Upper Lumbar Pain On One Side Flank pain at the side of the lower back always needs to be checked out carefully by a professional to see if it’s kidney related. But in many cases it’s actually a pain that comes from the lower back. Certain positions can overstretch muscles on the side of the…
Golfer’s Elbow Exercises (Medial Epicondylitis) Golfer’s elbow causes pain and tightness on the inside of the elbow. It’s the result of inflammation of the flexor tendon where it attaches to the medial epicondyle. Sometimes it causes grip pain or hand weakness, and occasionally numbness/tingling into the little finger and ring finger. If the pain is…
When to Apply Heat and Ice Packs I find that a lot of people get confused about when to use heat and when to use cold for musculoskeletal problems. They get it wrong. Here’s a simple explanation on how to use the two. The body is always trying to maintain it’s core temperature, so in…
What causes stiff, tight shoulders and neck pain? In the last two decades the amount of people with neck pain and stiff, tight muscles in the shoulders has increased dramatically. It’s now the most common thing I see in practice. So, let’s check out what causes this condition. Vertebrae in the base of the neck…
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…
Chiropractic & Anxiety. Can it help? “Why do I feel so relaxed after a chiropractic adjustment?” is a question I hear often in my practice in Barcelona. How can releasing restricted vertebrae, or ‘subluxations’ as chiropractors call them, make people feel so different? Others comment that they slept really well after an adjustment, or that…
What are the most common cause of back issues (& sciatica)? Back pain is one of the most common health problems in modern society—but what causes it and why is it so common? (It’s the second most common problem I see in my chiropractic center in Barcelona). Most people tend to think of bending and…
Shoulder Problems and Chiropractic Shoulder problems are very common, and often serious, but the majority of shoulder issues are related to one simple concept that can be managed with the correct treatment. The shoulder is not a normal joint. Instead of a ball and cup, the shape of the shoulder is a ball and plate.…
There are five common causes of spinal dysfunction: Being in a poor position for the spine for a prolonged period, insufficient movement or exercise, stress, variation in the shape of the vertebrae, and poor lifting posture. Being in a poor position for the spine for a prolonged period: This is the most common cause of…
Keep Your Spine Healthy… The single most important thing that you can do to help your spine is move. Movement flushes blood through the soft tissue, stretches local muscles, and breaks adhesions between local structures. It stimulates synovial cells in the joints between the vertebrae, which causes synovial fluid (a lubricant and source of nutrition)…
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