Cowell Chiropractic Blog
Reducing Diabetic Complications: Foods to Avoid
Diabetes is a chronic condition that interferes with how your body turns food into energy. Normally, food is broken down into sugar, or glucose. This alerts your pancreas to release insulin, which is needed to let the blood sugar into the body’s cells to be used as energy. If you have diabetes, your body either…
The Best Mattress for Back Pain and What Else Can Help
If you wake up stiff with a sore back, you may have a bad mattress. Don’t take back pain lying down. Take a proactive part in relieving pain and discomfort. If your mattress is too old, too soft, or too hard, it could cause back pain that starts when you wake up and spans the…
Sciatica Triggers, Causes, and Cures
Sciatica is a common complaint for many people. It has numerous causes, risk factors, and triggers, and can affect people of all ages, however, is most common in people aged 30 to 50 years old. Sciatic nerve pain is often the result of a herniated or slipped disk, which puts pressure on the nerve root…
5 Myths About Chiropractic Care
More than any other medical field, chiropractors face controversy and confusion from the general public. People are suspicious or lack knowledge about the services offered by chiropractors and so many myths exist related to the chiropractic field. Are chiropractors real doctors? Do spinal adjustments hurt? Are they safe? These and other questions arise as people…
What You Should – and Shouldn’t – Do After Your Chiropractic Adjustment
If you’ve scheduled your first chiropractic adjustment, or are considering going to a chiropractor for the first time, you may be wondering what happens after your appointment. Are there special rules to follow or things you shouldn’t do? While there aren’t any requirements regarding what to do after your adjustment, there are some tips and…
Gentle Exercises for Tennis Elbow
Are you experiencing pain on the outside of your elbow that may radiate into your forearm and wrist? Do you have trouble gripping objects or turning a doorknob? You may have tennis elbow. Tennis elbow (or lateral epicondylitis) causes pain in the elbow area after the tendons where the forearm muscles attach to the bony…