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Body Works Clinic

Celebrating 30 years of helping people achieve healthy lifestyles. Chiropractic • Massage Therapy • Acupuncture • Nutrition

Open M, T, W, F 8:30am - 6:00pm

We specialize in helping patients achieve long term pain management and general wellness using an individual approach combining chiropractic care, acupuncture therapy, nutritional intervention, and massage therapy.

12/15/2025

VERTIGO FROM NECK OR EAR ? THE SWIVEL TEST

Dizziness and vertigo is one of those problems like fatigue that can make you cringe when it shows up in the office because there are so many possibilities as to what's causing it. Anything from cardiovascular to inner ear to medication to blood pressure to mild head injury etc. However when it comes to positional vertigo that is often triggered by change in position of the head and neck, the two main culprits are going to be the cervical spine in the inner ear and sometimes a combination of both. Most of the time the testing can be a little bit elusive because the testing itself will activate both the cervical spine and the inner ear at the same time. (For example Dixie Hall Pike test). The swivel test can be a useful add-on to other testing because it will hold the head stationary while deeply activating cervical rotation, thus eliminating stimulus to the inner year and vestibular system while deeply stimulating the cervical spine. All you need is a good old-fashioned swivel stool or chair and a good pair of steady hands to hold the head.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGvfClidWqg

12/14/2025

FIRST TRIMESTER LOW BACK PAIN: CAUGHT OFF GUARD ?

I have recently completed an online review of pregnancy related neuromuscular skeletal common issues. Quite a bit of it was just that, a review of things that I already knew and practiced for 3 decades, but there are always a couple new nuggets of information that are worth savoring.

The common thought about the 1st trimester of pregnancy from a neuromuscular skeletal standpoint is that is pretty routine because you have not started growing a lot of weight in the front of your lumbar spine and pelvis yet, and that most of the problems will start as your pregnancy advances. Nothing could be further from the truth and reality. Here are some facts that explain why some women are caught off guard and feeling quite silly about the amount of problems they are encountering before showing off a baby bump

The key hormone associated with softening of soft tissues and especially ligaments, called relaxin, actually peaks in the 1st trimester, and has a 2nd smaller peak in the 3rd trimester. This hormone creates a softening of the ligaments that are beneficial to prepare a wider pelvis during labor, but also indiscriminately affect all the thoracic lumbar and pelvis ligaments. During the 1st pregnancy, this means that practically you start developing a slightly hyper mobile pelvis and increased lumbar lordosis (anterior curve or sway back) very early on, sometimes even before you may know for sure that you're pregnant. Increased nonspecific lower back pain associated with hyperextension and facet syndrome is extremely common, as well as reactive discomfort in the gluteal and anterior hip area. Even the rib cage can feel like it's easily strained with normal activities. A whopping 25% of women will have a major fall...

https://www.bwclinic.com/blog/2025/11/10/first-trimester-pregnancy-and-low-back-pain-caught-off-guard-

12/08/2025

TIPS ON ORAL WINTER HEALTH

A little bit off the chiropractic path but worth a mention because of the number of questions that are starting to come up. Integrative dentistry and oral health somehow has been bubbling up on several of my health podcasts, that I listen to during my daily commute. The oral cavity is unique in that it ties into our respiratory system, and in this matter very much connected to our immunity to airborne pathogens, as well as the beginning of our digestive tract, and in that matter very much connected to our overall digestive health.

While oral health is a year-round issue obviously, underlying problems tend to be accentuated during the winter months because our indoor air quality and dryness.

Before I dive into a few specifics, I obviously want to remind everyone that basic care when it comes to proper nutrition and basic oral cleaning should be your foundation. You do not want to be snacking on starchy or sugary foods and drinks, and you want to make sure you brush your teeth at least twice a day and floss appropriately.

Beyond that, there are a few practical approaches to chronic oral problems, which involve gum irritation, cold sores, poor breath etc.

As a backdrop: the oral cavity is its own very micro biome rich environment under optimal circumstances, very much like the rest of you digestive tract, although the optimal microbial distribution is somewhat different than the lower digestive tract. Some of the same factors that tend to suppress digestive micro biome tend to suppress oral micro biome: unbalanced diet with high process foods especially sugars, food preservatives; carbonated beverages which disrupt the oral pH; artificial sweeteners of any kind that tend to kill of good bacteria (all the sugar alcohols are major problem in that regard and often overlooked, especially in things like gum). Additional factors that are unique to the oral cavity include chronic mouth breathing, ...

https://www.bwclinic.com/blog/2025/10/28/tips-on-winter-oral-health

12/01/2025

ORTHOTICS 2ND PAIR SPECIAL

Sole support orthotics is offering discounted rate on 2nd pair of appliances for patients with eligible valid cast on file within the last 3 years. The special runs December 1 through the 31st and the cost of an additional pair is $149( instead of $250). For more information about ordering and verifying that you may be eligible please visit www.bwclinic.com

11/29/2025

COLD AND NECK PAIN

I blogged about this more extensively a few years ago, but this polar vortex is worth at least a brief reminder of an overlooked fact: exposure to cold windy conditions can aggravate neck pain, especially for patients with underlying moderate degeneration and post traumatic scar tissue formation in the collagen of ligaments and muscle fascial layers.

Cold and wind exposure results in two phenomenons : vasoconstriction i.e. diminished blood flow to superficial tissues as the body tries to conserve energy for core organs, and protective posture of the neck and shoulders: hunched forward with trapezium muscles drawn up to your ears. Neither of which is helpful for chronic neck pain.

Remember to keep your cervical spine covered with an additional layer of warmth and insulation. A good neck gaiter, scarf, turtle neck or fully zipped up collar is all it takes.

11/28/2025

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE, PAIN AND MIGRAINE HEADACHES

I am almost seeing the light at the end of the tunnel on my weather app. We have literally been rolling in form 1 storm system into the next for 10 days now, and while I am quite exhausted by the amount of wet dog smells and residues that this has brought into my house, I realize this is a minor problem compared to what some of our patients have been experiencing in that timeframe.

Some patients have conditions that are significantly flared up by sudden severe or prolonged drop in barometric pressures that are associated with storm systems. It used to be considered an "old wives tales"that people could predict upcoming bad weather with the arthritic joints. Modern science has finally caught up with that erroneous assumption. We now know that some of the sensory receptors that are found in many of our joint capsules, whose job it is to send off positional signal to our balance centers, can be expressed in much higher numbers in previously damaged joints, and can have a lower firing threshold over time. This essentially can turn a body part into a mini barometer, and at times more accurate than the weatherman.

The 2 patient populations that seem to be most affected by these barometric pressure changes (there are actually several more but I do encounter them much less commonly), are patients with posttraumatic or osteoarthritis related joint hypersensitivity, as well as patients with migraine disorders.

The scenario often goes as follows:

https://www.bwclinic.com/blog/2024/6/20/barometric-pressure-pain-and-migraine-headaches?rq=migraine

11/28/2025

BLUETOOTH KEYBOARD FOR LESS NECK PAIN WHEN USING LAPTOP

When it comes to writing blogs and recording videos, my source of inspiration is often the things I hear myself repeating the most. How this topic did not make it to publishing sooner is beyond me because it certainly one of my pet peeves and a simple hack that is not getting enough traction with the average technology using folk, which is all of us.

Limiting strain on the neck and shoulders with technology has a lot to do with keeping reading material at eye level, while keeping elbows at trunk level for typing, mousing and writing. The fact that keyboard and screen are linked in our smaller technology like laptops and tablets means that you're usually going to sacrifice the neck by looking down while keeping the hand at elbow level. Over time, your 10 pound head becomes a 50 pound head on your neck and shoulder, with all the associated misery of neck and shoulder pain, chronic muscle tightness and headaches just to name a few.

Detachable keyboards come in a variety of options. USB dongles are still a good option for older laptops, but the ultralight Bluetooth keyboard is really the way to go. They are rechargeable via USBc cables, and more recently have become so thin and lightweight that they are easy to drop into a backpack or laptop bag to transport while going to the office, on the road or 2 meetings. The price point around $20, there 1 of the best ergonomic hacks you can treat yourself to.

( never mind Milou photobombing our session)

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BKcYT9Soq1w

11/26/2025

BLACK FRIDAY DEALS THAT MAY BE WORTH YOUR MONEY, PART 2
As we tackle part 2 of our list of Black Friday deals, I reiterate my disclaimer that this is not an exhaustive or static list, and that I have no personal financial connection to any of those products.

GROUNDING MATS

Probably not on the radar of many people, but nonetheless a very useful tool that's been around for a while now, grounding mats allow you to discharge some of the static electricity that can easily build up in a modern indoor tech heavy environment. Natural occurring electricity in nature flows in a direct current but our modern electricity grid is based on alternating current. In addition, modern humans lack the normal grounding mechanism which happens when electricity to which your body is exposed is naturally discharge to the ground through your feet (and incidentally the reason why so many people feel so rejuvenated and calm when they get to walk bare feet on natural ground like as earth or sand). It's beyond the scope of this brief blog to talk about some of the symptoms associated with static electricity overload, but there are many and you can look them up for yourself. Grounding mats plug into the ground part of your electrical outlet and will mimic the natural grounding mechanism that normally happens to your feet when any part of your skin touches the mat. A lot of people end up not using the mats because they assume that you need to have your bare feet on the mat which is not always feasible or comfortable in the home office setting especially in the winter months, however any part of your body can discharge and I personally have found it most useful to put my grounding mat underneath my keyboard on my desk, where my bare hands and wrists continuously touched the mat. At a price point below $100, and with the durability of several years, I definitely think it makes the top 10 list.

INSOLES

The debate is still raging ....

https://www.bwclinic.com/blog/2025/11/15/part-2

11/25/2025

HAPPY THANKSGIVING ! The office will be open for regular hours on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Dr. Demel and Harmon are out of the office on Friday but there will be a front desk staff from 10am-noon. Massage hours by appointment resume on Saturday.

11/24/2025

BLACK FRIDAY DEALS THAT MAY BE WORTH YOUR MONEY, PART 1

With Black Friday right around the corner and many folks wondering how to stretch out their hard earned dollar on which rockin' deal, I thought about sharing my top 10 list of self-care items I am willing to spend my hard earned dollars on. (Which is saying a lot being I am Swiss and we are historically frugal). Finding the top 10 cut off was really really really hard since there are so many options out there, and many more than 10 that could be beneficial, especially depending upon your individual needs. However I think that as a whole those are items that will stand the test of time in their cost-benefit ratio in improving your long-term health and well-being. As with all things health and wellness, it's going to be a dynamic list subject to change in a rapidly changing consumer market, some already putting myself a note to do a 2026 update.

Please note: I have no personal connection with any of these products and will derive no financial benefit from recommending any of these products

WALKING PADS

We spent the last 20 years trying to mitigate the damage done by the sedentary lifestyle of our deskbound workforce. The 1st step was to move people from 8 hours of sitting into alternating sitting to standing, which was no doubt a huge benefit. The next frontier is to get people actually moving at a normal physiological speed during their workday. The walking pads are a form of very rudimentary treadmill which are motion activated by the movement of the worker. They take little room, are very simple machines with less opportunities to break down, and have significantly come down in cost over the last 2 years. The walking pad is associated with a standing desk set up. You walk on them at approximately 1 mile per hour, which feels like a very leisurely stroll. It may not feel like much but after an 8 hour workday you could have basically walked 8 miles. The benefits are huge. There's a great deal of attention placed on NEAT (non-exercise activity thermogenesis), the energy expenditure associated ....

https://www.bwclinic.com/blog/2025/10/30/black-friday-deals-that-may-actually-be-worth-your-self-care-money

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