The Only Chiropractor Open In San Francisco

Many small businesses are closing or adjusting their practices to help limit the spread of COVID-19. But one service industry is still going strong to help their community members living in pain and also help take some of the stress away from emergency care.

Relying on guidance from governmental agencies, national and state chiropractic associations and local health departments to direct its action, including the International Chiropractors Association, Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards, Truspine views chiropractic care as an essential healthcare service that can be used by patients with a wide array of health conditions in times of urgent need.

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Famous Sports Celebrities Who Beat Back Pain

One of the first things a lot of people do when they realize they’re dealing with back pain or injuries is seek out others who have had similar experiences. Back pain is one of those things you don’t mess around with or handle casually; there are usually a few options as to what to do about a given problem, and it can be reassuring – or simply educational – to get advice from a chiropractor you know or trust.

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10 Healthy Habits That’ll Crush It in 2020

With the New Year, comes the new year’s resolutions ideas. One consistent 2019 resolution that pops up is implementing healthy habits into everyday life. Why are we so consumed by the idea of living healthy? What keeps this goal out of reach? Maybe because of the popular opinion that healthy habits demand too much of our effort and time. Well, I’m not going to tell you what to do but I hope you don’t mind if I make some suggestions.

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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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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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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 on the sciatic nerve root. Sciatica is pain that travels down one or both legs.

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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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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). I’m going to tell you exactly what to focus on instead if you are attempting to loosen up a stiff lower back.

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Can My Chiropractor Fix Scoliosis?

One of the most common questions asked by patients and skeptics is “Can scoliosis be fixed by a chiropractor?

Most of the times, we have heard this question from people who have in the past had some poor experience with chiropractors. Probably what they were promised wasn’t what they got in addition to a couple of other reasons.

I strongly believe that a chiropractor can assist you in improving your life’s quality. But the answer to the above question requires a more in-depth analysis.

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