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How chronic conditions change us
Chronic conditions can have a large and lasting effect on our bodies and how they move and function. Don’t let a small problem become bigger. Addressing the concern early and quickly will make things easier for everyone.
Why is water intake so important?
Do you know how much water you should be drinking and do you know the concerns if you are not drinking enough? There are a lot of factors that go into how much you should be drinking but as a baseline number, consider drinking the same amount of ounces as your weight in kilograms. For example for 170 pounds, 77 kg should drink 77 ounces of water per day. This will help with a lot of different concerns as well as keeping you healthy.
Setting Up Your Workspace
Getting a good workstation setup can help you avoid neck pain, headaches, back pain, and even carpal tunnel. Try these 5 easy steps to avoid those repetitive injuries that keep coming back from working on the computer all day long.
Physical Therapists and Chiropractors
Do physical therapy and chiropractors work together? In a lot of instances yes and can help you get better faster. By working with both physical therapists and chiropractors, you are getting the increase in motion and strength at the same time and can get back to what you love faster. This is one reason we give exercises to our patients because we know it works.
Do I need imaging before visiting the chiropractor?
Do you need imaging before getting chiropractic treatment? The answer is most of the time no, with some exceptions. There are some significant injuries, chronic persistent conditions, or red flags that would warrant getting some type of imaging prior to getting treatment. However, in most cases an evaluation would be able to identify those and rule out the need for immediate imaging in most cases.
Stretching Routine After Mountain Activity
Stretching within 15 minutes after activity will help you stop your muscles from tightening up as much. Here is an easy routine of 4 stretches that will take you no more than 3-4 minutes when you finish skiing or snowboarding and help you stay loose and ready for more days on the mountain.
Why is Cross Training Important?
Why should I participate in or start cross training or diversifying my training? The easy answer to that is injury prevention. By building some of the “other” muscles than what your normal activities are used to and giving your body a break from repetitive trauma, you will help prevent more injuries and do what you love longer.
Exercise away your back pain
I’ll go over 2 main exercises in this video that have a whole lot of variations that can make things more difficult as well as address different issues. Anytime you injure your back, there is an immediate change in the way the muscles activate in normal daily activities and if not trained back, may not turn back on as effectively. These exercises address different planes of motion to help your body learn to stabilize and keep yourself moving when you should and not moving when you shouldn’t.
Dr. Darin Haworth
DC, MS, CCSP®
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