The muscles, nerves, and ligaments near the spine provide support to the rest of the body. Keeping our backs healthy can increase the overall quality of health for our bodies. And the best way to keep our backs healthy is to prevent any damage from occurring in the first place. Here are a few ways… Continue reading How to Keep Up on Your Spine Health
As spring rolls around, there are a new series of sports for us to get excited about. Along with these new athletic opportunities come a few common injuries. While we can train and prepare ahead of time to avoid getting hurt, sometimes spring sports injuries are inevitable. Overuse Injuries Many sports such as baseball, softball… Continue reading Common Spring Sport Injuries
There are benefits to both ice or heat therapy in terms of treating injuries. Yet, which should you use? When we work out, play sports, or just live our daily lives, we intend to get better, get stronger, and become healthier. Still, accidents do happen, and we may end up injured. Naturally, you want to… Continue reading How to Know When to Use Ice or Heat
A commonly known accident, whiplash can occur in many situations including car accidents, sports accidents, and other traumatic events. The injury occurs when the neck is jolted suddenly in a forward then backward motion, resembling the cracking of a whip. There are several symptoms that can come along with the injury. Some common, and others… Continue reading How To Know If You Have Whiplash
Your toes are held straight by muscles and ligaments that also allow you to bend and move them at will. When these muscles and ligaments do not form correctly, a condition called hammer toes may present itself. Hammer toe specifically involves a severe bend in the toe at the middle joint, creating a hammer shape.… Continue reading Common Problems Caused by Hammer Toe
As winter season is upon us, we all get excited to head to the mountains to ski, snowboard, and sledding. Whether it’s your first time in the snow or you’re a season veteran, we would like to remind you of the most common winter injuries and how to prevent them. Most Common Injuries: • Falling… Continue reading Top Winter Injuries And How to Avoid Them
In today’s technologically-driven world, people spend countless hours using mobile devices such as cell phones, tablets, and laptop computers. This is especially true of children. Unfortunately, however, continued use of these devices could potentially precipitate health issues like posture problems. Mobile Device Impact Upon Posture When young people use mobile devices, they often do so… Continue reading Could Too Much Screen Time be Harming Your Child’s Posture?
Breaking a hip is much more common than you may expect. In fact, each year in the U.S., about 300,000 people over 65 are hospitalized for a hip fracture. The treatment for a broken hip can seem like a long and complicated road at first, but we’re here to answer your immediate concerns and assure… Continue reading What to Expect When Recovering From a Broken Hip
Back pain is a common malady that has afflicted most of us at some point in our life. Everyone from the weekend warrior to the young mother with a toddler has experienced transient back pain. However, some people have to live with chronic back pain that never completely goes away. There is hope and help… Continue reading Chronic Back Pain? Here’s How to Get Some Relief