Thursday, December 24, 2015

3 Things You Can Do to Sleep Better at Night

The inability to get sufficient sleep is a much more common problem than most people realize. I initially became aware of this when I was a chiropractic intern. As I took new patients’ health history it became clear that poor sleep/lack of sleep was a problem that many experience. This knowledge was further confirmed when I began studying hypnotherapy. At that point, it was no surprise to me that people were coming in for hypnotherapy sessions to address their sleeping problems and were willing to spend hundreds of dollars to get themselves some...

Saturday, October 31, 2015

Text Neck 101

As technology evolves, so do the health challenges. When computers became used by the masses, the incidences of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome became more widespread. This generation’s new health scourge is Text Neck. In the month of June, the news reported a 14 year old child diagnosed  with text neck and had an x-ray showing a reversed curve in her neck. This resulted in constant neck pain that disrupted her way of life. With a reversed curve, the pressure distribution on the disc gets concentrated on the front one-third, irritating its...

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Spinal Hygiene: How to Properly Care for Your Spine

Why do we recommend exercises for patients to implement as a part of a healthy lifestlyle? Simply put, it is the right thing to do. Just as a dentist recommends daily dental hygiene routines that includes, toothbrushing and flossing, we recommend corrective spinal exercises that complement the neurospinal chiropractic care you are receiving in our office in order to get faster results that last.  Maintaining a healthy spine includes proper...

Friday, October 16, 2015

Scoliosis: Things To Consider

Scoliosis comes in two forms: Structural Scoliosis and Functional Scoliosis. Structural scoliosis, as the name implies, is when the vertebrae are misshapen from improper childhood development and have been formed to stack in a curvy manner that is normally associated with the condition. Chiropractic care CAN'T fix the curve due to bone structure however, adjusting the spine helps the spine to function optimally in relation to the disc and its...

Friday, October 2, 2015

The Best Diet for You

As you know, at Complete Chiropractic, we endorse a healthy lifestyle that complements the NeuroSpinal care we deliver in order to help you get better results and keep them.  Simply put, there are a lot of diet trends that are being created. Some are great while others are dangerous and need to be put to scrutiny by regulating bodies to ensure the safety of the people. Currently, the FDA can’t fine someone for writing a book that sells ideas based on personal opinions and junk-science, which are plenty. However, as an individual, you have...

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Combining Alternative Therapies to Your NeuroSpinal Chiropractic Care: Help or Hinderance?

 The short answer is yes and no. There are a myriad of therapies, practitioners and modalities out there that promise benefit to you and your body. Some practices and modalities, in our professional opinion are of benefit, others don’t help or even hinder while others can be detrimental in relation to our goal of NeuroSpinal Correction. Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE ...

Monday, September 14, 2015

Importance of Omega 3's

From brain function to heart function. The importance of a clean reliable source of Omega 3 is, in this day and age is no longer an option, as addressed in our previous blog posts here and here, but a necessity. The average person today has an overwhelming imbalanced ratio of omega 6 to omega 3 due to the modern day diet which leads to inflammation amongst other issues.  Omega 3's don't only improve brain and heart function, reduce...