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How Spinal Misalignments Can Cause Poor Balance

How Spinal Misalignments Can Cause Poor Balance

Dizziness. A spinning room. Lightheadedness. These can all be signs of poor balance and, quite frankly, can feel incredibly unnerving in daily life. Patients sometimes report feeling lopsided while walking. Or having to delay trips from an inability to drive. These kinds of symptoms have a nasty way of disrupting your safety and general well-being.…

4 Ways to Relieve Shoulder Strain and Chronic Pain

4 Ways to Relieve Shoulder Strain and Chronic Pain

Backpacks, laptop carriers, day luggage… these bags all help us carry around essentials for school or work. However, when we rely on them daily, we’re also putting more strain through our back, neck, and shoulders than we may realize. The result for many students and work commuters alike is rather undesirable: chronic shoulder pain.  If…

Lower Back Pain Often Starts From The Ground Up – With Footwear

Lower Back Pain Often Starts From The Ground Up – With Footwear

Struggling with consistent low back pain? Feel like you’ve tried everything to kick this chronic pain to the curb, to no avail? Perhaps you’ve tried getting a massage and performing various low back rehabilitation exercises. Maybe you’ve even experienced some temporary relief only to have that chronic lower back ache return.  If this sounds like…

How To Overcome IT Band Syndrome

How To Overcome IT Band Syndrome

Do you have nagging outer knee pain and outer leg tightness? Is there a click or pop present when you bend your knee? Perhaps your outer leg is sore and tight as well. Do you enjoy endurance sports like running, cycling, hiking, or walking long distances?  If you fit this demographic, we’ll give you the…

The Real Cause Behind Upper Back Pain And Chest Tightness

The Real Cause Behind Upper Back Pain And Chest Tightness

Do you struggle with chronic upper back and neck pain? Is it difficult to hold good posture without discomfort? Perhaps you even have trouble sleeping at times because of the discomfort. Do you also feel tightness in your chest and shoulders?  If you’re nodding your head ‘yes’ to all of these questions, you may have…

5 Core Exercises To Beat Back Pain

5 Core Exercises To Beat Back Pain

Nagging lower back pain is incredibly common. Yet, many people accept it as a new way of life. Or, perhaps just a part of gradually getting older.  That doesn’t need to be the case. And, what a shame it would be to just accept pain into your day-to-day life! Sometimes, lower back pain stems from…