As your Grand Rapids Chiropractor I feel that it is my obligation to pass along the results of a recent study regarding failed back surgeries: Did you know that complicated spine surgeries that involve fusing two or more vertebrae are actually on the rise? You may find it surprising, or even shocking, to discover that [...]
After blogging for most of the year about the benefits of exercise and the national need for obesity prevention, as your Grand Rapids Chiropractor I am pleased and gratified to inform you that this month obesity prevention is being “officially emphasized” by that National Chiropractic Association. Since 2004, October has been National Chiropractic Health Month [...]
Chiropractors, like your Grand Rapids Chiropractor, treat plenty of people who’ve been in major car accidents, but all too often, a check up after a minor car accident is overlooked by those involved. If you drive a big car and you’re in an accident, it’s easy to assume that you haven’t been injured if your [...]
Sciatica is an extraordinarily painful condition. The good news is that chiropractic treatment can help. Your Grand Rapids Chiropractor knows about the pain of sciatica, the deep discomfort that is constant during your waking hours and interferes with your daily activities. The path of sciatic pain is usually from your low back, through the buttock(s), [...]
Your Grand Rapids Chiropractor asks: Do you feel pain in one or both hips whenever you twist them or when you cross your legs? Does the pain keep you awake at night and make it difficult to get a good night’s sleep? When you get out of bed in the morning, or when you get [...]
So, you’ve never played tennis in your life, but you’ve come down with a seriously painful case of “tennis elbow.” How in the world did that happen? As your Grand Rapids Chiropractor, I want you to know that the condition is actually “epicondylits,” or more specifically “lateral epicondyle,” the medical term for the painful irritation [...]
Your Grand Rapids Chiropractor is highly knowledgeable when it comes to the condition known as Scoliosis, and she wants you to know as much as you can about this aberrant side-to-side (lateral) curvature of the spine. Scoliosis is not limited to a singular age group. If you aren’t familiar with the way scoliosis appears, you [...]
As your Grand Rapids Chiropractor I like to keep you informed about the latest health research. You may find the results of this new study surprising! Researchers in Australia have found that athletic tape can be used to improve pain from patellofemoral osteoarthritis, a form of osteoarthritis found around or behind the kneecap. This was [...]
As a Grand Rapids Chiropractor I know the debilitating effects of back pain. Though some people try to “ignore” their back pain in the hopes that it will go away on its own, the majority of individuals know that back pain is difficult, if not impossible, to ignore. Back pain is a constant. It interferes [...]
>Do you frequently suffer from tension headaches or migraines? If so, then you are painfully aware of their incapacitating impact on your life. Chiropractic treatment can help. Your Grand Rapids chiropractor understands the differences between the causes of tension headaches and migraines and she is an expert at treating both. Tension headaches: Like it or [...]