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At Optimize Chiropractic we make sure every visit you leave, moving, feeling and healing better. A Data Driven Chiropractic office in Upper Arlington, Ohio.

We pride ourselves on our friendly service, clear communication, and our result oriented and data-driven care.

11/07/2025

💪 Why do we incorporate strength training as part of rehab at Optimize Chiropractic?

Because rehab isn’t just about feeling better.
It’s about moving better — and staying that way.

Tendons, muscles, ligaments — they all respond to load.
They get stronger, more resilient, and more adaptable when challenged the right way.

Strength training gives us the opportunity to not only help you recover from pain — but to build the capacity to handle whatever life throws at you next.

Whether that’s carrying your kids…
Getting back to the gym…
Or just feeling confident in your body again.

And the research is clear — just two days a week of strength training (about 45 minutes per session) has been shown to reduce your risk of death from any cause by 20-30%.

This is why we train.
This is why strength is part of rehab here.

Because long-term health isn’t just about avoiding pain — it’s about building strength for life.

11/04/2025

You’ve been told you have
arthritis - disc degeneration - bulging disc - spondylolisthesis - and to no longer: run, lift, pick up heavy objects, play soccer, skate, golf - do the activities you love.

But we see -
Disc Degeneration in 68% of 40 year olds with no pain.

Disc Bulges in 40% of 30 year olds with no pain.

Disc Protrusion in 37% of 50 year olds with no pain.

Spondylolisthesis in 23% of 60 year olds with no pain.

Your imaging is just a small part of what plays a role when it comes to your pain - and it might not be playing a role at all.

Don’t let an imaging finding hold you back from enjoying life.

You deserve an approach that focuses on getting you back to the activities you enjoy - not one that scares you out of enjoying life.

Personalized rehab focused on you and your goals.

That’s what we do at Optimize Chiropractic.

11/03/2025

If you’ve been struggling with lower back pain for weeks, months, or years the worst thing you can do is to - continue to move less.

When we feel pain we often think we need to quit moving to protect that area of the body, and while this is sometimes needed for a short amount of time, when we continue to move less and less the body can become more sensitive leading to more pain in the area that was in pain this area then starts to become weaker - decreasing the ability to do the things you want to do.

What’s the better option?
Finding what you can do and start doing a little bit more each week.

Lower back pain doesn’t have to be a life sentence.

DM MOVE to set up your 20 minute discovery call and find out how we can start helping you move and feel better today!

11/01/2025

Pain is your brain’s way of protecting you - it’s like your body’s alarm system. Your body has sensors that pick up on things like heat or pressure, and they send messages to your brain. But these aren’t “pain signals” themselves.

Your brain considers everything - these messages, your thoughts, past experiences, even your surroundings - and decides if you need protection. If it thinks you do, it creates the feeling of pain to get you to act.

The interesting thing is that pain doesn’t always mean there’s actual damage. Just like a sensitive home alarm that goes off when there’s no real intruder, your brain can create pain even without injury, or long after tissues have healed. It all depends on whether your brain perceives danger or safety in a situation. That’s why the same injury might hurt more in different circumstances.

Here’s the good news though - your brain is adaptable! This is called bioplasticity. Your nervous system can learn to be less reactive to perceived threats and produce less pain over time. Active treatment approaches where you participate in your own recovery are key - understanding your pain, gradually increasing movement, facing activities you’ve been avoiding, and finding ways to feel safer.

While these aren’t usually quick fixes, chronic pain can definitely improve with the right approach and some consistent effort.

10/30/2025

One of the biggest misconceptions around pain is that if you feel pain there is damage and if there is damage movement will make it worse.

This is rarely ever the case and for the majority of us it’s untrue and can end up hurting us more in the long term.

So if you..
🛌 Wake up with a stiff back
🧘 Hips constantly feel tight
💻 Get neck pain while sitting at work
🏌🏻‍♂️Get back pain after golfing
🏢 Feel your back tighten up while working
🏃‍♂️ Your knees ache after running

You don’t need to stop moving, you need to move smarter.

For the golfer it might mean doing a little longer warm-up and working on stronger hips and more endurance walking.

For the individual stuck at the desk all day it might mean getting up every hour for a quick “exercise snack”.

For the person with the constant tight hips who stretching isn’t working for it might be focusing on improving motor control of the hips and strengthening the posterior chain.

When it comes to pain, no one wants to be in it, but finding a solution can be quite frustrating.

At Optimize Chiropractic we work by your side to help you find the solution to the pain and discomfort that holds you back from living your life fully.

10/29/2025

Myth: “If it hurts, stop moving.”
Better: “If it hurts, adjust the dose.”

Pain is often a warning signal, not a damage report. Completely stopping activity can decrease your capacity, so the next time you do that activity it hurts sooner and possibly more intensely.

The goal isn’t zero pain; it’s safe, tolerable movement that rebuilds capacity.

Instead of completely stopping a movement pick a version that feels tolerable (≈3–4/10) pain, no increase in pain, and settles within 24 hours.
Modify don’t quit:
• Load → lighten it
• Volume → shorten it
• Speed/tempo → slow it
• Range → reduce it
• Frequency → add breaks
• Technique → small tweak
Repeat, then progress: When it starts getting easier find a way to make it a little harder.

Examples
• Knee ache with squats → box squat or shallower depth, slower tempo, fewer sets.
• Achilles irritation running → shorter intervals, walk breaks, flatter route.
• Shoulder pinch pressing → neutral grip, elbows closer, partial range.
Green lights ✅: controlled discomfort, no big spikes in pain, growing confidence, next-day equal or better.
Red flags 🚩: worsening night pain, progressive weakness, numbness/tingling, or bowel/bladder changes—go see a professional!

The bottom line is movement isn’t the enemy. The right dose is key to making progress and getting out of pain.

10/27/2025

Running isn’t bad for your knees.
But I’ve had countless conversations with people where their doctor told them to quit running, squatting, lifting or any number of other activities - because it was “bad for them”.

However, the research consistently shows that people that lift heavy weights have healthier spines and disc. That runners have just as healthy knees as non-runners and often times even healthier.

Many doctors say quit doing “X activity” because they don’t know how to reintroduce someone into the activity and then help them scale it back up to where they were before the discomfort or pain. So the easier option is to just have them completely stop - but this leads to the tissues getting weaker increases the chance of the tissues getting more sensitive and sets them up for more inactivity instead of more activity.

You don’t have to quit your favorite activity, you just need a smarter approach.
That’s what we do at Optimize Chiropractic.

10/22/2025

Small movements can make a big difference for getting out of pain. 💡

When we’re in pain, our first instinct is often to stop moving.

But this “Rest Trap” (doing nothing) can backfire, making your body weaker and even more sensitive over time.

The other extreme? “Pushing through” the pain (doing too much), which often just leads to a bigger flare-up and more frustration.

The real answer is the middle path: Find what you can do.

The key is to find the “good” movements—explore small, safe motions that don’t significantly increase your pain.

This is how you retrain your brain and body to heal.
Instead of stopping, try modifying:
✅ Modify the load
✅ Modify the tempo
✅ Modify the range of motion
Find your safe entry point, and start there.

10/19/2025

While marching isn’t going to cure your lower back pain — if you struggle to walk for long periods, it can be a great place to start.

Why?

Sometimes the body becomes over-sensitive to certain movements, creating pain even when there’s no real danger. So what can we do?

We can find movements that feel good and teach the body it’s safe.

That often means taking a movement that’s painful and modifying it — scaling it back, slowing it down, or changing the position so it feels safe again.

Once that movement starts to feel better, we slowly layer in new challenges — a little more time, effort, or complexity.

That’s how we move from graded exposure (retraining the body and brain to feel safe) to progressive overload (building strength and capacity again).

It’s not about avoiding pain — it’s about rebuilding confidence in movement, one step at a time.

10/16/2025

When it comes to pain, most people want a simple answer — but the truth is, it’s rarely just one thing.

It’s not just your alignment.
Not just your strength.
Not just that new activity you started… or the one you stopped doing.

Pain is the sum of everything your body’s been through — your movement, recovery, habits, and stress — all interacting together.

That’s why at Optimize Chiropractic, we don’t use cookie-cutter plans. Every new patient starts with a complementary consultation so we can understand your story — what’s worked, what hasn’t, and what matters most to you.

Because lasting results come from putting the whole picture together — not just treating one piece of it.

👉 Ready to finally understand what’s driving your pain?

Book your complementary consultation through the link in our bio

10/14/2025

The root cause of your back pain most likely isn’t the imaging finding your chiropractor, PT, or ortho pointed to during your visit.

Being told you have; degenerative disc disease, a bulging disc, a spondylolisthesis can be scary.

BUT the majority of these findings are found in completely pain free individuals as well, and while some findings can be contributing factors to your back pain it doesn’t capture the entire picture.

If you’ve been told..
👴 You have the spoke of a 90 year old.
🪨 Your spine is the worst I’ve ever seen.
🏃‍♂️ You have to stop running, lifting, hiking because of an xray.

There is another way! It takes time, it takes effort, but you’re chronic back pain doesn’t have to define you.

If you’ve are looking to get back to the activities you love give us a call at 614-769-7831 to schedule your complimentary consultation and find out how we can help you.

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Columbus, OH

Opening Hours

Monday	6am - 6pm
Tuesday	10am - 2pm
Wednesday	6am - 6pm
Thursday	6am - 6pm
Saturday	8am - 12pm

Telephone

+16147697831

Website

https://datadrivenchiropractic.com/

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