Sciatica pain has been around since at least 1764, when an Italian anatomist, Domenico Cotugno, wrote about it in a book. You would think that after all this time, some of the myths surrounding sciatica would have become ancient history, but some myths just won’t...
Virtually anytime you go to see your chiropractor, chances are you will hear them say “you have a vertebral (or several) subluxation.” What does this mean exactly and why does it continue to happen? When your chiropractor speaks of subluxation, they are usually...
If you have chronic neck pain and headaches that just don’t seem to go away no matter what you try, you could have cervical spondylosis. If you have been diagnosed with cervical spondylosis you might be wondering what you did to cause this and how you can reverse...
There is nothing like the holidays, especially the abundance of mouth-watering foods offered at parties and family get-togethers. However, if you suffer from inflammation, you probably already know that keeping inflammation at bay is a full-time job! Many of the...
Winter is here, and everyone is so excited about all the upcoming events that winter brings; the holidays, winter sports, playing with your kids in the snow, parties and get togethers, the enjoyable things to do in the winter seem endless. That is, unless you...
If you live in Anchorage, you most likely enjoy some sort of winter sport. Whether it is downhill skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, ice hockey, ice skating, or plain old sledding with the kids, winter sports are sure to be a fun time for everyone! Unless your back...
Chiropractors are perhaps one of the most misunderstood groups in the health care industry. We are sometimes told that our lives must be “easier” since we aren’t “real” doctors or that we make “easy money” for simply cracking backs. Neither of these statements are...
When you consider that the average person will sleep eight hours a day (or one-third of each day), then that means you spend one third of your life in bed, which translates to about 25 years, then it’s easy to understand why picking the right mattress is so...
