Category: Chiropractic

Chiropractic

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

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Chiropractic

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?

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Acupuncture

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

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Chiropractic

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

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Chiropractic

Athletes Want Sports Chiropractors

Are you an athlete? Or are you just a weekend warrior? Whether it be a sprain-strain or a herniated disc in the neck or the back, chiropractic care can help. You want a certified chiropractic sports physician that spends the majority of their day treating sports-related injuries.

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Acupuncture

Severe Neck Pain After Sleeping Weird?

A common complaint at our San Francisco chiropractic clinic is “I have severe neck pain after sleeping weird”. More often than not, the symptoms felt are ongoing but this one episode is worse than most. Some patients experience neck and shoulder pain after sleeping wrong and others notice tension headaches.

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Acupuncture

Sciatica From Sitting Too Damn Long

Most of the people we provide chiropractic services to in the Telegraph Hill Area of San Francisco spend most of their day sitting in front of a computer for too damn long. This is very difficult on the body. Not to mention, the low back takes most of the pressure. Sciatica occurs when pressure is put

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Chiropractic

Graston Therapy Can Stop Pain

The Graston Technique utilizes effective instruments that chiropractors use to help break up myofascial adhesions. Using stainless steel instruments, trained professionals can perform what is essentially a highly targeted and intense deep tissue therapy. This new, controlled inflammation, helps to increase blood flow and promote the healing process.

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Acupuncture

Theragun Vs Hypervolt

Hyperice’s Hypervolt looks more like a sleek futuristic instrument while the Theragun G2PRO looks more like a rugged tool.  These two products are handheld vibrating recovery tools.  Want to get your muscles activated faster? Drop your foam roller.

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Chiropractic

Do You Feel Fat?

For most people, the instinctive approach to obesity is to diet; to control one’s weight through modified caloric intake using any number of diets that promise immediate results. What many don’t realize is that obesity often results from a combination of factors, eating habits being just one of them.

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Acupuncture

Never Foam Roll Your Lower Back

Should you foam roll the low back? The foam roller is an instrument used to increase mobility and improve your soft tissue quality. When it comes to the benefits of foam rolling, there is a big difference between the thoracic spine and the lumbar spine. You should never foam roll your lower back (lumbar spine).

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Acupuncture

The Forgotten Crash Symptom

Did you experience mental or emotional trauma after a car accident or bicycle accident? Mental trauma usually occurs after a traumatic experience. Bodily damage can lead to pain and suffering. Pain can cause you to lose focus on daily activities, make you forgetful, or change your mood. In turn, this can ultimately affect your relationship,

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