Almost every patient who walks into my office will inevitably ask me, “Should I ice or should I heat?”  The answer that I use has changed since graduating from chiropractic school because what is taught in undergraduate and graduate programs simply is not supported by...

Have you tried foam rolling? Yes, that stretch with a roller that hurts so good. I have a love-hate relationship with foam rolling, but I know that it has many benefits for my body and muscles. Foam rolling is well known in the workout world for improving mobility, dec...

One of the most easily overlooked aspects of injury recovery and general well-being is sleep.  I recently finished the book Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker on a recommendation and due to the fact that I have had my own struggles with sleep.  It is odd that something tha...

Back to school has arrived. There is a sense of excitement and hesitation in the air. Kids are excited to see their school friends,

but not excited about saying goodbye to summer, and parents are excited to get back to school routines. As a mom with a new preschooler, t...

We hear it all the time, “I didn’t know babies could get adjusted,” or “babies need chiropractic care, too?”  Yes, absolutely they need care. Babies go through their first stressful moment when they are born. The birth process is stressful for mom, but also stressful f...

Like 12 percent of the population, I suffer from jaw pain or Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) and mostly have had no relief since it began in high school.  I tried exercises, dentistry, and even chewing my food differently all to no avail. Then, while I was in chiropra...

As an athletic person, and now an athletic mom, I thoroughly enjoyed being able to stay active as long as I did during my pregnancy. I had few restrictions when it came to the end of my pregnancy, and moving was not one of them. My last trimester was pretty busy and in...

Have you ever had an injury that you knew was coming?  Did you ever hear yourself say, “It was only a matter of time” or “I knew it was going to happen.”  I know that has happened to me several times with hamstring strains and elbow pain from playing baseball.  The pro...

One of a nursing mom’s dreaded fears is that pesky clogged duct that won’t clear and the fear of it turning into mastitis quickly creeping in. Or at least that was my fear when I started feeling one coming on. Clogged milk ducts can be extremely painful, and rightfully...

Have you ever gone through a workout and the next morning you feel like you can’t get up out of bed?  Was there a moment where you thought, “Uh oh, this is going to be bad,” only to completely forget about it three days later when the pain went away?  Sometimes sorenes...