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12/12/2025

What you eat plays a bigger role in your back health than most people realize.

Highly processed foods — especially those loaded with added sugars, refined oils, and high-fructose corn syrup — can contribute to systemic inflammation. And when your body is inflamed, your joints, spine, and muscles often feel the effects.

Inflammation can make existing back issues feel worse, slow your recovery, and increase stiffness and discomfort.

So ask yourself:
What are you fueling your body with?

Choosing more whole foods — quality proteins, vegetables, fruits, and slow-digesting carbs like potatoes — supports healthier inflammation levels and better overall wellness.

You don’t need perfection.
But getting back to basics can make a real difference in how your body feels.

12/11/2025

Back pain isn’t an injury — it’s an accumulation.

An injury is an ACL tear.
A sprained ankle.
A single traumatic event.

Back pain doesn’t usually show up because of one thing you did.
It builds slowly over years of wear, stress, poor mechanics, bad posture, and small habits that add up.

That’s why people say:
“I bent over to pick up a bar of soap and now I can’t move.”
Or
“I shoveled for 10 minutes and threw my back out.”

It wasn’t the soap.
It wasn’t the shovel.
It was the years before it that pushed your spine past its limit.

Think of a blown tire — a brand-new tire doesn’t explode.
It’s the miles, the wear, the ignored warning signs.

Your back works the same way.

Don’t wait until it “blows.”
Take care of it before it fails.

12/10/2025

Yes — stress can absolutely cause neck and low back pain.
Here are the three biggest reasons why:

1. Your muscles tighten up
Stress makes your body brace. When everything tightens, your spine can’t move correctly — and restricted movement leads to pain.

2. Blood flow decreases
Less blood supply means less oxygen and nutrition reaching your muscles, nerves, and joints. That lack of circulation can trigger both neck and low back pain.

3. Posture takes a hit
Sedentary lifestyle. Hours behind a computer. Constant phone use. Stress pushes us into poor posture, and poor posture creates chronic tension.

The solution?
Move more. Breathe deeper. Get your spine moving again.
Motion is medicine — especially for a stressed body.

12/09/2025

A lot of people wonder why what we do in our office feels so different from the traditional medical model.

Here’s the truth:
Most medications are designed for long-term, ongoing use. And while prescriptions absolutely have their place, staying on them forever isn’t always the best solution — especially when they aren’t improving your condition.

In our office, our goal is different.
We focus on helping your body function better naturally, reducing symptoms by improving circulation, nerve health, mobility, and overall physiology — not just masking discomfort.

For many of our neuropathy patients, we see individuals who have been placed on medications like gabapentin for years, often without meaningful relief. These medications can help in certain situations, but they were never designed to fix the underlying problem.

Our approach is centered around:

• Supporting the body’s natural healing processes
• Improving neurologic and metabolic function
• Reducing reliance on medications when appropriate
• Helping patients regain comfort, mobility, and confidence in daily life

Your body has an incredible ability to heal — it just needs the right environment and support.

If you’re tired of feeling stuck on medications that aren’t giving you results, there are other options. Our goal is to help you feel better, function better, and live a healthier life the natural way — safely, responsibly, and with a plan that’s tailored to you.

12/08/2025

If you want to help your kids grow up with stronger, healthier backs, there are three simple habits you can start right now.

1. Keep them moving.
Kids need to run, climb, stretch, play, and use their bodies the way kids used to. Daily movement builds strength, coordination, and resilience that follows them into adulthood.

2. Build healthy eating habits early.
Too much sugar and processed food can contribute to inflammation and poor overall health. The habits children develop now usually shape how they eat as adults — so give them the best foundation possible.

3. Get their spine checked.
The birthing process and early childhood bumps, falls, and twists can all place stress on the spine. Many parents choose to have their kids evaluated by a chiropractor to support healthy movement and function as they grow.

Healthy habits formed early can pay off for years to come.

12/07/2025

It’s common for patients to come in for neck or back discomfort and casually mention they also deal with acid reflux. What surprises many people is how closely the spine and digestive system are connected through the nervous system.

The mid-back — especially the area around the fourth thoracic vertebra — plays a role in the nerve pathways that influence the stomach. When this region isn’t moving well or is under excess stress, it may contribute to tension patterns that make digestive symptoms feel more noticeable.

Through chiropractic care, adjustments, and mobility work, we focus on improving motion and reducing stress on the joints and surrounding nerves. Many patients report feeling better overall, sleeping more comfortably, and noticing changes in how their body functions when this area is addressed as part of their care plan.

Better alignment often supports better movement — and better movement supports how the whole body feels and functions.

12/06/2025

I joke about the butt, but the truth is simple: your glutes sit on top of the most important foundation in your body — your pelvis. And your pelvis plays a major role in how your spine, hips, and knees function every single day.

Think of it like your car. If the alignment is off, the tires wear out faster. The problem isn’t the tires — it’s the alignment. Your body works the same way. When the pelvis isn’t aligned well, the stress gets pushed into the hips, knees, and lower back over time.

If you’re already dealing with hip or knee issues, or if you want to stay ahead of future problems, getting your pelvic alignment evaluated is one of the smartest things you can do. Sometimes the root of the problem isn’t where you feel the pain — it’s the foundation underneath it.

Take care of the base, and the rest of your body can function the way it’s meant to.

12/04/2025

Medications like gabapentin can help reduce the symptoms of neuropathy, but they don’t address what’s happening beneath the surface. Symptom relief is valuable, but feeling better is not the same as restoring healthier nerve function.

For long term improvement, you need to look at the underlying contributors — circulation, nerve signaling, and inflammation. These are areas that can often be supported through targeted lifestyle changes, noninvasive therapies, and natural approaches designed to help the body function as well as it can.

The goal isn’t to replace medication. It’s to understand why the symptoms are happening and explore options that support the root of the problem instead of only managing the discomfort.

Getting clear answers is the first step to getting the right plan.

12/03/2025

Exercise isn’t just about building muscle. It’s one of the most powerful ways to support your entire body. When you move, you increase circulation — and better circulation means better delivery of oxygen and nutrients to every tissue.

Movement also stimulates the nervous system. That’s critical, especially as we age. Many people with peripheral neuropathy stop exercising because of pain, numbness, or balance issues, but staying active is one of the key components to maintaining function, stability, and long term health.

The goal is to get you moving well so you can stay moving. Exercise supports strength, balance, circulation, and overall quality of life — and it’s never too late to start.

12/02/2025

What age were you when your back pain FIRST started?

If you wait until your 30s, 40s, or 50s to care about your physical health, you’re already behind. The real problem isn’t age, it’s being reactive instead of proactive.

Most people don’t worry about their bodies until something hurts. But we routinely see early signs of spinal degeneration in patients as young as their teens. Change begins long before symptoms show up.

The sooner you start taking care of yourself, moving well, staying active, strengthening your body, and getting regular checkups, the more healthy years you’ll have… and the more life you’ll have in those years.


12/01/2025

Your body is designed with an incredible ability to recover, repair, and adapt. A simple cut is a reminder of that — your system goes to work immediately, rebuilding and restoring without you ever having to think about it.

When you support your body with proper nutrition, healthy movement, and the right lifestyle habits, you give those natural processes the environment they need to work at their best. It’s not about rejecting medical care — medications and surgery absolutely have their place.

It’s about recognizing that your body has built-in mechanisms for repair, and learning how to support them rather than working against them. Better inputs lead to better outcomes.

11/30/2025

Here’s the truth about that venti Pumpkin Spice Latte you love…
470 calories and 45 grams of sugar.
Yes — 45 grams.

And with chronic inflammation ranking as one of the biggest drivers of chronic disease in the U.S., sugar intake matters more than most people realize.

A single PSL hits 90% of your recommended daily sugar — and none of it should be coming from a beverage disguised as coffee.

Are they delicious? Absolutely.
But there are better alternatives…

Stay tuned — the healthier swaps are coming next.

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