All You Want to Know About Disc Herniations

Chiropractic care will find the cause of your shoulder pain so the injury can be treated using the best wellness strategy for you and your needs.

Understanding what plantar fasciitis is and why you have it will help you determine how to avoid it in the future and learn how chiropractic can help.

The neck is a dynamic structure offering an impressive range of motion. For most of us, the neck is used numerous times daily for multiple activities. We don’t give it much thought until it’s in pain and even the slightest movement becomes difficult or impossible.

Low back pain and instability are chief complaints for many of our patients. Fortunately, we have the tools to bring relief when your low back is flared up. More importantly, we have in-depth knowledge of how to strength train to avoid further low back pain and instability.

Back pain is a broad term and has various reasons, conditions, severities, and symptoms, most of which are centered around the spine, soft tissues, and joints of the body. Chiropractors are experts in these matters, having a concentrated understanding of the musculoskeletal system and every part of the spine.

Chiropractors are often asked if chiropractic care can end back pain and get lasting results. The fact is, more than 35 million Americans visit chiropractors annually, and those numbers tell you that chiropractors are trusted to end pain because the effects are substantiated and beneficial.

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) has been a therapy utilized for decades. It was initially used to break up kidney stones, but it has been found to have broader applications as a treatment modality for tendon, muscle, and joint pain.

Joint pain, tendon pain, and ligament pain are all very common issues that athletes and active people experience on a regular basis. Research has indicated that the best therapies for these conditions include loading exercises and modified levels of activity which ensure that the muscles, joints, tendons and ligaments are receiving nutrients, blood flow, and stimulus for adaptation. But is there a way to get more bang for our buck with our exercises?

Skiing is a sport that is particularly stressful on the knees, and is indeed the region that is responsible for the majority of season ending injuries and up to a third of all injuries in skiers (Owens et al. 2018). If we take a look at the biomechanics of the sport, it is no wonder that we have so many injuries occurring at the knee. The knee itself is a complicated structure that works mostly as a hinge joint, like the one you would have in a door to allow it to open and close. However…

Hydration is an often overlooked aspect of the ski day, yet this is still a crucial factor in getting the best out of any day on the mountain. This article talks about why hydration is important in the cold, as well as tips to make sure you are staying hydrated enough.

The rotator cuff is a common structure of injury in the shoulder. The “cuff” itself is composed of four different muscles and a few connective tissues which make a continuous connection around your shoulder joint (Asghar, Ghosh, and Narayan 2020). The four muscles are:

In this blog we break down some of the commonly used tendon treatments that should be avoided. Having had many experiences with tendon injuries as a runner, Dr. Nic has firsthand experience in dealing with tendon pain, as well as helping others overcome their tendon injuries. Now that better research has come out, we know both what to do and what not to do when it comes to treating tendon pain.

Combining high speeds with strapping yourself onto a single slick piece of wood is a combination for tons of fun, and also high rates of injury. Even when compared to their two piece ski brethren, snowboarders still take up the majority of injuries sustained on the slopes. The shoulder is the second most common location for injury in snowboarders, and is the topic of this blog post

The shoulder is one of the most commonly injured joints in the body, and this is no coincidence. It is one of the most mobile joints in the body, with a huge range of motion, and many muscle attachments.

Dr. Richard Cunningham is a world leading expert in ACL reconstruction and repair surgeries. He has pioneered the quad tendon graft procedure as well as the repair procedure for torn ACL's. He has worked with professional sports teams such as the Pittsburg Steelers, the Pittsburg Penguins, and is now a team physician for the U.S. Ski team and the Freedom FC Soccer Club. He is also a great guy for letting us take time out of his busy schedule for this interview

The knee is the most common location of injury in skiers, and the ACL is injured in approximately 50% of all serious knee injuries that require hospitalization (Posch et al., 2020). The ACL or anterior cruciate ligament is a necessary stabilizer of the knee. Its job is to keep the lower leg bone, the tibia, from sliding forwards while we are walking or running.