Shoulder injuries can be tricky. Sometimes, the injured shoulder will feel deceptively limber and pain-free, following rehabilitative work. But shoulders injuries can linger, if not carefully managed. Years after an injury, the pain can return. One false move and you’re back where you were – even if you may have consciously forgotten where that was. […]
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How to Choose the Right Treatment for Your Pain
There are so many different types and intensities of pain. Some pain is intermittent and some, chronic. Injuries recur and come back with a vengeance. But for all the slings and arrows of outrageous pain our flesh is heir to, there’s an appropriate treatment. That’s one of the reasons, I’m proud to work at a […]
What You Need to Know About Cold Laser Therapy
Springfield residents! Recently, you may have heard people talk about or seen cold laser therapy on your favorite tv channel. Something you may not know is that cold laser therapy has been around for a few decades and has had extensive research conducted on it. In the last four or five years, it has started […]
3 Ways to Help Back Pain in Springfield
3 Ways to Help Back Pain One of the most frequent issues people suffer from it back pain. In fact, about 80% of Americans will experience back pain in the span of their lives. Often times, patients who come to our Manhattan office suffer from back pain. These are three ways to help back pain […]
Does Posture Really Influence Pain?
I talk a lot about posture on this blog. That’s because I’m a chiropractor and I’m in the business of aligning the spine. A spine in alignment lets the nervous system can do its job, unimpeded by the dysfunction which arises when that’s not the case. Posture isn’t just about your spine. It’s about the […]
Mistakes People Make When Rehabilitating Hamstring Strains
Hamstring strains are ubiquitous in the world of sports. Accounting for fully 30% of all injuries in the lower body, they also have a 30% recurrence rate. What’s going on here? Under the direction of a competent medical practitioner, recurrence is easily prevented and perhaps that’s the source of the problem. But athletes are a […]
Dry Needling for Scapular Winging
You call it a shoulder blade, but medicine calls it a scapula (a Latin word). The largest bone in the structures of your shoulder, 17 different muscles are attached to it. Multiply by 2! That’s a lot of muscles depending on healthy shoulder blades. When the scapula is compromised by dysfunction, this can provoke scapular […]
The Science of Weighted Baseball Training Programs
Weighted baseball training is so new, there isn’t even a lot of data to support its efficacy. But it’s been gaining popularity in recent years. The idea is that using a weighted baseball will eventually serve to increase pitching speeds. And with speeds approaching 100 mph in the Majors, that’s a scary thought. Especially scary […]
Springfield Chiropractor says Opioid Crisis Might Be Worse than You Think
Springfield Chiropractor says Opioid Crisis Might Be Worse than You Think The opioid crisis in the country is extremely big in the news right now, and you may have heard of it. Addictions vary from illegal drugs to even prescription drugs. This is very tragic, and based on various studies done, it is a lot […]
5 Exercises You Should Perform If You Sit All Day
Do we never tire of sitting? Sometimes we need to sit to perform our duties, but as a society, it’s undeniable that we sit too much. We were made for movement, as human beings. So, as we’ve evolved into a more sedentary animal, we’ve fallen prey to aches and pains which result from not moving […]
