10 Things to Avoid If You Have a Pinched Nerve
Pinched nerves are no joke. They’re searingly painful, they limit your movement, and can create even more tension in the rest of your body, trying to compensate for the nerve. Chiropractic care is one of the best ways to treat a pinched nerve over time, but if you can’t get to the chiropractor right away, there […]
Top 5 Places to Picnic in Anchorage, Alaska
Frolic through summer with plenty of fresh air and sunshine in Anchorage! Bring a meal and make a day of it! Take a break from work and rejuvenate yourself for what may come your way in the afternoon. Ready to get some sunshine during lunch or this weekend? Bring several sets of binoculars with you […]
Get Active in Alaska: How to Enjoy the Top 10 Places
Alaskan weather can present a unique set of challenges for anyone wishing to maintain an active lifestyle. The long summer days provide plenty of sunshine and mildly warm days. With temperatures often ranging in the fifties or sixties, outdoor activities often take on a whole new form. Winter activities can be tricky due to lowered […]
What Is Chiropractic Massage Therapy?
Understanding what massage therapy refers to will depend somewhat on where in the world you are discussing care. Promoting wellness in the body through massage is not a new concept. However, modern knowledge of the body continues to offer a wider and wider base for this to happen effectively. Massage therapies have not always been […]
Which Sleeping Position Is Best for Low Back Pain?
Sleep is supposed to bring our bodies physical and mental restoration. Yet, if we are tossing and turning with pain instead of sleeping, this will likely not happen. Waking up in with pain is a good sign that something can be improved with our sleeping posture. If pain seems worse once we have awakened and […]
5 Stretches to Ease Your Neck Pain
Neck pain may be the result of an awkward sleeping position, habitual activity, injury, or health issue that needs attention. Working with the whole body to heal existing pain increases the effectiveness of each exercise task. Building strength and flexibility in the shoulders and upper back will help to support neck muscles, decreasing pain. Rather […]
12 Healthy Indoor Activities for Winter
Cabin fever too high? The winter months can bring us to spend less time outdoors, often decreasing physical activity. Remaining stuffed up indoors for extended periods of time can make us and our brains feel tired. We may find ourselves easily frustrated by the silliest of circumstances. Boredom often lurks at our feet just waiting […]
What are the Different Types of Bursitis?
What is Bursitis? Bursitis is an agonizing condition that affects the bursae (small, fluid-filled sacs that cushions muscles, tendons, and bones near joints). Usually, when one or more of the bursa becomes inflamed, the outcome is bursitis. A bursa is a sac with a significant space that makes it easier for one tissue to slide over […]
Fibromyalgia: What Causes This Condition?
What is Fibromyalgia? Fibromyalgia (FM) is a condition that increases sensitivity to pain. It causes extensive body pain among other problems, including anxiety, depression, fatigue, numbness, poor sleep, bowel problems, and bladder issues. The presence of fibromyalgia includes the existence of multiple tender points at specific parts of the body. There is a widespread musculoskeletal […]
Diagnosing and Treating Disc Problems to Keep Spinal Discs Healthy
As a community of active, working individuals, injuries to discs in the spine are bound to occur. It is not uncommon for hard working people to decide that they will ‘just live with the pain.’ However, such pain may be unnecessary – and it increases the risk for pain later in life. Seeking information early […]