Some people love having their back cracked, they’re obsessed with it. Other people want anything to get relief “but just don’t crack my back.” However, the reality is that the results you get from visiting a chiropractor has very little to do with whether the joints crack, or how many joints in your spine pop.…
The best clothing options to visit the chiropractor… What to avoid wearing to visit a chiropractor: Thick sweaters or ‘polo neck’ tops unless you have a thin shirt or t-shirt underneath so you can take off the outer top. Tight, high-rise jeans, especially if there are lots of studs and buttons. Short dresses. (A modesty…
Massage or Chiropractic? When there is tension in the body around the spine it can be hard to figure out if you need a massage or a chiropractic visit. Both release muscle tightness but through different ways. The key is to find the underlying cause… What does massage do? Massage will rub or compress muscles…
How To Avoid Pain In The Upper Cervicals The upper part of the neck is where most of the rotation occurs. There’s no disc between the top two vertebra and this allows for much more rotation than other levels of the neck. The top vertebrae actually pivots around the second vertebra. However, if we spend…
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Solutions The Carpal Tunnel is a space within the wrist, between the bone and a ligament sheath called the Transverse Carpal Ligament. Nerves, muscle tendons from the forearm, and blood vessels pass through this space but there is limited room. If a cyst, scar tissue, or fluid fills up the space the…
To understand Chiropractic, understand it’s history… Chiropractic began on September 18, 1895, when Daniel David Palmer of Iowa, USA, performed the first chiropractic adjustment which restored the hearing of janitor, Harvey Lillard. Palmer had been studying the spine and was fascinated by the relationship between the spinal movement and the spines ability to protect the…
Improve Posture and Reduce Neck Pain With This Exercise. The most common problem I see in my Chiropractic Center in Barcelona is stiffness and soreness at the base of the neck. Chiropractic gets fantastic results with this. In fact, it’s my specialty because I see so many people with it! In the modern lifestyle, we…
Good Desk Posture… One of the most common causes of spinal problems (the kind that can cause back pain, neck pain, headaches, sciatica, or affect our health and well-being) is poor desk posture. We tend to spend long hours with little movement when we are doing office work and this can cause the joints of…
English-Speaking Chiropractor in Barcelona… Stefan Becker is an Castilian and English speaking chiropractor with 30 years of experience that works in Sarrià, Barcelona. He specialises in gentle techniques and works with a range of problems, including back pain, neck pain, sciatica, headaches, and issues related to general health & well-being. Stefan opened his office—Sarrià Quiropràctica—in…
Headaches & Chiropractic. There are many causes of headaches, but one of the most common is cervicogenic headache—headache with an origin in the neck. The reason the neck is such a common cause of headaches is simple—the nerves that supply the head with sensation pass between the neck vertebrae and through the muscles of the…
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