Olympic Athletes Who Use Acupuncture

We don’t know about you, but the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang have been so inspiring! Exposure to the top athletes in the world have us thinking: how do they properly care for their bodies? Tried-and-true methods like acupuncture have emerged as a common theme among Olympic athletes. Furthermore, the traditional Chinese medicine practice is used for both recovery and healing properties.

Take a peek at some world-class athletes who rely on acupuncture to stay at the top of their game.

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Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy (PRP)

A Promising Treatment for Athletes, in Blood

Two of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ biggest stars, Hines Ward and Troy Polamalu, used their own blood in an innovative injury treatment before winning the Super Bowl. At least one major league pitcher, about 20 professional soccer players and perhaps hundreds of recreational athletes have also undergone the procedure, commonly called platelet-rich plasma therapy (PRP therapy).

Experts in sports medicine say that if the technique’s early promise is fulfilled, it could eventually improve the treatment of stubborn injuries like tennis elbow and knee tendinitis for athletes of all types.

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What Is Prolotherapy?

Injections to Kick-Start Tissue Repair

The human body is held together by a network of connective tissues that are highly vulnerable to injury – through exercise, accidents and even the normal lifting, pulling and pushing of daily life.

Few of us, for example, get through life without spraining an ankle. And as many sadly know, once an ankle is badly sprained, it may be sprained again and again. That often happens as well with other body parts: shoulders, wrists, neck, back, jaw, feet, even fingers and toes, all of which are subject to arthritic changes after an injury.

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Top 5 Sciatica Stretches

The following at home sciatica stretches are the most recommended for symptomatic people. Stretching is important for any person’s overall good health. However, for people with moderate or severe sciatica nerve pain, we recommend an SF chiropractor’s assessment first.  

Sciatica specialist Supreet Shah says that sciatica pain can occur for a variety of reasons. He states, “Identifying what doesn’t move is the first step toward solving the problem.” Often, the most problematic body parts are the lower back and hips.

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3 Easy Steps To Become Healthy

Healthy eating and exercise can do much more than trim your waistline. It can do more than help you fit into those jeans you haven’t worn for years. When you make nutrition and exercise a priority, you benefit in not only weight loss but creating healthy habits. If you’re struggling to stay motivated and make healthy choices throughout the year, the following benefits may give you the incentive you need.

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Scoliosis Home Screening

Treating scoliosis is a race against time. If you catch it on the upward swing, the correct exercises can help reduce curvature and symptoms.

It is unfortunate that many cases aren’t identified until the curve of the spine is too advanced. At that moment, treatment becomes more arduous and the risk of progression increases threefold.

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Chiropractic Care For Bicycle Accidents

If you have been on a bicycle before, you’re probably aware that bicycle accidents are very common – especially here in San Francisco.

Going out on your bike means putting yourself at risk of everything from the minor scrapes to severe injuries.

These injuries can be a result of a tiny fall or a collision with a car.

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How Do I Know If I Have The Best Chiropractor?

Everyone I meet likes to think that they have the best chiropractor. Unless you have been to as many chiropractors as me, it can be difficult to know if you have the best chiropractor.

Yes, you heard that correctly.

As a chiropractor myself, I have visited many of the other chiropractic offices around me. I’ve even had many patients come to me after going to their chiropractor for years, and come to the realization that the care that they have been getting has been sub-par.

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High Impact Sports: The Effects On Your Spine

We all know that exercise is an important aspect of a healthy lifestyle. Many of us are involved in recreational or competitive high-impact sports such as running, basketball, football or soccer. Yet just as important as staying in shape, is making sure the spine is protected and looked after. What is a high impact sport? What impact does it have on the spine?

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Top 6 Forward Head Causing Postures

Like magic tricks, most neck pain seems to come out of thin air.

It’s not like you were in a car crash or fell out of a tree house. There is no apparent reason for why your neck hurts. Most people do notice some patterns of their neck pain like it hurts more when you cook, or when you sit at your work desk.

As a San Francisco Chiropractor, most of the new patients that I see have this back-and-forth neck pain that is usually caused by forward head posture. Understanding where this pain comes from is just the beginning of finding the cure. So, I listed the top 5 causes of forward head posture that causes neck pain.

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Chiropractor Takes On Text Neck

In the sports world, repetitive movements and muscle overuse eventually lead to strain and injury.

The consequences of staring down at our cell phones day in and day out? Text neck. It’s the poor posture that results from your forward head posture and adding tension to your cervical vertebrae that make up part of your spine.

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