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Top Low Back Stretches: Piriformis Stretch
Top Low Back Stretches: Piriformis Stretch The piriformis stretch is one of the best stretches you can do to protect yourself from a low back injury and to help relieve pain during the rehabilitation from a low back injury. When people injure their low back, the muscles surrounding the area of the injury will tighten to guard… Continue reading Top Low Back Stretches: Piriformis Stretch
Top Low Back Stretches: Hamstring Stretches
The hamstring stretches are some of the best stretches you can do to protect yourself from a low back injury. Most low back injuries happen when our posture is not set up to take the load that one is lifting. People with tight hamstring muscles have a difficult time maintaining proper spinal alignment during the lift which can… Continue reading Top Low Back Stretches: Hamstring Stretches
Get Up and Get Moving Big Benefits Of Physical Activity By Drs. Ronald Klatz and Robert Goldman
1) Help Your Heart While a routine program of physical exercise has been shown to reduce the risk of premature death in people with coronary artery disease, Richard V. Milani, from the Ochsner Clinic Foundation, and colleagues investigated how psychosocial stress influences the effects of exercise training. The team followed 522 cardiac patients, including 53… Continue reading Get Up and Get Moving Big Benefits Of Physical Activity By Drs. Ronald Klatz and Robert Goldman
RUNNING ON EMPTY By Dr. Perry Nickelston
Are you running on empty? Is your life spiraling into one prolonged episode of fatigue? There are many factors that can contribute to fatigue, including stress, poor eating habits, altered sleeping patterns, poor breathing, lack of exercise, too much exercise, and sometimes an underlying health condition. Most of the time, fatigue can be traced to… Continue reading RUNNING ON EMPTY By Dr. Perry Nickelston
HOW TO AVOID INJURY AND PAIN By Marc Heller, DC
What are the high-risk times and events for your lower back? Why can you get into more trouble doing something as simple as picking up a loaf of bread from the trunk of the car, rather than doing something more challenging? What simple steps can you take to avoid injury and pain? Let’s get the… Continue reading HOW TO AVOID INJURY AND PAIN By Marc Heller, DC
HOW TO CARRY A BACKPACK
Watching students carrying their backpacks on a college campus can be a chiropractor’s nightmare, for much damage is in process to young backs that will show up years later in multiple back problems. “A lot of people are wearing their backpacks too heavy, which is harming their backs and their health,” said Allison Gross, a… Continue reading HOW TO CARRY A BACKPACK
How a back injury can redefine your life
Just Google “Back Injury” in the news and you will see a long list of athletes that are dealing with back pain. Often these types of injuries redefine the athletes career as pre and post-back injury. One of the most notable examples is Tiger Woods. While Tiger has been plagued with knee injuries over the… Continue reading How a back injury can redefine your life
Neck Pain Treatment in Mesa, AZ
Neck pain is a common complaint that we treat regularly in this office. The pain can range from a mild, nagging ache that comes and goes throughout the day to a serious and debilitating throbbing, sharp pain that negatively impacts daily work performance and leisure activities. If you suffer from neck pain, we offer a… Continue reading Neck Pain Treatment in Mesa, AZ
Lower Back Pain Treatment Mesa
Overview Lower back pain is a physical ailment that is as frequent as the common cold. Doctors will tell you that virtually everyone experiences lower back pain at some point during their lives and that it is self-limiting, which means it will go away on its own. What they don’t tell you is that it… Continue reading Lower Back Pain Treatment Mesa