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What stretches/exercises should I focus on?
Stretch in the opposite direction that you are in all day and strengthen the muscles that you do not hit in your everyday activity. Balance is the key with all these activities.
How to interpret Health Insurance
Insurance can be hard to understand. Learn some basics here on what to look for and some things to be aware of in your search. Make the right decisions for yourself and your care in order to get the most out of your money and your insurance policy.
What is tissue tolerance?
The easy answer for what tissue tolerance is would be how much activity your body can handle before it breaks down. Every day we do activity, or even inactivity for some tissues (do not think that is your only way out of this), there is breaking down of our tissues in body (muscles, ligaments, etc.).
Spinal Decompression for neck and low back
Spinal decompression can help with neck and low back conditions such as disc herniations, degenerative disc and joint disease, and even headaches. This works by gentle pulling and releasing tension to allow for some movement in the injured area.
Knee Pain From Movement
Going back to the patellofemoral pain syndrome, let us take a look at the knee. The kneecap should move in a little groove on the femur and if it does not, it can cause pain. The big concern is that this movement of the kneecap is determined by either the hip above it, or the ankle below it. If the weakness in the hip is unable to support a good angle of the knee, this is a common cause of knee pain. The other is the ankle not moving up, dorsiflexion, enough will typically cause the foot to flare out and change the orientation of the tibia and then effecting the knee positioning.
What to expect: After your first visit
Chiropractic is relatively safe, especially compared to some alternatives, helps you avoid medications including opioids, and can offer you some relief for immediate and long-term benefit.
What is Core Stability?
The takeaway would be that movement is good, but not too much and in certain places. Having good core stability will stop a lot of problems now and down the road if you are able to move well and efficiently. The big exercise group that I would recommend to almost everyone to strengthen the core would be asymmetrical loading.
Why can back pain come on randomly?
When specific areas don’t allow you to move well, they can cause pain. Chiropractic can identify and treat these areas with great outcomes. Natural treatment like chiropractic can for conditions similar have been shown to decreased pain and medication use, improve function, and improve quality of life according to research.
Dr. Darin Haworth
DC, MS, CCSP®
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