How to know when you need an adjustment? The short answer is that you can’t know for sure whether you need a chiropractic adjustment or not, because the symptoms are not always obvious. Chiropractors don’t even know without getting checked by another chiropractor. But there are some tell-tale signs. Shoulders/Base of Neck The…
Is the Multifidus the key to stopping chronic lumbar pain? Scientists have recently discovered something very interesting about chronic, recurrent low back pain. One muscle tends to atrophy in people whose low back pain keeps coming back: the multifidus muscle. It appears to waste away from disuse, predisposing people to endless bouts of low back…
Stretch Your Pec Minor & Rectus Femoris After EVERY Workout Neglecting to stretch certain parts of your body after a workout can set you up for some lower back issues and knee and shoulder injuries. These two stretches in particular–one for the bottom half, one for the top half–are essential after every workout. Let’s start…
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…
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…
The Must-do Gym Stretch… There is one particular muscle that I see in my Chiropractic Center in Barcelona that causes a lot of back pain and gluteal problems, especially in gym goers… the Rectus Femoralis muscle. If you get a sore back from standing for a while, this may be the cause, especially if you…
Low Back Pain, Sciatica, & Chiropractic Back pain can come and go, and is often caused by something that you have done recently, but chronic or recurrent back pain is an indication that there is an underlying problem. Spinal or pelvic pain can come from muscle spasm, inflammation, or nerve irritation, but what causes these?…
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