possible to carry the pregnancy. Pregnancy Regular chiropractic care [...]

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5 Minutes to Relief Part 3: Things Do Not Get Better Without Help!

By on Thursday, May 24th, 2012 | No Comments

If you’re experiencing pain, making it go away is an understandable goal. Pain is a way our body tells us we’ve reached a boundary. When our finger exceeds the limits of the joint function for which it was designed for, we experience pain. Pain is a signal our body uses to alert us that something [...]

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5 Minutes to Relief Part 2: Where Lower Back Pain is Coming From

By on Thursday, May 24th, 2012 | No Comments

Pain of any kind is a signal that something’s amiss. Some people silence their symptoms with a pain reliever and ignore the message. But that would be like removing the battery to quiet a smoke detector! The nerve-rich facet joints on the back side of each spinal bone are a common cause of back pain. [...]

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5 Minutes to Relief Part 1: Where Neck Pain Is Coming From

By on Thursday, May 24th, 2012 | No Comments

Imagine balancing a 12 lb. (5.5 kg.) bowling ball on the tips of your fingers. All day long. That’s just one of many things your neck must do. Your neck and shoulders work hard. Even the smallest deviation in the relationships of the seven bones of your cervical spine (neck) can cause pain and reduced [...]

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Depression Isn’t All in Your Head

By on Thursday, May 17th, 2012 | No Comments

We all experience highs and lows. But when the lows become increasingly often and begin to interfere with the functions of daily living, then it’s a cause for concern. Depression affects twice as many women as men and most people fail to seek the help they need. Those that do, usually receive some type of [...]

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Sciatica

By on Saturday, May 12th, 2012 | No Comments

Sciatica is a distracting pain that begins in the lower back and extends down one or both legs. It typically worsens with periods of sitting or standing. The discs between the spinal bones of the lower back are often involved. Trauma can cause one or more discs to bulge. This crowds nearby nerves, causing irritation [...]

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The Master System

By on Sunday, May 6th, 2012 | No Comments

The nervous system is made up of two parts: the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system (PNS). The brain and spinal cord comprise the CNS. The spinal cord transmits sensory messages to the brain and motor messages from the brain. Sensory nerves carry messages to the brain. If you touch a hot [...]

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Bell’s Palsy: What Is It? What Can Be Done?

By on Saturday, May 5th, 2012 | No Comments

Bell’s palsy happens suddenly.  You may wake up with one part of your face drooping.  The 7th cranial nerve is responsible for this problem.   The 7th cranial nerve passes through an opening in the temporal bone located on the side of your head.  If irritated, stretched or impinged it will lose its ability to innervate [...]

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