Health by Design Wellness Center

10/14/2025

Dr. Basile, chiropractor, of Health By Design Wellness Center in Bremerton has completed thousands of hours of post-graduate education over the years and continues to complete dozens of hours every year.
He is passionate about being able to deliver the best healthcare possible to the Bremerton and Kitsap community.

07/22/2025

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06/07/2025

Spinal joints, just like other joints in the body like your fingers, elbow, shoulders, etc. are supposed to move. If your fingers or elbow stopped moving, you would be rightfully concerned. Your spinal joints can become restricted or reduced in normal motion. When this happens, the nervous system is affected negatively. When this happens a person can experience pain in their spine, muscles can become tight and out of balance. This leads to mechanical stress and strain on the spinal joints and tissues, inflammation of the spinal joints and tissues, and then pain.

06/07/2025

12/31/2023

We wish you and your family a healthy and happy 2024. We are here to serve your spinal health care needs.

12/17/2023

CAN I ADJUST MY OWN NECK?
No. Some people may be able to make their joints "pop", but that's not a chiropractic spinal adjustment.

The purpose of a chiropractic spinal adjustment is to improve spinal joint motion in spinal joints that have abnormal reduced motion and to improve nervous system function.

When a chiropractor provides a spinal adjustment, the goal is to increase and improve the spinal joint motion. When some spinal joints don't move fully, others compensate and move more than normal. So when a person can "pop" their own spinal joints, it is usually that they are moving joints that already move too much. It will make them feel better temporarily, but it won't be permanent and they will feel the need to "pop' the joint again a few hours later.

When we treat people to help their spinal problems, they usually can no longer "pop" their own spinal joints and they usually lose the urge to do so. This is because their spine is now healthier and moving better and does not cause them pain and pressure and stiffness like it was before treatment.

12/12/2023

For more answers to your frequently asked questions about chiropractic care and Health By Design Wellness Center, visit https://www.drthomasbasile.com/frequently-asked-questions

12/10/2023

What is inflammation? The inflammatory process is our body’s way of attempting to heal itself.

If you accidentally bang your thumb with a hammer, it swells up and it hurts. The swelling is the inflammatory process.

The inflammatory process is a function of your immune system. It is natural, good, and normal and should occur when our bodies are injured.

However, the inflammatory process should be short term and acute. Your body should heal itself in a reasonable amount of time. If it does not heal itself in a reasonable time, there is usually something interfering with the healing process. When this happens, inflammation becomes chronic and that is abnormal.

Chronic inflammation is actually damaging to your tissues. It can cause long term or permanent damage to the injured tissues. This is why it is essential to receive proper treatment as soon after an injury as possible. So that your body has the best opportunity to heal itself before the injury becomes chronic.

The best treatment for most musculoskeletal injuries is early frequent movement. This is where chiropractic and massage combined with therapeutic exercises plays an important role in your fast and optimal recovery.