Should You Crack Your Own Spine? I’m a chiropractor and yet when I see people showing me how they ‘crack’ their own neck or back in my chiropractic office in Barcelona it makes me cringe. Why? The answer to this is ‘specificity’. Let me explain… When spinal joints get stuck in a poor position, causing…
How useful are Posture Correctors? Chiropractors see a lot of forward head posture and rounded shoulders, and a lot of people ask about the effectiveness of posture correctors, so let me explain… When we spend a lot of time with our head forward—reading, looking at computers and mobile phones—and the more time we spend in…
What happens when a Chiropractor crack you. Do joints need to crack? There’s plenty of misconceptions about ‘cracking’ joints and chiropractic so in this blog I’ll explain what these cracks are, why they happen in some chiropractic techniques, and whether this is important or not… Sometimes joints in the spine get restricted in a certain…
How To Release Jaw Tension, Headaches, and TMJ pain TMJ problems and tight jaw muscles often go hand in hand, so whether you get pain in your Temporomandibular Joint pain, OR headaches on the side from clenching, OR grinding your teeth… do all of these exercises as a complete set. For each exercise make sure…
Gluteal Trigger Point Release for Instant Pain Relief. Trigger points in your gluteal muscles—areas of muscle stuck in a contracted state—are a very common cause of pain and tightness around the belt line AND down your leg. So what causes these trigger points? Well, there’s two main causes of this problem: (i)overworking the muscles (by…
Exercises To Help A Sore Thoracic Spine: Mid-back soreness and stiffness is often quite easy to improve yourself. The majority of problems in this area come from sitting in a slumped posture. This causes the vertebrae to become jammed up (which then causes muscle tightness). These 5 exercises focus mainly on mobilising the spine… and…
Exercises To Correct Forward Head Posture To fix forward head posture once and for all, we need to do 3 different types of exercises—(i)stretch the 2 main muscles that pull our head & shoulders forward, (ii)strengthen the 3 main muscles that pull our head & shoulders back, and (iii)mobilise any restricted joints in the spine…
Lumbar Back Pain Relief and Prevention Do you get a painful or stiff back when you try to put on your shoes, bend, or get up out of a chair? For some low back pain relief, and to help prevent lower back issues, here are THE BEST 7 exercises… NOTE*** There are a large amount…
What Are Shoulder Trigger Points And How Do I Get Rid Of Them? Knots in your traps. We’ve all experienced it, I’m sure. After a stressful day or a long day using the computer, you are left with sore shoulder muscles that are stiff and tight. Here, I will explain to you what those knots…
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…
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